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{{Infobox cricket tournament<br />
| name = 1950–51 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 = [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]]<br />
| count = 3<br />
| participants = 20<br />
| matches = <br />
| attendance =<br />
| player of the series =<br />
| most runs = [[Chandu Sarwate]] (Holkar) (699)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1950/51 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1950-51/Batting_by_Runs.html|access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref><br />
| most wickets = Iqbal Karan (Services) (33)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1950/51 / Records / Most wickets |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1950-51/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref><br />
| website =<br />
| previous_year = 1949–50<br />
| previous_tournament = 1949–50 Ranji Trophy<br />
| next_year = 1951–52<br />
| next_tournament = 1951–52 Ranji Trophy<br />
}}<br />
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The '''1950–51 Ranji Trophy''' was the 17th season of the [[Ranji Trophy]]. [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]] won the title defeating [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] in the final.<br />
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==Zonal Matches==<br />
<br />
===East Zone===<br />
{{Round8|style=white-space:nowrap<br />
<!-- Date–Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 --><br />
| seed-width = 25px<br />
| team-width = 125px<br />
| score-width = 80px<br />
<!-- Round 1--><br />
|9 Dec 1950 – Cuttack|[[Orissa cricket team|Orissa]]|121 & 128|'''[[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]]'''|'''443'''<br />
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|6 Jan 1951 – Dehradun|'''[[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]'''|'''451/5d'''|[[Assam cricket team|Assam]]|175 & 68<br />
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<!-- Round 2 --><br />
|27 Jan 1951 – Jamshedpur|[[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]]|152 & 362|'''[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]'''|'''171 & 493'''<br />
|10 Jan 1951 – Dehradun|[[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]|90 & 70/5|'''[[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]]'''|'''248 & 501'''<br />
<!-- Round 3 --><br />
|16 Feb 1951 – Calcutta|[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]|447|'''[[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]]'''|'''515 & 153/1'''<br />
<!-- exclude matches --><br />
|skipmatch01=no|skipmatch02=yes|skipmatch03=no|skipmatch04=yes<br />
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2|RD3 = Round 3}}<br />
<br />
=== South 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 = 125px<br />
| score-width = 80px<br />
<!-- Round 1 --><br />
|22 Dec 1950 – Nagpur|[[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]|151 & 226|'''[[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]'''|'''308 & 73/7'''<br />
|19 Dec 1950 – Bangalore|[[Mysore cricket team|Mysore]]|325 & 312/8d|'''[[Madras cricket team|Madras]]'''|'''463 & 110/3'''<br />
<!-- Round 2 --><br />
|26 Jan 1951 – Hyderabad|'''[[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]'''|'''353 & 125/3'''|[[Madras cricket team|Madras]]|161 & 316<br />
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2}}<br />
<br />
=== North 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 = 125px<br />
| score-width = 80px<br />
<!-- Round 1 --><br />
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|9 Dec 1950 – Amritsar|[[Eastern Punjab cricket team|Eastern Punjab]]|131 & 199|'''[[Services cricket team|Services]]'''|'''282 & 52/0'''<br />
<!-- Round 2 --><br />
|26 Dec 1950 – Patiala|'''[[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]]'''|'''370 & 132/3'''|[[Rajputana cricket team|Rajputana]]|100 & 398<br />
|6 Jan 1951 – Delhi|[[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]|141 & 233|'''[[Services cricket team|Services]]'''|'''412/8d'''<br />
<!-- Round 3 --><br />
|27 Jan 1951 – Patiala|[[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]]|302 & 219|'''[[Services cricket team|Services]]'''|'''536'''<br />
<!-- exclude matches --><br />
|skipmatch01=yes|skipmatch02=yes|skipmatch03=yes|skipmatch04=no<br />
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2|RD3 = Round 3}}<br />
<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 = 125px<br />
| score-width = 80px<br />
<!-- Round 1 --><br />
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|18 Dec 1950 – Rajkot|[[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]|211 & 164|'''[[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]'''|'''402'''<br />
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<!-- Round 2 --><br />
|10 Jan 1951 – Ahmedabad|'''[[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]'''|'''190 & 56/4'''|[[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]|98 & 147<br />
|22 Dec 1950 – Bombay|'''[[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]'''|'''725/8d'''|[[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]|195 & 341/6<br />
<!-- Round 3 --><br />
|24 Feb 1951 – Ahmedabad|'''[[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]'''|'''505'''|[[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]|229 & 110<br />
<!-- exclude matches --><br />
|skipmatch01=yes|skipmatch02=no|skipmatch03=yes|skipmatch04=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 = 125px<br />
| score-width = 80px<br />
<!-- semi finals --><br />
|26 Feb 1951 – Indore|'''[[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]]'''|'''757'''|[[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]|277 & 274<br />
|10 Mar 1951 – Ahmedabad|'''[[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]'''|'''429'''|[[Services cricket team|Services]]|134 & 129<br />
<!-- final --><br />
|17 Mar 1951 – Indore|'''[[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]]'''|'''429 & 443'''|[[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]|327 & 356<br />
}}<br />
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===Semi-final===<br />
<br />
====1st Semi-final====<br />
{{Test match<br />
| date = 26 February – 1 March 1951<br />
| team2 = [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]] (H)<br />
| team1 = [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]<br />
| score-team1-inns1 = 277 (106.2 overs)<br />
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ali Hussain (cricketer)|Ali Hussain]] 121<br />
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Arjun Naidu]] 4/48 (17.2 overs)<br />
| score-team2-inns1 = 757 (232.3 overs)<br />
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Khandu Rangnekar]] 217<br />
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ghulam Ahmed (cricketer)|Ghulam Ahmed]] 4/245 (92.3 overs)<br />
| score-team1-inns2 = 274 (93.3 overs)<br />
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ali Hussain (cricketer)|Ali Hussain]] 70<br />
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Arjun Naidu]] 4/91 (29 overs)<br />
| score-team2-inns2 = <br />
| runs-team2-inns2 = <br />
| wickets-team2-inns2 = <br />
| result = Holkar won by an innings 206 runs<br />
| venue = [[Yeshwant Club|Yeshwant Club Ground]], [[Indore]]<br />
| umpires = <br />
| report = [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1950-51/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/HYD_HOLKAR_RJI-SF1_26FEB-01MAR1951.html Scorecard]<br />
| toss = <br />
| rain = <br />
| notes =<br />
}}<br />
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====2nd Semi-final====<br />
{{Two-innings cricket match<br />
| date = 10–13 March 1951<br />
| team1 = [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] (H)<br />
| team2 = [[Services cricket team|Services]]<br />
<br />
| score-team1-inns1 = 429 (142.3 overs)<br />
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Gogumal Kishenchand]] 160<br />
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Inderjit Barhoke]] 4/87 (29.3 overs)<br />
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| score-team2-inns1 = 134 (57.5 overs)<br />
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Maurice Cohen (cricketer)|Maurice Cohen]] 36<br />
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Jasu Patel]] 8/53 (17.5 overs)<br />
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| score-team1-inns2 = <br />
| runs-team1-inns2 = <br />
| wickets-team1-inns2 =<br />
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| score-team2-inns2 = 129 (49.3 overs)<br />
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[V. M. Muddiah]] 37<br />
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Jasu Patel]] 5/28 (11 overs)<br />
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| result = Gujarat won by an innings and 166 runs<br />
| report = [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1950-51/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/GUJ_SVCS_RJI-SF2_10-13MAR1951.html Scorecard]<br />
| venue = Police Parade Ground, [[Ahmedabad]]<br />
| umpires = <br />
| toss = <br />
| rain = <br />
| notes = [[Gogumal Kishenchand]] (Gujarat) and [[Hemu Adhikari]] (Services) passed 4,000 and 5,000 runs respectively in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gujarat v Services, Ranji Trophy 1950/51 (Semi-final) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19652.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114091209/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19652.html |archive-date=14 November 2012}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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===Final===<br />
{{Test match<br />
| date = 17–21 March 1951<br />
| team2 = [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] <br />
| team1 = [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]] (H)<br />
| score-team1-inns1 = 429 (137.5 overs)<br />
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Mushtaq Ali]] 187<br />
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Vinoo Mankad]] 6/132 (45.5 overs)<br />
| score-team2-inns1 = 327 (138 overs)<br />
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Gogumal Kishenchand]] 98<br />
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Arjun Naidu]] 4/96 (36 overs)<br />
| score-team1-inns2 = 443 (185 overs)<br />
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Chandu Sarwate]] 234<br />
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Vinoo Mankad]] 4/135 (64 overs)<br />
| score-team2-inns2 = 356 (105 overs)<br />
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Jasu Patel]] 152<br />
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Hiralal Gaekwad]] 4/109 (35 overs)<br />
| result = Holkar won by 189 runs<br />
| venue = [[Yeshwant Club|Yeshwant Club Ground]], [[Indore]]<br />
| umpires = [[Bapu Joshi]] and [[M. M. Naidu]]<br />
| report = [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1950-51/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/HOLKAR_GUJ_RJI-FINAL_17-21MAR1951.html Scorecard]<br />
| toss = Gujarat won the toss and decided to field.<br />
| rain = <br />
| notes =<br />
}}<br />
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==Scorecards and averages==<br />
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1950-51.html CricketArchive]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1950-51/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/ Ranji Trophy, 1950-51] at [[ESPNcricinfo]] archive<br />
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[[Category:1950 in Indian cricket]]<br />
[[Category:1951 in Indian cricket]]<br />
[[Category:Ranji Trophy seasons]]<br />
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1950–51]]<br />
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