ACS Overseas FIrst-Class Annual 2012

R.D.Bist of the Ranji champions Rajasthan was easily the highest run-scorer in the first-class season with 1,331 at 73.94, and he also headed the Ranji aggregates with 1,034 at 86.16. His teammate V.A.Saxena, helped by a monumental 257 in the final, was the second-highest scorer in the Ranji Trophy with 897 at 52.76. The only bowler to exceed 50 wickets in the season, with 59 at 19.94, was A.B.Dinda of Bengal (medium-fast). Arguably the outstanding individual performance of the season, however, came from a wicketkeeper. Playing for Hyderabad against Assam, I.Khaleel claimed 14 dismissals in the match (11 c, 3 st) to set a new first-class record. During the 2012 close season the BCCI agreed to overhaul the Ranji Trophy. In 2012/13 the 27 teams will be divided into three groups of nine each. Groups A and B are of roughly equal standard and the top three from each will qualify for the quarter-finals; Group C is weaker and only the top two will qualify. At the league stage an outright win will receive 6 points instead of 5, and all the knockout matches will be played over five days (rather than the final only). The new league system means a significant increase in the amount of first-class cricket, since each team will play a minimum of eight matches: a full Ranji season will consist of 115 matches rather than 88 as hitherto. Ranji Trophy 2011/12: Final tables Elite Group A P W L DWF DLF ND NDA BP Pts Quot 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 Mumbai 7 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 25 1.439 2 Karnataka 7 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 22 1.831 3 Rajasthan 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 16 0.984 4 Saurashtra 7 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 16 0.925 5 Uttar Pradesh 7 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 16 1.021 6 Punjab 7 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 15 0.774 7 Railways 7 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 13 0.941 8 Orissa 7 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0.542 Elite Group B P W L DWF DLF ND NDA BP Pts Quot 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 Tamil Nadu 6 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 20 1.408 2 Madhya Pradesh 6 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 17 1.012 3 Haryana 6 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 14 0.999 4 Baroda 6 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 13 0.953 5 Bengal 6 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 13 1.163 6 Delhi 6 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 11 0.938 7 Gujarat 6 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 8 0.744 Plate Group A P W L DWF DLF ND NDA BP Pts Quot 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 Vidarbha 5 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 15 1.382 2 Himachal Pradesh 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 15 1.277 3 Kerala 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 0.976 4 Andhra 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 12 1.120 5 Services 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 11 0.916 6 Tripura 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.650 115 India in 2011/12