Nawanagar cricket team

Nawanagar cricket team
Team information
Founded	1936
Last match	1947
Home ground	Ajitsinhji Ground, Jamnagar
History
First-class debut	Sind ; in 1936; at Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad
Ranji Trophy wins	1

Last updated September 19, 2025

The Nawanagar cricket team was an Indian domestic cricket team active in first-class cricket from 1936 until 1947, operating in the West Zone of the Ranji Trophy for twelve seasons. It was based in Jamnagar, Gujarat, then part of the Nawanagar State.^[1]^[2]

Nawanagar won its only Ranji Trophy in 1936–37 when it defeated Bengal in the final.^[3]^[4] It was succeeded by Saurashtra, which began competing in the Ranji Trophy in 1950–51.

Honours

Ranji Trophy
- Winners (1): 1936–37
- Runners-up (1): 1937–38

Notes

↑ CricketArchive – Nawanagar first-class matches
↑ Nawanagar
↑ "Bengal v Nawanagar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
↑ "Bengal v Nawanagar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

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[1] CricketArchive – Nawanagar first-class matches

[2] Nawanagar

[3] "Bengal v Nawanagar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

[4] "Bengal v Nawanagar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

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