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{{Infobox cricket tournament<br />
| name = 1946–47 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 = <br />
| todate = <br />
| champions = [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]<br />
| count = 2<br />
| participants = 19<br />
| matches = <br />
| attendance =<br />
| player of the series =<br />
| most runs = [[Gul Mohammad]] (Baroda) (596)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1946/47 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1946-47/Batting_by_Runs.html|access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref><br />
| most wickets = [[Vijay Hazare]] (Baroda) (38)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1946/47 / Records / Most wickets |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1946-47/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref><br />
| previous_year = 1945–46<br />
| previous_tournament = 1945–46 Ranji Trophy<br />
| next_year = 1947–48<br />
| next_tournament = 1947–48 Ranji Trophy<br />
}}<br />
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The '''1946–47 Ranji Trophy''' was the 13th season of the [[Ranji Trophy]]. [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] won the title defeating [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]] in the final.<br />
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==Highlights==<br />
*[[Vijay Hazare]] and [[Gul Mohammad]] added 577 runs for the fourth wicket in the final between Baroda and Holkar. This was a world record for any wicket in first class for nearly sixty years.<ref>[https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Batting/Highest_Overall_Partnerships.html Highest partnerships in first class cricket], ''acscricket.com''</ref> It is still a record for the fourth wicket.<br />
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==Zonal Matches==<br />
=== West Zone ===<br />
{{Round8|style=white-space:nowrap<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 />
|22 Dec 1946 – Baroda|'''[[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]'''|'''316 & 110/6'''|[[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]|171 & 252<br />
|10 Jan 1947 – Rajkot|[[Kathiawar cricket team|Kathiawar]]|155 & 103|'''[[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]'''|'''290'''<br />
|||||<br />
|30 Nov 1946 – Bombay|'''[[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]'''|'''336'''|[[Nawanagar cricket team|Nawanagar]]|69 & 240<br />
<!-- Round 2 --><br />
|18 Jan 1947 – Baroda|'''[[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]'''|'''270 & 323'''|[[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]|192 & 187/7<br />
|22 Dec 1946 – Karachi|[[Sind cricket team|Sind]]|224 & 350/9d|'''[[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]'''|'''368 & 209/5'''<br />
<!-- Round 3 --><br />
|25 Jan 1947 – Baroda|'''[[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]'''|'''347 & 249'''|[[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]|269 & 119/1<br />
<!-- exclude matches --><br />
|skipmatch01=no|skipmatch02=no|skipmatch03=yes|skipmatch04=no<br />
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2|RD3 = Round 3}}<br />
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=== South Zone ===<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 />
<!-- Round 1 --><br />
|20 Dec 1946 – Secunderabad|'''[[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]'''|'''363 & 10/2'''|[[Central Provinces and Berar cricket team|Central Provinces and Berar]]|109 & 262<br />
|28 Dec 1946 – Madras|[[Madras cricket team|Madras]]|209 & 77/4|'''[[Mysore cricket team|Mysore]]'''|'''439'''<br />
<!-- Round 2 --><br />
|19 Jan 1947 – Secunderabad|'''[[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]'''|'''296 & 486/8d'''|[[Mysore cricket team|Mysore]]|145 & 220<br />
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2}}<br />
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===East Zone===<br />
{{Round4|style=white-space:nowrap<br />
<!-- Date–Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 --><br />
| seed-width = 25px<br />
| team-width = 150px<br />
| score-width = 80px<br />
<!-- semi finals --><br />
|21 Dec 1946 – Jamshedpur|[[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]]|149 & 242|'''[[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]]'''|'''397/8d'''<br />
|18 Jan 1947 – Calcutta|'''[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]'''|'''295 & 158'''|[[United Provinces cricket team|United Provinces]]|95 & 213<br />
<!-- final --><br />
|30 Jan 1947 – Indore|'''[[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]]'''|'''350'''|[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]|165 & 103<br />
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2}}<br />
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=== North Zone ===<br />
{{Round4|style=white-space:nowrap<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 />
|25 Jan 1947 – Patiala|'''[[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]]'''|'''330 & 88/1'''|[[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]|257 & 160<br />
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<!-- Round 2 --><br />
|30 Jan 1947 – Patiala|[[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]]|285 & 246|'''[[Northern India cricket team|Northern India]]'''|'''462 & 264'''<br />
<!-- exclude matches --><br />
|skipmatch01=no|skipmatch02=yes<br />
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2|RD3 = Round 3}}<br />
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==Inter-Zonal Knockout matches==<br />
{{Round4|style=white-space:nowrap<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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|8 Feb 1947 – Baroda|'''[[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]'''|'''337 & 46/1'''|[[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]|118 & 263<br />
||'''[[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]]'''|'''Walkover'''<ref>The matched was scratched and Holkar advanced to the final as Northern India were unable to field a team.</ref> |[[Northern India cricket team|Northern India]]|<br />
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|7 Mar 1947 – Baroda|'''[[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]'''|'''784'''|[[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]]|202 & 173<br />
}}<br />
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==Final==<br />
{{Test match<br />
| date = 7–11 March 1947<br />
| team2 = [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] (H) <br />
| team1 = [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]] <br />
| score-team1-inns1 = '''202 (83.2 overs)'''<br />
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Chandu Sarwate]] 94<br />
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Vijay Hazare]] 6/85<br />
| score-team2-inns1 = '''784 (291 overs)'''<br />
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Gul Mohammad|Gul Mahomed]] 319, [[Vijay Hazare]] 288<br />
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[C. K. Nayudu]] 4/178<br />
| score-team1-inns2 = '''173 (67 overs)'''<br />
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Bhausaheb Nimbalkar|B. B. Nimbalkar]] 87<br />
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Amir Elahi]] 6/62<br />
| result = Baroda won by an innings and 409 runs<br />
| venue = Central College Ground, [[Vadodara|Baroda]]<br />
| umpires = [[M. G. Bhave]] and [[Jamshed Patel]]<br />
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17974.html Scorecard]<br />
| toss = Holkar won the toss and decided to bat<br />
| rain = <br />
| notes = Timeless match, ended on the fifth day<br />
}}<br />
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==Scorecards and averages==<br />
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1946-47.html CricketArchive]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Ranji Trophy Seasons}}<br />
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[[Category:1946 in Indian cricket]]<br />
[[Category:1947 in Indian cricket]]<br />
[[Category:Ranji Trophy seasons]]<br />
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1946–47]]<br />
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