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.
East Zone Bengal Central India (now Madhya Pradesh) Central Provinces and Berar (now Vidarbha) Rajputana (now Rajasthan)
North Zone Delhi Northern India Southern Punjab (now Punjab) United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh)
South Zone Hyderabad Madras (now Tamil Nadu) Mysore (now Karnataka)
West Zone Bombay (now Mumbai) Gujarat Maharashtra Sind Western India
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.Bombay v Western India. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
Zonal Matches East Zone
North Zone
South Zone
West Zone
Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage
Final
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