1940-02-24 to 1940-02-27 · Poona Gymkhana Ground, Poona
Maharashtra v United Provinces
- Maharashtra
- 581 & 12/0
- United Provinces
- 237 & 355
Maharashtra won by 10 wickets
India · First Class · Domestic
United Provinces 1939/40 cricket statistics and records
United Provinces in Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1939/40; Tests are excluded.
PE Palia leads the displayed batting table with 361 runs. BK Garudachar leads the bowling table with 11 wickets.
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Showing 1939/40 · Ranji Trophy · United Provinces
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 4
- Recorded players
- 14
- Wins
- 2
- Recorded venues
- 4
Selected season match starts: 1940-01-06 to 1940-02-24. 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 · 1939-40
League table for 1939/40. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
United Provinces does not appear in the recorded table for this season.
Final Result
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | — | — | — | — | — |
Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-05-26.
Season leaders · Ranji Trophy 1939/40
Figures earned for United Provinces only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| PE Palia | 3 | 361 |
| Shamim Khwaja | 3 | 190 |
| Aftab Ahmed | 2 | 120 |
| BK Garudachar | 3 | 119 |
| ASN Murthy | 3 | 88 |
Recorded innings through 1940-02-24. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| BK Garudachar | 3 | 11 |
| PE Palia | 3 | 9 |
| E Alexander | 3 | 9 |
| Masood Salahuddin | 3 | 9 |
| Aftab Ahmed | 2 | 7 |
Recorded innings through 1940-02-24. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1939/40
All recorded players for United Provinces in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 14 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE Palia | United Provinces | 3 | 5 | 0 | 361 | 216 | 72.20 | — | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Shamim Khwaja | United Provinces | 3 | 5 | 0 | 190 | 125 | 38.00 | — | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Aftab Ahmed | United Provinces | 2 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 72 | 30.00 | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| BK Garudachar | United Provinces | 3 | 5 | 2 | 119 | 63* | 39.67 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| ASN Murthy | United Provinces | 3 | 5 | 0 | 88 | 48 | 17.60 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masood Salahuddin | United Provinces | 3 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 38 | 15.20 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Alexander | United Provinces | 3 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 41 | 16.75 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| SJ Dastoor | United Provinces | 3 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 23 | 10.80 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ranjit Singh | United Provinces | 2 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 13.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masud Alam | United Provinces | 2 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 33 | 8.75 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iqbal Ahmed Khan | United Provinces | 3 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 9.67 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasan | United Provinces | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25* | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahabuddin | United Provinces | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akhtar Hussain | United Provinces | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 11.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 7 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK Garudachar | United Provinces | 3 | 4 | 339 | 6 | 178 | 11 | 16.18 | 30.82 | 3.15 | 1 | 6/30 |
| PE Palia | United Provinces | 3 | 5 | 612 | 23 | 239 | 9 | 26.56 | 68.00 | 2.34 | 0 | 4/66 |
| E Alexander | United Provinces | 3 | 6 | 511 | 20 | 231 | 9 | 25.67 | 56.78 | 2.71 | 0 | 4/15 |
| Masood Salahuddin | United Provinces | 3 | 6 | 344 | 10 | 192 | 9 | 21.33 | 38.22 | 3.35 | 1 | 6/62 |
| Aftab Ahmed | United Provinces | 2 | 3 | 271 | 6 | 174 | 7 | 24.86 | 38.71 | 3.85 | 1 | 5/55 |
| ASN Murthy | United Provinces | 3 | 3 | 216 | 0 | 143 | 3 | 47.67 | 72.00 | 3.97 | 0 | 2/112 |
| Iqbal Ahmed Khan | United Provinces | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8.00 | 0 | 0/8 |
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 1939/40. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Provinces | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,337 | 48 | 27.85 | 355 | 1,246 | 50 | 24.92 |
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 · 1939/40
Latest 4 of 4 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1940-02-04 to 1940-02-07 · Maharaja of Benares Palace Ground, Benares
United Provinces v Hyderabad
- United Provinces
- Score unavailable
- Hyderabad
- Score unavailable
United Provinces won
1940-01-13 to 1940-01-15 · Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Bengal v United Provinces
- Bengal
- 260 & 163
- United Provinces
- 295 & 124/8
Match drawn
1940-01-06 to 1940-01-07 · Muir Central College Ground, Allahabad
United Provinces v Central India
- Central India
- 64 & 166
United Provinces won by an innings and 96 runs
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| Eden Gardens, Calcutta | 1 |
| Maharaja of Benares Palace Ground, Benares | 1 |
| Muir Central College Ground, Allahabad | 1 |
| Poona Gymkhana Ground, Poona | 1 |
Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.
Season innings records
Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Ranji Trophy 1939/40 for United Provinces, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Palia | 216 | Maharashtra | 1940-02-24 |
| Shamim Khwaja | 125 | Central India | 1940-01-06 |
| Aftab Ahmed | 72 | Bengal | 1940-01-13 |
| PE Palia | 71 | Bengal | 1940-01-13 |
| BK Garudachar | 63* | Maharashtra | 1940-02-24 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BK Garudachar | 6/30 | Central India | 1940-01-06 |
| Masood Salahuddin | 6/62 | Bengal | 1940-01-13 |
| Aftab Ahmed | 5/55 | Bengal | 1940-01-13 |
| E Alexander | 4/15 | Central India | 1940-01-06 |
| BK Garudachar | 4/59 | Central India | 1940-01-06 |
* 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.
- Ranji Trophy · 1934-12-08 to 1949-02-12
- Andhra
- Army
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Baroda
- Bengal
- Bihar
- Bombay
- Central India
- Central Provinces and Berar
- Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
- Delhi
- Eastern Punjab
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Gwalior
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Holkar
- Hyderabad
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kathiawar
- Kerala
- Madhya Bharat
- Madhya Pradesh
- Madras
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Mumbai
- Mysore
- Nagaland
- Nawanagar
- North-West Frontier Province
- Northern India
- Northern Punjab
- Orissa
- Patiala
- Patiala and Eastern Punjab States Union
- Puducherry
- Punjab
- Railways
- Rajasthan
- Rajputana
- Saurashtra
- Services
- Sikkim
- Sind
- Southern Punjab
- Tamil Nadu
- Travancore-Cochin
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Vidarbha
- Western India
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Recorded coverage
The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for United Provinces 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: 1934-12-08 to 1949-02-12. 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.