History of cricket in India from 1945-46 to 1960

History of cricket in India from 1945-46 to 1960

This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 1945-46 season until 1960.

Events

The major and defining event in the history of Indian cricket during this period was the Partition of India following full independence from the British Raj in 1947.

An early casualty of change was the Bombay Quadrangular tournament which had been a focal point of Indian cricket for over 50 years. The new India had no place for teams based on ethnic origin. As a result, the Ranji Trophy came into its own as the national championship.

The last-ever Bombay Pentangular, as it had become, was won by the Hindus in 1945-46.

Domestic cricket

Ranji Trophy winners

* 1945-46 – Holkar
* 1946-47 – Baroda
* 1947-48 – Holkar
* 1948-49 – Bombay
* 1949-50 – Baroda
* 1950-51 – Holkar
* 1951-52 – Bombay
* 1952-53 – Holkar
* 1953-54 – Bombay
* 1954-55 – Madras
* 1955-56 – Bombay
* 1956-57 – Bombay
* 1957-58 – Baroda
* 1958-59 – Bombay
* 1959-60 – Bombay

Leading players by season

The lists below give the leading first-class runscorers and wicket-takers in each domestic season.

Batsmen

* 1945-46 –

Bowlers

* 1945-46 –

International cricket

International tours of India

Australian Services 1945-46

""'For information about this tour, see" : Australian Services cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1945-46

West Indies 1948-49

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/18/18716.html 1st Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/18/18732.html 2nd Test] at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/18/18755.html 3rd Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/18/18771.html 4th Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – West Indies won by an innings and 193 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/18/18779.html 5th Test] at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn

Commonwealth XI 1949-50

Commonwealth XI 1950-51

England 1951-52

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/19/19997.html 1st Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20031.html 2nd Test] at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20053.html 3rd Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20071.html 4th Test] at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – England won by 8 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20096.html 5th Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by an innings and 8 runs

Pakistan 1952-53

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20436.html 1st Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by an innings and 70 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20438.html 2nd Test] at University Ground, Lucknow – Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20448.html 3rd Test] at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – India won by 10 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20458.html 4th Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20471.html 5th Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn

Commonwealth XI 1953-54

New Zealand 1955-56

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21802.html 1st Test] at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21811.html 2nd Test] at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – India won by an innings and 27 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21822.html 3rd Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21835.html 4th Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21848.html 5th Test] at Nehru Stadium, Madras – India won by an innings and 109 runs

Ceylon 1955-56

Australia 1956-57

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/22/22246.html 1st Test] at Nehru Stadium, Madras – Australia won by an innings and 5 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/22/22250.html 2nd Test] at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/22/22254.html 3rd Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – Australia won by 94 runs

CG Howard's XI 1956-57

Ceylon 1957-58

West Indies 1958-59

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23212.html 1st Test] at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23224.html 2nd Test] at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – West Indies won by 203 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23272.html 3rd Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – West Indies won by an innings and 336 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23321.html 4th Test] at Nehru Stadium, Madras – West Indies won by 295 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23336.html 5th Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn

Australia 1959-60

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23857.html 1st Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Australia won by an innings and 127 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23863.html 2nd Test] at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – India won by 119 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23887.html 3rd Test] at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23914.html 4th Test] at Nehru Stadium, Madras – Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/23/23936.html 5th Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/IND.html CricketArchive – Itinerary of Events in India]

Further reading

* Rowland Bowen, "Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development", Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
* Vasant Raiji, "India's Hambledon Men", Tyeby Press, 1986
* Mihir Bose, "A History of Indian Cricket", Andre-Deutsch, 1990
* Ramachandra Guha, "A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport", Picador, 2001


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