# 1956–57 Ranji Trophy

The 1956–57 Ranji Trophy was the 23rd season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Services in the final.

## Zonal Matches
### West Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | | 8 Dec 1956 – Bombay | 8 Dec 1956 – Bombay | |
| | | Bombay | 525 & 49/1 |
| | | Gujarat | 222 & 366 |
| | | | | 12 Feb 1957 – Bombay | 12 Feb 1957 – Bombay |
| | | | | Bombay | 657/9d |
| 24 Nov 1956 – Khadakvasla | 24 Nov 1956 – Khadakvasla | | | | Bombay | 657/9d |
| 24 Nov 1956 – Khadakvasla | 24 Nov 1956 – Khadakvasla | | | Maharashtra | 171 & 193 |
| Maharashtra | 332 | | | Maharashtra | 171 & 193 |
| Maharashtra | 332 | 18 Jan 1957 – Nasik | 18 Jan 1957 – Nasik | | |
| Saurashtra | 83 & 88 | 18 Jan 1957 – Nasik | 18 Jan 1957 – Nasik | | |
| Saurashtra | 83 & 88 | Maharashtra | 441 | | |
| | | Baroda | 226 & 358/6 |

### North Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 8 Dec 1956 – Delhi | 8 Dec 1956 – Delhi |
| Delhi | 271 & 87/1 |
| Delhi | 271 & 87/1 | 9 Feb 1957 – Delhi | 9 Feb 1957 – Delhi |
| Eastern Punjab | 166 & 190 | 9 Feb 1957 – Delhi | 9 Feb 1957 – Delhi |
| Eastern Punjab | 166 & 190 | Services | 289 & 269 |
| 13 Jan 1957 – Delhi | 13 Jan 1957 – Delhi | | Services | 289 & 269 |
| 13 Jan 1957 – Delhi | 13 Jan 1957 – Delhi | Delhi | 221 & 218/7 |
| Services | 246 & 85 | Delhi | 221 & 218/7 |
| PEPSU | 164 & 121 | | |

### South Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | | 14 Dec 1956 – Salem | 14 Dec 1956 – Salem | |
| | | Madras | 431 & 329/6d |
| | | Hyderabad | 310 & 194/7 |
| | | | | 15 Feb 1957 – Madras | 15 Feb 1957 – Madras |
| | | | | Madras | 384 & 128/3 |
| 12 Jan 1957 – Guntur | 12 Jan 1957 – Guntur | | | | Madras | 384 & 128/3 |
| 12 Jan 1957 – Guntur | 12 Jan 1957 – Guntur | | | Mysore | 251 & 254/9d |
| Andhra | 171 & 201/3 | | | Mysore | 251 & 254/9d |
| Andhra | 171 & 201/3 | 30 Jan 1957 – Guntur | 30 Jan 1957 – Guntur | | |
| Travancore-Cochin | 180 & 185 | 30 Jan 1957 – Guntur | 30 Jan 1957 – Guntur | | |
| Travancore-Cochin | 180 & 185 | Andhra | 266 & 234/8d | | |
| | | Mysore | 296 & 215/8 |

### Central Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 15 Dec 1956 – Banaras | 15 Dec 1956 – Banaras |
| Uttar Pradesh | 238 & 56/1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 238 & 56/1 | 2 Feb 1957 – Banaras | 2 Feb 1957 – Banaras |
| Madhya Pradesh | 116 & 177 | 2 Feb 1957 – Banaras | 2 Feb 1957 – Banaras |
| Madhya Pradesh | 116 & 177 | Uttar Pradesh | 310 & 342/5 |
| 22 Dec 1956 – Indore | 22 Dec 1956 – Indore | | Uttar Pradesh | 310 & 342/5 |
| 22 Dec 1956 – Indore | 22 Dec 1956 – Indore | Rajasthan | 256 |
| Madhya Bharat | 91 & 184 | Rajasthan | 256 |
| Rajasthan | 594/8d | | |

### East Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 26 Jan 1957 – Jorhat | 26 Jan 1957 – Jorhat |
| Assam | 54 & 245 |
| Assam | 54 & 245 | 9 Feb 1957 – Calcutta | 9 Feb 1957 – Calcutta |
| Bengal | 505 | 9 Feb 1957 – Calcutta | 9 Feb 1957 – Calcutta |
| Bengal | 505 | Bengal | 356 |
| 22 Dec 1956 – Jamshedpur | 22 Dec 1956 – Jamshedpur | | Bengal | 356 |
| 22 Dec 1956 – Jamshedpur | 22 Dec 1956 – Jamshedpur | Bihar | 124 & 83 |
| Bihar | 217 & 254/4 | Bihar | 124 & 83 |
| Orissa | 196 & 350/7d | | |

## Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | 23 Feb 1957 – Calcutta | 23 Feb 1957 – Calcutta | |
| | | Bengal | 302/4 |
| | | Services (T) | 399 |
| | | | | 29 Mar 1957 – Delhi | 29 Mar 1957 – Delhi |
| | | | | Services | 171 & 150 |
| 2 Mar 1957 – Banaras | 2 Mar 1957 – Banaras | | | | Services | 171 & 150 |
| 2 Mar 1957 – Banaras | 2 Mar 1957 – Banaras | | | Bombay | 359/7d |
| Uttar Pradesh | 147 & 229 | | | Bombay | 359/7d |
| Uttar Pradesh | 147 & 229 | 16 Mar 1957 – Bombay | 16 Mar 1957 – Bombay | | |
| Bombay | 575 | 16 Mar 1957 – Bombay | 16 Mar 1957 – Bombay | | |
| Bombay | 575 | Bombay | 634/9d | | |
| | | Madras | 150 & 161 |
(T) – Advanced to final by spin of coin.

### Final

* 29 March – 1 April 1957 Scorecard
* Bombay won by an innings and 38 runs Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi Umpires: Noshirvan Nagarwala and M. G. Vijayasarathi
* Toss not known

## Scorecards and averages

* CricketArchive