The 1934–35 Ranji Trophy was the inaugural season of the

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. It was contested between 15 teams in four zones in a knockout format.

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defeated

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in the final. The opening match, between

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and

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, reached a result on the first day.

Highlights

* The first match of the competition was held on 4 November 1934 between

and

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. M. J. Gopalan of Madras bowled the first ball to N. Curtis. * Madras won the match by an innings and 23 runs, five minutes before the close of play on the first day. As of 2022, this is the only first-class match in India to finish in a single day. * S. M. Hadi of

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hit the first century in the Ranji Trophy. He scored 132* against Madras at Secunderabad. * George Abell of Northern India scored the first double hundred, with 210 v Army. In the same innings, he was involved in a partnership of 304 with Ahmed Raza. * Abell scored a century before lunch on the second day (24* to 128*), the first such instance in the Ranji Trophy. * Baqa Jilani took a hat-trick for Northern India v Southern Punjab in the semifinal at Amritsar.Southern Punjab v Northern India
/ref> * Southern Punjab was all out for 22 in the same innings. This remained the lowest team total in the Ranji Trophy until Hyderabad was all out for 21 against

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in 2010–11. *

was intended to be the venue of the semi-final between Bombay and Hyderabad, but it was moved to Bombay as the cricket association in Madras was not in a position to host it. Subsequently, Hyderabad declined to travel, meaning the semi-final was a walkover to Bombay.

Zonal Matches

South Zone

West Zone

North Zone

East Zone

Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage

Final

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

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