1937–38 Ranji Trophy
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The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
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| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Hyderabad |
| Participants | 18 |
| Most runs | Amar Singh (Nawanagar) (370)[1] |
| Most wickets | Amar Singh (Nawanagar) (24)[2] |
The 1937–38 Ranji Trophy was the fourth season of the Ranji Trophy that was contested between 18 teams in four zones in a knockout format. Hyderabad defeated the defending champions Nawanagar in the final.
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Highlights
- Hyderabad qualified for the final after getting walkovers in the previous two rounds. The Ranji final was the only match they played in this season.
- Hyderabad's feat of winning the Ranji trophy while winning only one match is a rare feat. Maharashtra in 1940-41, Hyderabad again in 1986-87 and Bengal in 1989-90 all won only one match outright while winning the title.
- Amar Singh topped the batting and bowling aggregates for the season. He scored 370 runs and took 24 wickets in 4 matches.
- Against Bombay in the decisive match in the West Zone, Amar Singh scored 140* and took 6/22 in the first innings, bowling Bombay out for 45. Against Baroda he scored 66 and took 6 wickets in the match, and against Sind 86 and 10 wickets for 61 (3/35 and 7/26).
- Nawanagar defeated Baroda by an innings 275 runs, Sind by an innings and 144 runs and Bombay by an innings and 130 runs before losing the final.
Knockout tree
The regular semifinals were not held this year because of the absence of teams[citation needed]. Hyderabad from the South Zone and Nawanagar from the West played the finals.
Final
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22-24 Feb 1938
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- Nawanagar won the toss and elected to bat
- The match was played in a neutral ground.
Teams
| North Zone |
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| Southern Punjab |
| Northern India |
| United Provinces |
| North West Frontier Province |
| West Zone |
| Nawanagar |
| Sind |
| Western India |
| Gujarat |
| Maharashtra |
| South Zone |
| Hyderabad |
| Madras |
| Mysore |
| East Zone |
| Bengal |
| Central India |
| Bihar |
| Rajputana |
The team that won the zonal title is listed in bold. The teams are listed in the approximate order in which they finished in the zone.
