1962–63 Ranji Trophy
The 1962–63 Ranji Trophy was the 29th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Rajasthan in the final. The tournament was severely impacted by the Chinese Aggression of 1962. Services and Railways pulled out of the tournament after playing one game each. Being so close to the action Assam and Odisha had to pull out of the tournament. When the ceasefire was ordered, the invaders were only a few kilometres away from Tezpur, which was the headquarters of Assam cricket. Bihar played one match and then closed their season as most of their players were employed in firms and factories which were pressed into defence production.
 The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get. | |
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | League and knockout |
| Champions | Bombay |
| Participants | 21 |
| Most runs | Pankaj Roy (Bengal) (662)[1] |
| Most wickets | Baloo Gupte (Bombay) (38)[2] |
Highlights
- 8-ball overs were used for the only time in Ranji Trophy.
- Following India's 0-5 loss to West Indies in the 1961-62 away series, BCCI contracted four West Indians bowlers to play in the Ranji Trophy. Thus Charlie Stayers played for Bombay, Roy Gilchrist for Hyderabad, Lester King for Bengal and Chester Watson for Delhi.
- Subhash Gupte took 15 for 104 for Rajasthan v Vidarbha.[3] This was the best bowling in a match in Ranji Trophy till 1985-86.[4]
- Rajinder Goel took 6 for 6 in four overs for Northern Punjab v Southern Punjab.[5]
- Pankaj Roy scored hundreds in both innings for Bengal v Hyderabad in the quarter final.[6] This match involved fiery bowling by the West Indian fast bowlers Roy Gilchrist and Lester King
- G. S. Ramchand scored a hundred in his third successive Ranji final, a unique feat.
Zonal Tables
Central Zone[7]
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw (FIL) | Draw (FID) | Abandoned | Bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Vidarbha | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
East Zone [7]
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw (FIL) | Draw (FID) | Abandoned | Bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| Bihar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orissa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Zone [7]
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw (FIL) | Draw (FID) | Abandoned | Bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Northern Punjab | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| Southern Punjab | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Zone [7]
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw (FIL) | Draw (FID) | Abandoned | Bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 36 |
| Madras | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 33 |
| Mysore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| Andhra | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Kerala | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
West Zone [8]
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw (FIL) | Draw (FID) | Abandoned | Bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 39 |
| Baroda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| Saurashtra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Maharashtra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Gujarat | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
- FIL : First innings Lead
- FID : First innings deficit
Knockout tree
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 Feb 1963 – Calcutta | ||||||||||
| Bengal | 184 runs | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 1963 – Calcutta | ||||||||||
| Hyderabad | ||||||||||
| Bengal | ||||||||||
| Bombay | inns & 31 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 1963 – Jaipur | ||||||||||
| Rajasthan | ||||||||||
| Bombay | inns & 19 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 1963 – Delhi | ||||||||||
| Delhi | 5 wkts | |||||||||
| Rajasthan | ||||||||||
Scorecards and averages
References
- "Ranji Trophy, 1962/63 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- "Ranji Trophy, 1962/63 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- Rajasthan v Vidarbha
- Most wickets in a match in Ranji Trophy
- Southern Punjab v Northern Punjab
- Bengal v Hyderabad, Quarter Final
- "Ranji Trophy 1962-63 Points Table". Cricketarchive. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
External links
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