#ranji trophy

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Ranji Trophy Founded — India's National Championship, 1934-35

Indian first-class teams

1934-07-10

On 10 July 1934 the Indian Cricket Control Board, meeting at Simla, voted to inaugurate a national first-class championship in memory of KS Ranjitsinhji, who had died in April 1933. The first 'Cricket Championship of India' — known almost immediately as the Ranji Trophy — was contested in 1934-35 with 15 teams; Bombay won it, beating Northern India in the final at Bombay Gymkhana. The trophy itself, a gold cup donated by the Maharaja of Patiala, modelled the structure of Indian first-class cricket for the next nine decades.

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Ranji Trophy Discussions Begin — Indian First-Class Structure, 1929

BCCI and Indian provincial cricket associations

1929-08-15

In the first year after its foundation the Board of Control for Cricket in India began discussions on a national first-class competition modelled on the County Championship and Sheffield Shield. The Ranji Trophy was eventually launched in 1934-35, but its founding deliberations began in mid-1929 with the BCCI's first executive meeting.

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BCCI Founded — December 1928, Delhi

BCCI / Indian cricket administration

1928-12-04

On 4 December 1928 representatives of regional cricket associations met in Delhi and constituted the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Within 18 months the BCCI had been admitted to the Imperial Cricket Conference, secured Test status for India, and laid the foundation for what would become the wealthiest cricket administration in the world.

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