1936–37 Ranji Trophy

1936–37 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy
Dates3 December 1936 – 10 February 1937
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsNawanagar (1st title)
Participants17
Matches16
Most runsSorabji Colah (Nawanagar) (384)
Most wicketsAmar Singh (Nawanagar) (28)
Official websitehttp://www.bcci.tv

The 1936–37 Ranji Trophy was the third edition of India's first-class cricket championship. Matches were played from 3 December 1936 to 10 February 1937 with a total of 17 teams participating. The sides were divided into four zonal groups, but the tournament utilised a knockout format. Fifteen of the 1935–36 teams returned but Northern India did not. The two newcomers were Bihar and Nawanagar, who won the title at the first attempt after defeating Bengal by 256 runs in the final.