The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between teams representing regional and state cricket associations. The competition currently consists of 37 teams, with all 29 states in India and two of the seven union territories having at least one representation. The competition is named after first Indian cricketer who played international cricket, Ranjitsinhji, who was also known as 'Ranji'.
Terence Michael Alderman is a former Australian international cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm fast-medium bowler.
Bishnoi is a Hindu religious sect found in the Western Thar Desert and northern states of India. They follow a set of 29 principles/commandments given by Guru Jambheshwar (1451-1536). Jambheshwar founded the sect at Samrathal Dhora in 1485 and his teachings, comprising 120 shabads, are known as Shabadwani. He preached for the next 51 years, travelling across India. There are an estimated 10,00,000 followers of Vishnoi sect residing in large number in states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh. A significant population of this sect also lives in some villages of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Shaun Francis Graf is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played 11 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Australia in the early 1980s as an all-rounder. He represented Western Australia as well as his native Victoria in the Sheffield Shield and also played county cricket for Hampshire. He was part of Sheffield Shield-winning sides in 1979–80 (Victoria) and 1983–84.
Quintin McMillan was a South African cricketer who played in thirteen Tests from 1929 to 1931–32.
Temba Bavuma is a South African cricketer who plays for Cape Cobras at domestic level and for South Africa at Test level. He is the first black African cricketer to make a Test century for South Africa. Brought up in the intense cricket culture of Langa – Bavuma, Thami Tsolekile and Malusi Siboto are all from the same street – Bavuma was educated at South African College Junior School in Newlands, and St David's Marist Inanda High School in Sandton. He is primarily a test player and regarded as a gritty, classical mid-order batsman and excellent fielder, as well as a useful part-time medium-pace bowler.
Rumeli Dhar is a Bengali cricketer.
Mahipal Maderna is an Indian politician from Rajasthan, previously a member of Indian National Congress. He served as the Water Resources Minister of Rajasthan in Ashok Gehlot's ministry.
David John Makinson is a former English cricketer who played in first-class and List A matches for Lancashire. He also appeared in List A matches for Cumberland. Makinson was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born at Eccleston, Lancashire.
Bhanwari Devi was a 36-year-old auxiliary nurse midwife.
The 1962–63 Ranji Trophy was the 29th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Rajasthan in the final.
Rajesh Bishnoi is an Indian cricketer who plays for Rajasthan. He made his first-class debut for Rajasthan in the 2006–07 Ranji Trophy on 23 November 2006. He was the leading run-scorer for Rajasthan in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 436 runs in six matches.
The Reverend Ernest Frederick Waddy, known as Mick Waddy, was an Australian clergyman, schoolmaster and a cricketer who played first-class cricket before the First World War for New South Wales and then from 1919 to 1922 in England for Warwickshire. He was born in Morpeth, New South Wales and died at South Littleton, Worcestershire.
Claire Antonia Polosak is an Australian cricket umpire. She stood as umpire in one Women's Twenty20 International. In January 2017, she was one of four female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
Gwen Nagel was an international cricket umpire. She has umpired in one Women's Test Match and three Women's One Day Internationals. She has played 14 First class matches for North Shore Women. She was a right handed batsman and bowled left arm medium fast.
The Central Zone women's cricket team is a women's first-class cricket team that represents central India in the Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition and Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition. Team also represented cental India in the now defunct Rani Jhansi Trophy from 1974 to 1997. Central zone has been the most dominant team, especially due to Railways bagging the top players from all regions. Central zone emerged victorious in 7 out of the 8 seasons of the one day competition and won both the first class tournaments.
Madhusmita Somnath Behera is an Odia cricketer. She is a right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm off-break. She plays for Odisha and East Zone. She has played 8 First-class, 71 List A and 43 Women's Twenty20.
Kavita Dilip Patil is a Maharashtrian cricketer. She is a right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm medium pace. She played for Maharashtra, Railways, West Zone and Central Zone. She made her debut in major domestic cricket on 3 November 2009 in a one-day match against Saurashtra. She has played 4 First-class, 57 List A and 49 Women's Twenty20 cricket matches.
Rajesh Bishnoi is an Indian cricketer who plays for Rajasthan. He made his first-class debut for Rajasthan in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 13 November 2016.
