1945–46 Ranji Trophy

The 1945–46 Ranji Trophy was the 12th season of the Ranji Trophy. Holkar won the title defeating Baroda in the final.

Highlights

 * Holkar scored 912 for 8 decl against Mysore in the semifinal. This was the highest score in Indian first class cricket until Hyderabad made 944 for 6 against Andhra in 1993–94.
 * Six batsmen scored hundreds for Holkar: Kamal Bhandarkar 142, Chandu Sarwate 101, Madhavsinh Jagdale 164, C. K. Nayudu 101, Bhausaheb Nimbalkar 172 and Rameshwar Pratap Singh 100. This has never been equalled.
 * There were seven century partnerships in the Holkar innings. All wickets from one to eight, except the second, made more than 100 runs.
 * B. K. Garudachar took 4 wickets for 301. This is the most expensive bowling in Indian cricket, and third most expensive in all first-class cricket.
 * Chandu Sarwate took 9 for 61 in the Mysore first innings in addition to his hundred. It is the only instance of a century and nine wickets in an innings in Indian cricket.
 * Mysore conceded defeat on the fourth day.


 * Baroda won the Zonal finals and the Semifinals by the spin of a coin, as both matches were unable to produce a winner. The Zonal finals were drawn with the first innings incomplete, while their semifinal ended in a tie.
 * Vijay Merchant averaged 405.00 with the bat (405 in two innings, once out). This is the highest batting average achieved for any Ranji season.
 * C. K. Nayudu scored 200 for Holkar v Baroda in the final at the age of 50 years and 142 days. He is the oldest Indian cricketer to score a double hundred and the fifth oldest in all first class cricket after Dave Nourse, John King, Archie MacLaren and Jack Hobbs.

West Zone
(T) – Advanced to next round by spin of coin.

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches
(T) – Advanced to finals by spin of coin.

Scorecards and averages

 * CricketArchive