1961–62 Duleep Trophy

1961–62 Duleep Trophy
Dates30 September 1961 – 23 October 1961
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsWest Zone (1st title)
Participants5
Matches4
Most runsSalim Durani (CZ) (244)[1]
Most wicketsRamakant Desai (WZ) (10)[2]

The 1961–62 Duleep Trophy was the first season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.

West Zone won the title, defeating South Zone in the final.

Results

Quarterfinal Semifinals Final
         
West Zone W
Central Zone
Central Zone C
East Zone
West Zone W
South Zone
South Zone W
North Zone

Final

20–23 October 1961
Scorecard
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175 (58.6 overs)
A. G. Kripal Singh 73
Polly Umrigar 6/52
234/9 dec (80.5 overs)
Chandu Borde 82*
A. G. Kripal Singh 4/66
139 (59.5 overs)
U. Prabhakar Rao 48*
Gulabrai Ramchand 4/18
82/0 (14 overs)
Nari Contractor 44*
West Zone won by 10 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
  • South Zone won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Duleep Trophy 1961/62 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Bowling in Duleep Trophy 1961/62 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2016.


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