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{{Infobox cricket tournament<br />
| name = 1935–36 Ranji Trophy<br />
| image = Ranji_trophy.jpg <br />
| imagesize = 350px<br />
| caption = The Ranji Trophy <br />
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]<br />
| cricket format = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]<br />
| tournament format = [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]<br />
| fromdate = 30 November 1935<br />
| todate = 31 March 1936<br />
| champions = [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]<br />
| count = 2<br />
| participants = 16<br />
| matches = 16<br />
| most runs = S. M. Kadri (Bombay) (515)<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1935-36/Batting_by_Runs.html Most runs]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023. {{subscription}}</ref> <br />
| most wickets = [[A. G. Ram Singh]] (Madras) (28)<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1935-36/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Most wickets]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023. {{subscription}}</ref> <br />
| previous_year = 1934–35<br />
| previous_tournament = 1934–35 Ranji Trophy<br />
| next_year = 1936–37<br />
| next_tournament = 1936–37 Ranji Trophy<br />
| website = https://www.bcci.tv<br />
}}<br />
The '''1935–36 [[Ranji Trophy]]''' was the second edition of India's [[first-class cricket]] championship. Having been called 'The Cricket Championship of India' in 1934–35, the tournament was rebranded in 1935 in honour of the late [[Kumar Sri Ranjitsinhji]], known as Ranji.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/2019/02/05/ranji-trophy-85-years-and-counting.html |last=Mathew |first=Joshua |title=Ranji Trophy: 85 years, and counting |work=The Week |date=5 February 2019 |access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref><br />
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Matches were played from 4 November 1934 to 12 March 1935 and a total of 16 state and city teams participated. Of the original 15, the [[Army cricket team (India)|Army team]] withdrew but there were two new members with [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] and [[Rajputana cricket team|Rajputana]] (now [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]]) making their debuts. Although the sides were divided into four zonal groups, the tournament utilised a knockout format. [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]] defeated [[Madras cricket team|Madras]] by 190 runs in the final.<br />
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==Teams==<br />
Although the tournament ran in a knockout format, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) organised the teams by zone. [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] and [[Rajputana cricket team|Rajputana]] made their debuts but the [[Army cricket team (India)|Army team]] did not participate. The sixteen teams are listed alphabetically by zone and the sides that won each zonal title are in '''bold'''.<br />
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* '''East Zone'''<br />
* '''[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]'''<br />
* [[Central India cricket team|Central India]] (now [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]])<br />
* [[Central Provinces and Berar cricket team|Central Provinces and Berar]] (now [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]])<br />
* [[Rajputana cricket team|Rajputana]] (now [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]])<br />
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* '''North Zone'''<br />
* [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]<br />
* '''[[Northern India cricket team|Northern India]]'''<br />
* [[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]] (now [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]])<br />
* [[United Provinces cricket team|United Provinces]] (now [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]])<br />
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* '''South Zone'''<br />
* [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]<br />
* '''[[Madras cricket team|Madras]]''' (now [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]])<br />
* [[Mysore cricket team|Mysore]] (now [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]])<br />
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* '''West Zone'''<br />
* '''[[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]''' (now [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]])<br />
* [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]<br />
* [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[Sind cricket team|Sind]]<br />
* [[Western India cricket team|Western India]]<br />
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==Highlights==<br />
* Although the [[Army cricket team (India)|Army team]] withdrew, the number of participants increased to 16 as [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] and [[Rajputana cricket team|Rajputana]] made their tournament debuts.<br />
* S. M. Kadri scored hundreds in both innings for Bombay against [[Western India cricket team|Western India]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15655.html Bombay v Western India]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023. {{subscription}}</ref><br />
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==Zonal Matches==<br />
===East Zone===<br />
{{Round4<br />
<!-- Date–Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 --><br />
| seed-width = 25px<br />
| team-width = 175px<br />
| score-width = 80px<br />
<!-- semi finals --><br />
|19 Dec 1935 – Calcutta|'''[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]'''|'''162 & 356/6d'''|[[Central Provinces and Berar cricket team|Central Provinces and Berar]]|105 & 171<br />
|10 Jan 1936 – Indore|'''[[Central India cricket team|Central India]]'''|'''196 & 218/5'''|[[Rajputana cricket team|Rajputana]]|149 & 264/7d<br />
<!-- final --><br />
|18 Jan 1936 – Calcutta|'''[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]'''|'''283 & 259'''|[[Central India cricket team|Central India]]|200 & 195/5<br />
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2}}<br />
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===North Zone===<br />
{{Round4<br />
<!-- Date–Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 --><br />
| seed-width = 25px<br />
| team-width = 175px<br />
| score-width = 80px<br />
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|12 Feb 1936 – Delhi|'''[[United Provinces cricket team|United Provinces]]'''|'''230 & 195/6'''|[[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]]|169 & 280/5d<br />
|15 Feb 1936 – Delhi|[[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]|124 & 44/2|'''[[Northern India cricket team|Northern India]]'''|'''206 & 255'''<br />
<!-- final --><br />
|19 Feb 1936 – Delhi|[[United Provinces cricket team|United Provinces]]|208 & 213|'''[[Northern India cricket team|Northern India]]'''|'''452'''<br />
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2}}<br />
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===South Zone===<br />
{{Round4<br />
<!-- Date–Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 --><br />
| seed-width = 25px<br />
| team-width = 150px<br />
| score-width = 80px<br />
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|30 Nov 1935 – Bangalore|[[Mysore cricket team|Mysore]]|162 & 135|'''[[Madras cricket team|Madras]]'''|'''275 & 131'''<br />
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|28 Dec 1935 – Chennai|'''[[Madras cricket team|Madras]]'''|'''263 & 123/4'''|[[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]|268 & 109<br />
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|skipmatch01=no|skipmatch02=yes|<br />
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2}}<br />
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===West Zone===<br />
{{Round8<br />
<!-- Date–Place/Team v v1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 --><br />
| seed-width = 25px<br />
| team-width = 150px<br />
| score-width = 80px<br />
<!-- Round 1 --><br />
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|10 Dec 1935 – Poona|[[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]|228|'''[[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]'''|'''308 & 295'''<br />
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<!-- Round 2 --><br />
|13 Dec 1935 – Poona|'''[[Western India cricket team|Western India]]'''|'''348 & 154'''|[[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]|144 & 104<br />
|16 Dec 1935 – Poona|'''[[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]'''|'''369 & 105/2'''|[[Sind cricket team|Sind]]|230 & 329/7d<br />
<!-- Round 3 --><br />
|20 Dec 1935 – Poona|[[Western India cricket team|Western India]]|181|'''[[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]'''|'''243 & 484'''<br />
<!-- exclude matches --><br />
|skipmatch01=yes|skipmatch02=yes|skipmatch03=no|skipmatch04=yes<br />
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2|RD3 = Round 3}}<br />
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==Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage==<br />
{{Round4|style=white-space:nowrap<br />
<!-- Date–Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 --><br />
| seed-width = 25px<br />
| team-width = 175px<br />
| score-width = 80px<br />
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|14 Feb 1936 – Madras|'''[[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]]'''|'''195 & 158'''|[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]|144 & 118<br />
|20 Mar 1936 – Delhi|'''[[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]'''|'''170 & 223'''|[[Northern India cricket team|Northern India]]|140 & 241<br />
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|27 Mar 1936 – Delhi|[[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]]|268 & 125|'''[[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]'''|'''384 & 199'''<br />
}}<br />
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==Final==<br />
{{Test match<br />
| date = 27–31 Mar 1936<br />
| team1 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] <br />
| team2 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]] <br />
| score-team1-inns1 = '''384 (144.1 overs)'''<br />
| runs-team1-inns1 = Ahmed Baporia 90<br />
| wickets-team1-inns1 = M. A. Uttappa 4/70<br />
| score-team2-inns1 = '''268 (108 overs)'''<br />
| runs-team2-inns1 = A. V. Krishnaswamy 77<br />
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Bomanji Kalapesi 5/92<br />
| score-team1-inns2 = '''199 (86 overs)'''<br />
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Vijay Merchant]] 79<br />
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[A. G. Ram Singh]] 5/92<br />
| score-team2-inns2 = '''125 (52 overs)'''<br />
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Cotah Ramaswami|C. Ramaswami]] 40<br />
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Rustomji Jamshedji]] 3/18<br />
| result = Bombay won by 190 runs<br />
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]<br />
| umpires =<br />
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15720.html Scorecard]<br />
| toss = Bombay won the toss and elected to field<br />
| rain = <br />
| notes = The match was played in a neutral ground.<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Ranji Trophy}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ranji Trophy, 1935-36}}<br />
[[Category:1935 in Indian cricket]]<br />
[[Category:1936 in Indian cricket]]<br />
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1935–36]]<br />
[[Category:Ranji Trophy seasons]]</div>
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