The Central Provinces and Berar cricket team represented the
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province and state of
Central Provinces and Berar in the
Ranji Trophy from 1934–35 to 1949–50. After the state was dissolved and redistributed into several states in 1950, the Central Provinces and Berar team was superseded by the
Madhya Pradesh team, beginning with the 1950–51 Ranji Trophy, and the
Vidarbha team, beginning with the 1957–58 Ranji Trophy.
Playing record
Central Provinces and Berar played 15
first-class matches between 1933 and 1949, including 11 Ranji Trophy matches. They won only one of their Ranji Trophy matches, against
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
in 1947–48 under the captaincy of
Wasuderao Sane, lost nine and drew one. They won one of their other matches, against
Cricket Club of India
Cricket Club of India (CCI) is a cricket club in India. It is located on Dinsha Wacha Road, in Churchgate of Mumbai, India. It was conceived as India's counterpart to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). It is considered one of the most prestigiou ...
in 1938–39,
and lost the other three.
Leading players
Central Provinces and Berar batsmen scored two centuries.
C. K. Nayudu
Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu (31 October 1895 – 14 November 1967), also known as CK, was the first captain of the Indian cricket team in Test cricket, Test matches.
He played first-class cricket regularly until 1958, and returned for one ...
scored 107 against
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London. The club was formerly the governing body of cricket retaining considerable global influence ...
in 1933–34, and
Kamraj Kesari
Kamraj Kesari (24 October 1922 – 26 March 1985) was an Indian cricketer who played 33 matches of first-class cricket for several teams in India from 1941 to 1959.
A middle-order batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler, he took 7 for 55 and 2 ...
scored 142 against
Holkar
The Holkar (Pronunciation: o(ː)ɭkəɾ dynasty was a Maratha clan of Dhangar origin in India. The Holkars were generals under Peshwa Baji Rao I, and later became Maharajas of Indore in Central India as an independent member of the Mara ...
in the Ranji Trophy in 1948–49. In the same match Kesari took Central Provinces and Berar's best Ranji Trophy bowling figures, 6 for 62. The best bowling figures overall were 7 for 43 by
C. S. Nayudu
Cottari Subbanna Nayudu (; 18 April 1914 – 22 November 2002) was an Indian cricketer who played in eleven Tests from 1934 to 1952. He was the younger brother of the cricketer C. K. Nayudu.
Career
C. S. Nayudu played his first first-class ...
against Cricket Club of India in 1938–39.
Grounds
Central Provinces and Berar played all their home matches at the
Central Provinces Gymkhana Ground in
Nagpur
Nagpur (pronunciation: aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nagpur is projected to ...
.
Vidarbha
Vidarbha (Pronunciation: id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the east of the Indian state of Maharashtra and a proposed state of central India, comprising the state's Amravati and Nagpur divisions. Amravati Division's former name is Ber ...
later used the ground for their home matches, and it also staged nine
Test matches between 1969 and 2006.
References
External links
Central Provinces and Berar cricket teamat CricketArchive
at CricketArchive
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Indian first-class cricket teams
Former senior cricket clubs of India
Central Provinces and Berar
Cricket in Madhya Pradesh
1933 establishments in British India
1949 disestablishments in India
Cricket clubs established in 1933