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Services 1996/97 cricket statistics and records

Services in Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1996/97; Tests are excluded.

C Sharma leads the displayed batting table with 438 runs. MV Rao leads the bowling table with 12 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
5
Recorded players
14
Wins
2
Recorded venues
2

Selected season match starts: 1996-10-24 to 1996-12-24. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-06-15.

Ranji Trophy standings · 1996-97

League table for 1996/97. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Services does not appear in the recorded table for this season.

Final Result

Ranji Trophy 1996-97 Final Result standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Mumbai—————
2Delhi—————

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-05-26.

Season leaders · Ranji Trophy 1996/97

Figures earned for Services only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Services Ranji Trophy 1996/97 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
C Sharma4438
P Maitrey4265
MV Rao4198
KK Dixit4177
S Verma4165

Recorded innings through 1996-12-18. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Services Ranji Trophy 1996/97 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
MV Rao412
KK Dixit411
A Sharma49
SV Ghag25
C Sharma45

Recorded innings through 1996-12-18. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1996/97

All recorded players for Services in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 14 players

Services 1996/97 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
C SharmaServices47043820762.5764.6012470
P MaitreyServices4802657833.1350.3830180
MV RaoServices4811985728.29125.3220106
KK DixitServices4811777825.29224.051095
S VermaServices4801655720.63201.2210110
Narender SinghServices4811643723.43—0000
Sarabjit SinghServices4801166414.5050.431070
JN PandeyServices240905222.5060.401080
A SharmaServices48077259.63—0000
SV GhagServices24033138.25—0000
B NairServices24030167.50—0000
CVK RaghavanServices24026206.50—0000
TC PandeyServices1222318*——0000
SK KulkarniServices36419159.50—0000

Bowling · 11 players

Services 1996/97 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
MV RaoServices47630153731231.0852.503.5517/59
KK DixitServices47649233271129.7359.003.0203/51
A SharmaServices4798735441949.00109.672.6803/15
SV GhagServices2335414158531.6070.802.6803/44
C SharmaServices4643013201540.2086.002.8001/0
SK KulkarniServices334026241460.25100.503.6002/74
P MaitreyServices33138370323.3346.003.0402/13
JN PandeyServices232284111255.50114.002.9201/8
Narender SinghServices1112110——0.5000/1
TC PandeyServices121262690——3.2900/5
S VermaServices119140——2.6700/4
Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team season summary

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1996/97. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Services 1996/97 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Services523001,9387127.304302,0885438.67

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1996/97

Latest 5 of 5 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1996-12-24 to 1996-12-27 · Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi

Services v Jammu and Kashmir

Services
Score unavailable
Jammu and Kashmir
Score unavailable

Services won

1996-12-18 to 1996-12-21 · Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi

Services v Punjab

Services
238 & 182
Punjab
568/4d

Punjab won by an innings and 148 runs

1996-11-13 to 1996-11-16 · Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi

Services v Haryana

Services
115 & 325
Haryana
375 & 69/2

Haryana won by 8 wickets

1996-11-07 to 1996-11-10 · Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi

Services v Himachal Pradesh

Services
430 & 81/1

Services won by 9 wickets

1996-10-24 to 1996-10-27 · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Delhi v Services

Delhi
350 & 221/8
Services
249 & 318

Delhi won by 2 wickets

Recorded venues

Services 1996/97 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi4
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Ranji Trophy 1996/97 for Services, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1996/97 batting innings records for Services
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
C Sharma207Himachal Pradesh1996-11-07
C Sharma117Delhi1996-10-24
KK Dixit78Delhi1996-10-24
P Maitrey78Punjab1996-12-18
C Sharma70Haryana1996-11-13

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1996/97 bowling innings records for Services
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
MV Rao7/59Delhi1996-10-24
A Sharma3/15Himachal Pradesh1996-11-07
SV Ghag3/44Himachal Pradesh1996-11-07
KK Dixit3/51Himachal Pradesh1996-11-07
MV Rao3/63Haryana1996-11-13

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

Competitions and other teams

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

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    Recorded coverage

    The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Services in Ranji Trophy. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

    Recorded match dates: 1949-12-11 to 2026-02-01. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

    Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

    Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.