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

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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

1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
2nd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
4th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – West Indies won by an innings and 193 runs
5th Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn

Commonwealth XI 1949-50

Commonwealth XI 1950-51

England 1951-52

1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
2nd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
4th Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – England won by 8 wickets
5th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by an innings and 8 runs

Pakistan 1952-53

1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by an innings and 70 runs
2nd Test at University Ground, Lucknow – Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs
3rd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – India won by 10 wickets
4th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn
5th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn

Commonwealth XI 1953-54

New Zealand 1955-56

1st Test at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad – match drawn
2nd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – India won by an innings and 27 runs
3rd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
4th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
5th Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – India won by an innings and 109 runs

Ceylon 1955-56

Australia 1956-57

1st Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – Australia won by an innings and 5 runs
2nd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – Australia won by 94 runs

CG Howard's XI 1956-57

Ceylon 1957-58

West Indies 1958-59

1st Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
2nd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – West Indies won by 203 runs
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – West Indies won by an innings and 336 runs
4th Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – West Indies won by 295 runs
5th Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn

Australia 1959-60

1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Australia won by an innings and 127 runs
2nd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – India won by 119 runs
3rd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
4th Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
5th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn

External sources

CricketArchive – Itinerary of Events in India

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

v t e Indian cricket seasons
History of cricket in India to 1918 1918–19 to 1945 1945–46 to 1960 1960–61 to 1970 1970–71 to 1985 1985–86 to 2000 History of cricket in India from 2000–01 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

Indian cricket seasons

History of cricket in India to 1918

History of cricket in India from 2000–01

International cricket tours of India

Test and LOI tours
Afghanistan	2016–17 2018 2019–20 2021–22 2023–24
Australia	1956–57 1959–60 1964–65 1969–70 1979–80 1984–85 1986–87 1996–97 1997–98 2000–01 2004–05 2007 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2012–13 2013–14 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2022–23 2023–24
Bangladesh	2016–17 2018 2019–20 2024–25
England	1933–34 1951–52 1961–62 1963–64 1972–73 1976–77 1979–80 1981–82 1984–85 1992–93 2001–02 2005–06 2008–09 2011–12 2012–13 2016–17 2020–21 2023–24 2024–25
Ireland	2016–17 2018–19 2019–20
New Zealand	1955–56 1964–65 1969–70 1976–77 1988–89 1995–96 1999–2000 2003–04 2010–11 2012 2016–17 2017–18 2021–22 2022–23 2024–25
Pakistan	1952–53 1960–61 1979–80 1983–84 1986–87 1998–99 2004–05 2007–08 2012–13
South Africa	1991–92 1996–97 1999–2000 2004–05 2005–06 2007–08 2009–10 2015–16 2019–20 2022 2022–23
Sri Lanka	1982–83 1986–87 1990–91 1993–94 1997–98 2005–06 2006–07 2009–10 2014–15 2015–16 2017–18 2019–20 2021–22
West Indies	1948–49 1958–59 1966–67 1974–75 1978–79 1983–84 1987–88 1994–95 2002–03 2006–07 2011–12 2013–14 2014–15 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22 2025–26
Zimbabwe	1992–93 2000–01 2001–02

Tournaments hosted
World Cup	1987 1996 2011 2023
Men's T20 World Cup	2016 2021
Champions Trophy	2006
Asia Cup	1990–91
Multiple teams	1989 1993 1994–95 1996–97 1997 1997–98 1997–98 1998–99 2003–04

Other tours
Australian	1935–36 1945–46
Ceylonese/Sri Lankan	1932–33 1940–41 1952–53 1955–56 1957–58 1959–60 1961–62 1964–65 1966–67 1968–69 1970–71 1972–73 1974–75 1975–76
Dutch	1994–95 2012–13
English	1889–90 1892–93 1926–27 1937–38 1956–57 1963–64 1994–95 2005–06 2023–24
Kenyan	1999–00 2011–12
Multi-national	1930–31 1949–50 1950–51 1953–54 1961–62 1964–65 1967–68
Tanzanian	2006–07

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