1979-02-24 to 1979-02-27 · Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
Bombay v Uttar Pradesh
- Bombay
- 565
- Uttar Pradesh
- 154 & 165
Bombay won by an innings and 246 runs
India · First Class · Domestic
Uttar Pradesh 1978/79 cricket statistics and records
Uttar Pradesh in Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1978/79; Tests are excluded.
A Bhanot leads the displayed batting table with 416 runs. AG Mathur leads the bowling table with 20 wickets.
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Showing 1978/79 · Ranji Trophy · Uttar Pradesh
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 5
- Recorded players
- 15
- Wins
- 2
- Recorded venues
- 5
Selected season match starts: 1978-12-08 to 1979-02-24. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.
Ranji Trophy standings · 1978-79
League table for 1978/79. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Central Zone
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Rajasthan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Vidarbha | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Railways | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
East Zone
North Zone
South Zone
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil Nadu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | Karnataka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | Hyderabad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Kerala | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Andhra | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
West Zone
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | Baroda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Gujarat | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Maharashtra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Saurashtra | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-05-26.
Season leaders · Ranji Trophy 1978/79
Figures earned for Uttar Pradesh 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A Bhanot | 4 | 416 |
| V Chopra | 5 | 356 |
| K Juneja | 5 | 335 |
| AG Mathur | 5 | 226 |
| Haseen Ahmed | 5 | 164 |
Recorded innings through 1979-02-24. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| AG Mathur | 5 | 20 |
| G Sharma | 5 | 18 |
| RS Hans | 5 | 16 |
| Haseen Ahmed | 5 | 6 |
| HN Dara | 2 | 5 |
Recorded innings through 1979-02-24. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1978/79
All recorded players for Uttar Pradesh in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 15 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Bhanot | Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 7 | 1 | 416 | 104* | 69.33 | — | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| V Chopra | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 1 | 356 | 111 | 50.86 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| K Juneja | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 1 | 335 | 134 | 47.86 | — | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| AG Mathur | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 1 | 226 | 81 | 32.29 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haseen Ahmed | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 0 | 164 | 76 | 20.50 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Abdul Hai | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 0 | 160 | 63 | 20.00 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafiullah Khan | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 1 | 121 | 43 | 17.29 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Shahid | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 1 | 102 | 33 | 14.57 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RS Hans | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 43 | 9.71 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G Sharma | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 3.13 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B Mustafa Khan | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24* | 24.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Aslam Ali | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TK Bhattacharya | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8* | 9.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Srivastava | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HN Dara | Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 12 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG Mathur | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 9 | 852 | 18 | 417 | 20 | 20.85 | 42.60 | 2.94 | 3 | 6/67 |
| G Sharma | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 824 | 32 | 334 | 18 | 18.56 | 45.78 | 2.43 | 1 | 5/43 |
| RS Hans | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 1,304 | 64 | 488 | 16 | 30.50 | 81.50 | 2.25 | 1 | 6/47 |
| Haseen Ahmed | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 9 | 578 | 30 | 179 | 6 | 29.83 | 96.33 | 1.86 | 0 | 2/7 |
| HN Dara | Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 3 | 294 | 14 | 182 | 5 | 36.40 | 58.80 | 3.71 | 0 | 3/55 |
| TK Bhattacharya | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 64 | 3 | 21.33 | 33.33 | 3.84 | 0 | 2/50 |
| M Abdul Hai | Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 3 | 96 | 5 | 57 | 3 | 19.00 | 32.00 | 3.56 | 0 | 2/52 |
| M Shahid | Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 29.00 | 54.00 | 3.22 | 0 | 2/17 |
| M Aslam Ali | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 162 | 2 | 102 | 1 | 102.00 | 162.00 | 3.78 | 0 | 1/44 |
| B Mustafa Khan | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 102 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 63.00 | 102.00 | 3.71 | 0 | 1/59 |
| Rafiullah Khan | Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 6 | 174 | 3 | 98 | 1 | 98.00 | 174.00 | 3.38 | 0 | 1/14 |
| A Bhanot | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5.00 | 0 | 0/5 |
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 1978/79. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2,185 | 65 | 33.62 | 453 | 2,187 | 79 | 27.68 |
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 · 1978/79
Latest 5 of 5 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1979-01-01 to 1979-01-31 · Sadar Bazar Stadium, Agra
Uttar Pradesh v Railways
- Uttar Pradesh
- 231 & 276/9d
- Railways
- 122 & 278
Uttar Pradesh won by 107 runs
1978-12-25 to 1978-12-27 · Police Sports Stadium, Lakhimpur
Uttar Pradesh v Madhya Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh
- 420 & 173/2d
- Madhya Pradesh
- 272 & 21/1
Match drawn
1978-12-15 to 1978-12-17 · Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Vidarbha v Uttar Pradesh
- Vidarbha
- 193 & 220
- Uttar Pradesh
- 453/4d
Uttar Pradesh won by an innings and 40 runs
1978-12-08 to 1978-12-10 · Jay Kaylon Ground, Kota
Rajasthan v Uttar Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- 307 & 209/8
Match drawn
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| Jay Kaylon Ground, Kota | 1 |
| Police Sports Stadium, Lakhimpur | 1 |
| Sadar Bazar Stadium, Agra | 1 |
| Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | 1 |
| Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | 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 1978/79 for Uttar Pradesh, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
Best bowling innings
* 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 Uttar Pradesh 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: 1950-02-04 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.