Northern Punjab cricket team
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The Northern Punjab cricket team was an India
n domestic cricket team representing the northern part of the Indian state of Punjab during the time of the British Raj
and later the northern part of its Indian successor
, following the partition of India
. The team first played first-class cricket
in 1926 against a touring Marylebone Cricket Club
team. It next played first-class cricket in 1960, when the team made its Ranji Trophy
debut against Jammu and Kashmir
. The team continued to appear in the Ranji Trophy until the 1967/68 season, when it played its final first-class match against Southern Punjab.
Ranji Trophy 1965/66, Batting, Bowling and Fielding :
Balwant Singh
BS Bedi
M Chamanlal
Dharam Vir
Gurdip Singh
NN Joshi
A Khan
A Khanna
ML Khanna
Krishnamurthi
S Luthra
AK Puri
Ramnath Paul
A Razdan
V Sehgal
V Sharma
S Talwar
RK Verma
Balwant Singh
Dharam Vir
Ganesh Lal
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n domestic cricket team representing the northern part of the Indian state of Punjab during the time of the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
and later the northern part of its Indian successor
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, following the partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
. The team first played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
in 1926 against a touring Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
team. It next played first-class cricket in 1960, when the team made its Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
debut against Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir cricket team
The Jammu and Kashmir cricket team is a cricket team based in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is in the Plate Group of the Ranji Trophy. Its home ground is the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar.-References:**navneet roy...
. The team continued to appear in the Ranji Trophy until the 1967/68 season, when it played its final first-class match against Southern Punjab.
Ranji Trophy 1965/66, Batting, Bowling and Fielding :
Balwant Singh
BS Bedi
M Chamanlal
Dharam Vir
Gurdip Singh
NN Joshi
A Khan
A Khanna
ML Khanna
Krishnamurthi
S Luthra
AK Puri
Ramnath Paul
A Razdan
V Sehgal
V Sharma
S Talwar
RK Verma
Balwant Singh
Dharam Vir
Ganesh Lal
External links
- Northern Punjab cricket team at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...