# 1950–51 Ranji Trophy

The 1950–51 Ranji Trophy was the 17th season of the Ranji Trophy. Holkar won the title defeating Gujarat in the final.

## Zonal Matches
### East Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| 9 Dec 1950 – Cuttack | 9 Dec 1950 – Cuttack | | |
| Orissa | 121 & 128 | | |
| Orissa | 121 & 128 | 27 Jan 1951 – Jamshedpur | 27 Jan 1951 – Jamshedpur | |
| Bihar | 443 | 27 Jan 1951 – Jamshedpur | 27 Jan 1951 – Jamshedpur |
| Bihar | 443 | Bihar | 152 & 362 |
| | | Bengal | 171 & 493 |
| | | | | 16 Feb 1951 – Calcutta | 16 Feb 1951 – Calcutta |
| | | | | Bengal | 447 |
| 6 Jan 1951 – Dehradun | 6 Jan 1951 – Dehradun | | | | Bengal | 447 |
| 6 Jan 1951 – Dehradun | 6 Jan 1951 – Dehradun | | | Holkar | 515 & 153/1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 451/5d | | | Holkar | 515 & 153/1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 451/5d | 10 Jan 1951 – Dehradun | 10 Jan 1951 – Dehradun | | |
| Assam | 175 & 68 | 10 Jan 1951 – Dehradun | 10 Jan 1951 – Dehradun | | |
| Assam | 175 & 68 | Uttar Pradesh | 90 & 70/5 | | |
| | | Holkar | 248 & 501 |

### South Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 22 Dec 1950 – Nagpur | 22 Dec 1950 – Nagpur |
| Madhya Pradesh | 151 & 226 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 151 & 226 | 26 Jan 1951 – Hyderabad | 26 Jan 1951 – Hyderabad |
| Hyderabad | 308 & 73/7 | 26 Jan 1951 – Hyderabad | 26 Jan 1951 – Hyderabad |
| Hyderabad | 308 & 73/7 | Hyderabad | 353 & 125/3 |
| 19 Dec 1950 – Bangalore | 19 Dec 1950 – Bangalore | | Hyderabad | 353 & 125/3 |
| 19 Dec 1950 – Bangalore | 19 Dec 1950 – Bangalore | Madras | 161 & 316 |
| Mysore | 325 & 312/8d | Madras | 161 & 316 |
| Madras | 463 & 110/3 | | |

### North Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | | 26 Dec 1950 – Patiala | 26 Dec 1950 – Patiala | | |
| | | Southern Punjab | 370 & 132/3 | |
| | | Rajputana | 100 & 398 | |
| | | | | | 27 Jan 1951 – Patiala | 27 Jan 1951 – Patiala |
| | | | | | Southern Punjab | 302 & 219 |
| | | | | | Services | 536 |
| | | 6 Jan 1951 – Delhi | 6 Jan 1951 – Delhi | | | |
| | | Delhi | 141 & 233 | | | |
| 9 Dec 1950 – Amritsar | 9 Dec 1950 – Amritsar | | Delhi | 141 & 233 | | |
| 9 Dec 1950 – Amritsar | 9 Dec 1950 – Amritsar | Services | 412/8d | |
| Eastern Punjab | 131 & 199 | Services | 412/8d | |
| Services | 282 & 52/0 | | | |

### West Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | | 10 Jan 1951 – Ahmedabad | 10 Jan 1951 – Ahmedabad | | |
| | | Gujarat | 190 & 56/4 | |
| 18 Dec 1950 – Rajkot | 18 Dec 1950 – Rajkot | | Gujarat | 190 & 56/4 | |
| 18 Dec 1950 – Rajkot | 18 Dec 1950 – Rajkot | Baroda | 98 & 147 | |
| Saurashtra | 211 & 164 | Baroda | 98 & 147 | |
| Saurashtra | 211 & 164 | | | | 24 Feb 1951 – Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 1951 – Ahmedabad |
| Baroda | 402 | | | | 24 Feb 1951 – Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 1951 – Ahmedabad |
| Baroda | 402 | | | | Gujarat | 505 |
| | | | | | Bombay | 229 & 110 |
| | | 22 Dec 1950 – Bombay | 22 Dec 1950 – Bombay | | | |
| | | Bombay | 725/8d | | | |
| | | Maharashtra | 195 & 341/6 | |

## Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 26 Feb 1951 – Indore | 26 Feb 1951 – Indore |
| Holkar | 757 |
| Holkar | 757 | 17 Mar 1951 – Indore | 17 Mar 1951 – Indore |
| Hyderabad | 277 & 274 | 17 Mar 1951 – Indore | 17 Mar 1951 – Indore |
| Hyderabad | 277 & 274 | Holkar | 429 & 443 |
| 10 Mar 1951 – Ahmedabad | 10 Mar 1951 – Ahmedabad | | Holkar | 429 & 443 |
| 10 Mar 1951 – Ahmedabad | 10 Mar 1951 – Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 327 & 356 |
| Gujarat | 429 | Gujarat | 327 & 356 |
| Services | 134 & 129 | | |

### Semi-final
#### 1st Semi-final

* 26 February – 1 March 1951 Scorecard
* Holkar won by an innings 206 runs Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore

#### 2nd Semi-final

* 10–13 March 1951 Scorecard
* Gujarat won by an innings and 166 runs Police Parade Ground, Ahmedabad
* Gogumal Kishenchand (Gujarat) and Hemu Adhikari (Services) passed 4,000 and 5,000 runs respectively in first-class cricket.

### Final

* 17–21 March 1951 Scorecard
* Holkar won by 189 runs Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore Umpires: Bapu Joshi and M. M. Naidu
* Gujarat won the toss and decided to field.

## Scorecards and averages

* CricketArchive