# 1935–36 Ranji Trophy

The 1935–36 Ranji Trophy was the second edition of India's first-class cricket championship. Having been called 'The Cricket Championship of India' in 1934–35, the tournament was rebranded in 1935 in honour of the late Kumar Sri Ranjitsinhji, known as Ranji.
Matches were played from 4 November 1934 to 12 March 1935 and a total of 16 state and city teams participated. Of the original 15, the Army team withdrew but there were two new members with Bengal and Rajputana (now Rajasthan) making their debuts. Although the sides were divided into four zonal groups, the tournament utilised a knockout format. Bombay defeated Madras by 190 runs in the final.

## Teams

Although the tournament ran in a knockout format, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organised the teams by zone. Bengal and Rajputana made their debuts but the Army team did not participate. The sixteen teams are listed alphabetically by zone and the sides that won each zonal title are in bold.

## Highlights

* Although the Army team withdrew, the number of participants increased to 16 as Bengal and Rajputana made their tournament debuts.
* S. M. Kadri scored hundreds in both innings for Bombay against Western India.

## Zonal Matches
### East Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 19 Dec 1935 – Calcutta | 19 Dec 1935 – Calcutta |
| Bengal | 162 & 356/6d |
| Bengal | 162 & 356/6d | 18 Jan 1936 – Calcutta | 18 Jan 1936 – Calcutta |
| Central Provinces and Berar | 105 & 171 | 18 Jan 1936 – Calcutta | 18 Jan 1936 – Calcutta |
| Central Provinces and Berar | 105 & 171 | Bengal | 283 & 259 |
| 10 Jan 1936 – Indore | 10 Jan 1936 – Indore | | Bengal | 283 & 259 |
| 10 Jan 1936 – Indore | 10 Jan 1936 – Indore | Central India | 200 & 195/5 |
| Central India | 196 & 218/5 | Central India | 200 & 195/5 |
| Rajputana | 149 & 264/7d | | |

### North Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 12 Feb 1936 – Delhi | 12 Feb 1936 – Delhi |
| United Provinces | 230 & 195/6 |
| United Provinces | 230 & 195/6 | 19 Feb 1936 – Delhi | 19 Feb 1936 – Delhi |
| Southern Punjab | 169 & 280/5d | 19 Feb 1936 – Delhi | 19 Feb 1936 – Delhi |
| Southern Punjab | 169 & 280/5d | United Provinces | 208 & 213 |
| 15 Feb 1936 – Delhi | 15 Feb 1936 – Delhi | | United Provinces | 208 & 213 |
| 15 Feb 1936 – Delhi | 15 Feb 1936 – Delhi | Northern India | 452 |
| Delhi | 124 & 44/2 | Northern India | 452 |
| Northern India | 206 & 255 | | |

### South Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 30 Nov 1935 – Bangalore | 30 Nov 1935 – Bangalore |
| Mysore | 162 & 135 |
| Mysore | 162 & 135 | 28 Dec 1935 – Chennai | 28 Dec 1935 – Chennai |
| Madras | 275 & 131 | 28 Dec 1935 – Chennai | 28 Dec 1935 – Chennai |
| Madras | 275 & 131 | Madras | 263 & 123/4 |
| | | Hyderabad | 268 & 109 |

### West Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | | 13 Dec 1935 – Poona | 13 Dec 1935 – Poona | |
| | | Western India | 348 & 154 |
| | | Gujarat | 144 & 104 |
| | | | | 20 Dec 1935 – Poona | 20 Dec 1935 – Poona |
| | | | | Western India | 181 |
| 10 Dec 1935 – Poona | 10 Dec 1935 – Poona | | | | Western India | 181 |
| 10 Dec 1935 – Poona | 10 Dec 1935 – Poona | | | Bombay | 243 & 484 |
| Maharashtra | 228 | | | Bombay | 243 & 484 |
| Maharashtra | 228 | 16 Dec 1935 – Poona | 16 Dec 1935 – Poona | | |
| Bombay | 308 & 295 | 16 Dec 1935 – Poona | 16 Dec 1935 – Poona | | |
| Bombay | 308 & 295 | Bombay | 369 & 105/2 | | |
| | | Sind | 230 & 329/7d |

## Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 14 Feb 1936 – Madras | 14 Feb 1936 – Madras |
| Madras | 195 & 158 |
| Madras | 195 & 158 | 27 Mar 1936 – Delhi | 27 Mar 1936 – Delhi |
| Bengal | 144 & 118 | 27 Mar 1936 – Delhi | 27 Mar 1936 – Delhi |
| Bengal | 144 & 118 | Madras | 268 & 125 |
| 20 Mar 1936 – Delhi | 20 Mar 1936 – Delhi | | Madras | 268 & 125 |
| 20 Mar 1936 – Delhi | 20 Mar 1936 – Delhi | Bombay | 384 & 199 |
| Bombay | 170 & 223 | Bombay | 384 & 199 |
| Northern India | 140 & 241 | | |

## Final

* 27–31 Mar 1936 Scorecard
* Bombay won by 190 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
* Bombay won the toss and elected to field
* The match was played in a neutral ground.