# 1951–52 Ranji Trophy

The 1951–52 Ranji Trophy was the 18th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Holkar in the final.

## Highlights

* Mysore lost by an innings and 7 runs to Bombay despite conceding a first innings lead of only 35. The second innings total of 28 all out is the lowest total by Mysore/Karnataka in first class cricket.
* Bombay defeated Holkar by 531 runs in the final. As of 2020, it is the second largest margin of win by runs in Ranji Trophy, after Bengal's 540 run win over Orissa in 1953–54

## Zonal Matches
### West Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | | 24 Nov 1951 – Bombay | 24 Nov 1951 – Bombay | |
| | | Bombay | 467 |
| | | Saurashtra | 119 & 25 |
| | | | | 21 Jan 1952 – Bombay | 21 Jan 1952 – Bombay |
| | | | | Bombay | 506 |
| 16 Nov 1951 – Kolhapur | 16 Nov 1951 – Kolhapur | | | | Bombay | 506 |
| 16 Nov 1951 – Kolhapur | 16 Nov 1951 – Kolhapur | | | Gujarat | 146 & 236 |
| Maharashtra | 251 & 114/6 | | | Gujarat | 146 & 236 |
| Maharashtra | 251 & 114/6 | 1 Dec 1951 – Kolhapur | 1 Dec 1951 – Kolhapur | | |
| Baroda | 111 & 352/6d | 1 Dec 1951 – Kolhapur | 1 Dec 1951 – Kolhapur | | |
| Baroda | 111 & 352/6d | Maharashtra | 272 & 25/0 | | |
| | | Gujarat | 629 & 167/9d |

### North Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | | 8 Dec 1951 – Ajmer | 8 Dec 1951 – Ajmer | | |
| | | Rajasthan | 83 & 167 | |
| | | Services | 423/5d | |
| | | | | | 21 Jan 1952 – Delhi | 21 Jan 1952 – Delhi |
| | | | | | Services | 290 & 412 |
| | | | | | Southern Punjab | 189 & 363 |
| | | 8 Dec 1951 – Patiala | 8 Dec 1951 – Patiala | | | |
| | | Southern Punjab | 376/5d & 8/0 | | | |
| 16 Nov 1951 – Delhi | 16 Nov 1951 – Delhi | | Southern Punjab | 376/5d & 8/0 | | |
| 16 Nov 1951 – Delhi | 16 Nov 1951 – Delhi | Eastern Punjab | 128 & 254 | |
| Delhi | 231/9d & 132/4 | Eastern Punjab | 128 & 254 | |
| Eastern Punjab | 380 & 172/9d | | | |

### South Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | | 23 Dec 1951 – Madras | 23 Dec 1951 – Madras | |
| | | Madras | 405 & 56/0 |
| | | Madhya Pradesh | 268 & 189 |
| | | | | 25 Jan 1952 – Madras | 25 Jan 1952 – Madras |
| | | | | Madras | 194 & 151 |
| 8 Dec 1951 – Bangalore | 8 Dec 1951 – Bangalore | | | | Madras | 194 & 151 |
| 8 Dec 1951 – Bangalore | 8 Dec 1951 – Bangalore | | | Mysore | 228 & 291 |
| Mysore | 322 | | | Mysore | 228 & 291 |
| Mysore | 322 | 22 Dec 1951 – Bangalore | 22 Dec 1951 – Bangalore | | |
| Travancore-Cochin | 150 & 85 | 22 Dec 1951 – Bangalore | 22 Dec 1951 – Bangalore | | |
| Travancore-Cochin | 150 & 85 | Mysore | 344 & 402/4d | | |
| | | Hyderabad | 126/9d & 198 |

### East Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| 14 Dec 1951 – Kanpur | 14 Dec 1951 – Kanpur | | | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 178 & 180 | | | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 178 & 180 | 21 Dec 1951 – Jamshedpur | 21 Dec 1951 – Jamshedpur | | |
| Bihar | 223 & 136/6 | 21 Dec 1951 – Jamshedpur | 21 Dec 1951 – Jamshedpur | |
| Bihar | 223 & 136/6 | Bihar | 98 & 259 | |
| | | Holkar | 344 & 15/1 | |
| | | | | | 30 Jan 1952 – Indore | 30 Jan 1952 – Indore |
| | | | | | Holkar | 367 & 129/3 |
| | | | | | Bengal | 180 & 315 |
| | | 24 Jan 1952 – Calcutta | 24 Jan 1952 – Calcutta | | | |
| | | Bengal | 760 | | | |
| 15 Dec 1951 – Nowgong | 15 Dec 1951 – Nowgong | | Bengal | 760 | | |
| 15 Dec 1951 – Nowgong | 15 Dec 1951 – Nowgong | Assam | 180 & 167 | |
| Assam | 116 & 278/6d | Assam | 180 & 167 | |
| Orissa | 177 & 144 | | | |

## Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 22 Feb 1952 – Bangalore | 22 Feb 1952 – Bangalore |
| Mysore | 170 & 28 |
| Mysore | 170 & 28 | 1 Mar 1952 – Bombay | 1 Mar 1952 – Bombay |
| Bombay | 205 | 1 Mar 1952 – Bombay | 1 Mar 1952 – Bombay |
| Bombay | 205 | Bombay | 596 & 442/5d |
| 22 Feb 1952 – Indore | 22 Feb 1952 – Indore | | Bombay | 596 & 442/5d |
| 22 Feb 1952 – Indore | 22 Feb 1952 – Indore | Holkar | 410 & 97 |
| Holkar | 219 & 485 | Holkar | 410 & 97 |
| Services | 196 & 250 | | |

### Final

* 1–5 March 1952 Scorecard
* Bombay won by 531 runs Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Umpires: Balkrishna Mohoni and M. G. Vijayasarathi
* Bombay won the toss and decided to bat

## Scorecards and averages

* CricketArchive