# 1953–54 Ranji Trophy

The 1953–54 Ranji Trophy was the 20th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Holkar in the final.

## Zonal Matches
### Central Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 25 Dec 1953 – Ajmer | 25 Dec 1953 – Ajmer |
| Rajputana | 199 & 173 |
| Rajputana | 199 & 173 | 23 Jan 1954 – Ajmer | 23 Jan 1954 – Ajmer |
| Uttar Pradesh | 182 & 123 | 23 Jan 1954 – Ajmer | 23 Jan 1954 – Ajmer |
| Uttar Pradesh | 182 & 123 | Rajputana | 125 & 161 |
| 28 Nov 1953 – Jabalpur | 28 Nov 1953 – Jabalpur | | Rajputana | 125 & 161 |
| 28 Nov 1953 – Jabalpur | 28 Nov 1953 – Jabalpur | Holkar | 486 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 72 & 147 | Holkar | 486 |
| Holkar | 464 | | |

### West Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | | 12 Dec 1953 – Bombay | 12 Dec 1953 – Bombay | | |
| | | Bombay | 249 & 122/2 | |
| | | Baroda | 117 & 251 | |
| | | | | | 23 Jan 1954 – Bombay | 23 Jan 1954 – Bombay |
| | | | | | Bombay | 385 & 62/0 |
| | | | | | Maharashtra | 239 & 206 |
| | | 9 Jan 1954 – Kolhapur | 9 Jan 1954 – Kolhapur | | | |
| | | Maharashtra | 576/6d | | | |
| 28 Nov 1953 – Ahmedabad | 28 Nov 1953 – Ahmedabad | | Maharashtra | 576/6d | | |
| 28 Nov 1953 – Ahmedabad | 28 Nov 1953 – Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 151 & 364/6 | |
| Gujarat | 225 & 360/8d | Gujarat | 151 & 364/6 | |
| Saurashtra | 207 & 192/9 | | | |

### South Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | | 25 Dec 1953 – Madras | 25 Dec 1953 – Madras | | |
| | | Madras (T) | 101/6 | |
| 28 Nov 1953 – Bangalore | 28 Nov 1953 – Bangalore | | Madras (T) | 101/6 | |
| 28 Nov 1953 – Bangalore | 28 Nov 1953 – Bangalore | Mysore | 243/8d | |
| Mysore | 290 & 49/2 | Mysore | 243/8d | |
| Mysore | 290 & 49/2 | | | | 21 Jan 1954 – Madras | 21 Jan 1954 – Madras |
| Andhra | 150 & 188 | | | | 21 Jan 1954 – Madras | 21 Jan 1954 – Madras |
| Andhra | 150 & 188 | | | | Madras | 275 & 336/5d |
| | | | | | Travancore-Cochin | 147 & 148 |
| | | 28 Nov 1953 – Trivandrum | 28 Nov 1953 – Trivandrum | | | |
| | | Travancore-Cochin | 241 & 171/4d | | | |
| | | Hyderabad | 125 & 104/4 | |
(T) – Advanced to next round by spin of coin.

### East Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| | | 13 Feb 1954 – Jamshedpur | 13 Feb 1954 – Jamshedpur |
| | | Bihar | 169 & 267/7 |
| 12 Dec 1953 – Cuttack | 12 Dec 1953 – Cuttack | | Bihar | 169 & 267/7 |
| 12 Dec 1953 – Cuttack | 12 Dec 1953 – Cuttack | Bengal | 256 & 304 |
| Orissa | 118 & 142 | Bengal | 256 & 304 |
| Bengal | 479 & 321/9d | | |

### North Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 18 Dec 1953 – Delhi | 18 Dec 1953 – Delhi |
| Services | 345 & 124/5d |
| Services | 345 & 124/5d | 18 Jan 1954 – Jullundur | 18 Jan 1954 – Jullundur |
| Eastern Punjab | 367 & 76/2 | 18 Jan 1954 – Jullundur | 18 Jan 1954 – Jullundur |
| Eastern Punjab | 367 & 76/2 | Eastern Punjab | 163 & 82/6 |
| 23 Dec 1953 – Patiala | 23 Dec 1953 – Patiala | | Eastern Punjab | 163 & 82/6 |
| 23 Dec 1953 – Patiala | 23 Dec 1953 – Patiala | Delhi | 123 & 120/6d |
| Patiala | 119/9d & 258 | Delhi | 123 & 120/6d |
| Delhi | 125 & 253/4 | | |

## Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 12 Feb 1954 – Indore | 12 Feb 1954 – Indore | | |
| Holkar | 350/9d & 10/0 | | |
| Holkar | 350/9d & 10/0 | 6 Mar 1954 – Indore | 6 Mar 1954 – Indore | |
| Eastern Punjab | 127 & 229 | 6 Mar 1954 – Indore | 6 Mar 1954 – Indore |
| Eastern Punjab | 127 & 229 | Holkar | 575 |
| | | Bengal | 149 & 111 |
| | | | | 13 Mar 1954 – Indore | 13 Mar 1954 – Indore |
| | | | | Holkar | 292 & 193 |
| | | | | Bombay | 376 & 111/2 |
| | | 20 Feb 1954 – Bombay | 20 Feb 1954 – Bombay | | |
| | | Bombay | 504 & 342/9d | | |
| | | Madras | 318 & 149 |

### Final

* 13–17 March 1954 Scorecard
* Bombay won by 8 wickets Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore Umpires: Santosh Ganguli and Balkrishna Mohoni
* Holkar won the toss and decided to bat

## Scorecards and averages

* CricketArchive