# 1946–47 Ranji Trophy

The 1946–47 Ranji Trophy was the 13th season of the Ranji Trophy. Baroda won the title defeating Holkar in the final.

## Highlights

* 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. It is still a record for the fourth wicket.

## Zonal Matches
### West Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| 22 Dec 1946 – Baroda | 22 Dec 1946 – Baroda | | | |
| Baroda | 316 & 110/6 | | | |
| Baroda | 316 & 110/6 | 18 Jan 1947 – Baroda | 18 Jan 1947 – Baroda | | |
| Maharashtra | 171 & 252 | 18 Jan 1947 – Baroda | 18 Jan 1947 – Baroda | |
| Maharashtra | 171 & 252 | Baroda | 270 & 323 | |
| 10 Jan 1947 – Rajkot | 10 Jan 1947 – Rajkot | | Baroda | 270 & 323 | |
| 10 Jan 1947 – Rajkot | 10 Jan 1947 – Rajkot | Gujarat | 192 & 187/7 | |
| Kathiawar | 155 & 103 | Gujarat | 192 & 187/7 | |
| Kathiawar | 155 & 103 | | | | 25 Jan 1947 – Baroda | 25 Jan 1947 – Baroda |
| Gujarat | 290 | | | | 25 Jan 1947 – Baroda | 25 Jan 1947 – Baroda |
| Gujarat | 290 | | | | Baroda | 347 & 249 |
| | | | | | Bombay | 269 & 119/1 |
| | | 22 Dec 1946 – Karachi | 22 Dec 1946 – Karachi | | | |
| | | Sind | 224 & 350/9d | | | |
| 30 Nov 1946 – Bombay | 30 Nov 1946 – Bombay | | Sind | 224 & 350/9d | | |
| 30 Nov 1946 – Bombay | 30 Nov 1946 – Bombay | Bombay | 368 & 209/5 | |
| Bombay | 336 | Bombay | 368 & 209/5 | |
| Nawanagar | 69 & 240 | | | |

### South Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 20 Dec 1946 – Secunderabad | 20 Dec 1946 – Secunderabad |
| Hyderabad | 363 & 10/2 |
| Hyderabad | 363 & 10/2 | 19 Jan 1947 – Secunderabad | 19 Jan 1947 – Secunderabad |
| Central Provinces and Berar | 109 & 262 | 19 Jan 1947 – Secunderabad | 19 Jan 1947 – Secunderabad |
| Central Provinces and Berar | 109 & 262 | Hyderabad | 296 & 486/8d |
| 28 Dec 1946 – Madras | 28 Dec 1946 – Madras | | Hyderabad | 296 & 486/8d |
| 28 Dec 1946 – Madras | 28 Dec 1946 – Madras | Mysore | 145 & 220 |
| Madras | 209 & 77/4 | Mysore | 145 & 220 |
| Mysore | 439 | | |

### East Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 21 Dec 1946 – Jamshedpur | 21 Dec 1946 – Jamshedpur |
| Bihar | 149 & 242 |
| Bihar | 149 & 242 | 30 Jan 1947 – Indore | 30 Jan 1947 – Indore |
| Holkar | 397/8d | 30 Jan 1947 – Indore | 30 Jan 1947 – Indore |
| Holkar | 397/8d | Holkar | 350 |
| 18 Jan 1947 – Calcutta | 18 Jan 1947 – Calcutta | | Holkar | 350 |
| 18 Jan 1947 – Calcutta | 18 Jan 1947 – Calcutta | Bengal | 165 & 103 |
| Bengal | 295 & 158 | Bengal | 165 & 103 |
| United Provinces | 95 & 213 | | |

### North Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 25 Jan 1947 – Patiala | 25 Jan 1947 – Patiala |
| Southern Punjab | 330 & 88/1 |
| Southern Punjab | 330 & 88/1 | 30 Jan 1947 – Patiala | 30 Jan 1947 – Patiala |
| Delhi | 257 & 160 | 30 Jan 1947 – Patiala | 30 Jan 1947 – Patiala |
| Delhi | 257 & 160 | Southern Punjab | 285 & 246 |
| | | Northern India | 462 & 264 |

## Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 8 Feb 1947 – Baroda | 8 Feb 1947 – Baroda |
| Baroda | 337 & 46/1 |
| Baroda | 337 & 46/1 | 7 Mar 1947 – Baroda | 7 Mar 1947 – Baroda |
| Hyderabad | 118 & 263 | 7 Mar 1947 – Baroda | 7 Mar 1947 – Baroda |
| Hyderabad | 118 & 263 | Baroda | 784 |
| | | Holkar | 202 & 173 |
| Holkar | Walkover | Holkar | 202 & 173 |
| Northern India | | | |

## Final

* 7–11 March 1947 Scorecard
* Baroda won by an innings and 409 runs Central College Ground, Baroda Umpires: M. G. Bhave and Jamshed Patel
* Holkar won the toss and decided to bat
* Timeless match, ended on the fifth day

## Scorecards and averages

* CricketArchive