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
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- 1945-46 - vinay kumar
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 1945-46Commonwealth XI 1950-51
England 1951-52
- at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - match drawn
- at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay - match drawn
- at Eden Gardens, Calcutta - match drawn
- at Modi Stadium, Kanpur - England won by 8 wickets
- at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras - India won by an innings and 8 runs
Pakistan 1952-53
- at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - India won by an innings and 70 runs
- at University Ground, Lucknow - Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs
- at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay - India won by 10 wickets
- at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras - match drawn
- at Eden Gardens, Calcutta - match drawn
Commonwealth XI 1953-54
- at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad - match drawn
- at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay - India won by an innings and 27 runs
- at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - match drawn
- at Eden Gardens, Calcutta - match drawn
- at Nehru Stadium, Madras - India won by an innings and 109 runs
Ceylon 1955-56
Australia 1956-57
- at Nehru Stadium, Madras - Australia won by an innings and 5 runs
- at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay - match drawn
- at Eden Gardens, Calcutta - Australia won by 94 runs
CG Howard's XI 1956-57
Ceylon 1957-58
West Indies 1958-59
- at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay - match drawn
- at Modi Stadium, Kanpur - West Indies won by 203 runs
- at Eden Gardens, Calcutta - West Indies won by an innings and 336 runs
- at Nehru Stadium, Madras - West Indies won by 295 runs
- at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - match drawn
Australia 1959-60
- at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Australia won by an innings and 127 runs
- at Modi Stadium, Kanpur - India won by 119 runs
- at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay - match drawn
- at Nehru Stadium, Madras - Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
- at Eden Gardens, Calcutta - match drawn
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