Rohinton Baria Trophy

The All-India Inter-University Cricket Championship held for the Rohinton Baria Gold Trophy (or simply, Rohinton Baria Trophy) is India's premier inter-university cricket tournament. It has been contested annually since the 1935/36 season.

History

The trophy was donated in 1935 by Ardeshir Dadabhoy Baria of Bombay in memory of his son Rohinton, for a tournament to be played between the Indian universities. Initially, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organised the tournament, but the Inter-University Sports Board of India (IUSB) took over in 1940/41.[1]

The university teams compete in zones before the winners and runners-up from each zone play off in semi-finals and finals. Until 1989/90, when the format was changed to a one-day 50-over contest, the finals were usually held over three or four days at the campus of one of the finalists or at a neutral venue. Sometimes matches were played to a finish regardless of time; the 1956-57 match went on for eight days and finished when Bombay University, having set Delhi University 728 to win, dismissed them for 611 in 304.1 overs.[2][3]

Apart from Indian universities, Ceylon University also participated from 1947/48 to 1969/70.[4] The only university from the future Pakistan to compete before partition was University of the Punjab, Lahore which won the title four times.

In its early decades participation in the tournament helped prepare many future Test and first-class players, especially in the larger universities.[5] In their team that won the 1940/41 final, Bombay University had four future Indian Test players (Ranga Sohoni, Hemu Adhikari, Chandra Sarwate and Sadu Shinde),[6] while in their 1958/59 champion team they had five future Test players (Arvind Apte, Dilip Sardesai, Ajit Wadekar – who scored 324 in the final – Farokh Engineer and Ramakant Desai).[7] In their 1945-46 team Punjab University included seven players (Nazar Mohammad, Imtiaz Ahmed, Maqsood Ahmed, Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Fazal Mahmood, Khan Mohammad and Shujauddin Butt) who later played a prominent part in Pakistan's Test successes in the 1950s.[8]

According to the writer and former Rohinton Baria Trophy and Ranji Trophy player Venkatraman Ramnarayan, the Rohinton Baria also provided a valuable "finishing school" for future leaders, and a model of dignified behaviour on the sports field which is now lacking.[9] With the rise of widespread junior competitions and coaching for young players, interest in inter-university cricket has waned in recent decades.[10]

Winners

Season Winner Runner-up 3rd Place4th Place
1935/36Punjab UniversityBombay UniversityN/AN/A
1936/37Punjab UniversityNagpur UniversityN/AN/A
1937/38Punjab UniversityAligarh Muslim UniversityN/AN/A
1938/39Bombay UniversityPunjab UniversityN/AN/A
1939/40Bombay UniversityMysore UniversityN/AN/A
1940/41Bombay UniversityBenares Hindu UniversityN/AN/A
1941/42Bombay UniversityPunjab UniversityN/AN/A
1942/43Bombay UniversityAligarh Muslim UniversityN/AN/A
1943/44Punjab UniversityMadras UniversityN/AN/A
1944/45Bombay UniversityPunjab UniversityN/AN/A
1945/46Bombay UniversityPunjab UniversityN/AN/A
1946/47Bombay UniversityAligarh Muslim UniversityN/AN/A
1947/48Bombay UniversityAgra UniversityN/AN/A
1948/49Bombay UniversityCalcutta UniversityN/AN/A
1949/50Bombay UniversityCalcutta UniversityN/AN/A
1950/51Mysore UniversityDelhi UniversityN/AN/A
1951/52Mysore UniversityAllahabad UniversityN/AN/A
1952/53Bombay UniversityDelhi UniversityN/AN/A
1953/54Delhi UniversityMysore UniversityN/AN/A
1954/55Bombay UniversityPanjab UniversityN/AN/A
1955/56Bombay UniversityDelhi UniversityN/AN/A
1956/57Bombay UniversityDelhi UniversityN/AN/A
1957/58Bombay UniversityPanjab UniversityN/AN/A
1958/59Bombay UniversityDelhi UniversityN/AN/A
1959/60Delhi UniversityBombay UniversityN/AN/A
1960/61Bombay UniversityAllahabad UniversityN/AN/A
1961/62Mysore UniversityBombay UniversityN/AN/A
1962/63Poona UniversityMadras UniversityN/AN/A
1963/64Bombay UniversityMadras UniversityN/AN/A
1964/65Bombay UniversityCalcutta UniversityN/AN/A
1965/66Bombay UniversityBangalore UniversityN/AN/A
1966/67Osmania UniversityBombay UniversityN/AN/A
1967/68Calcutta UniversityIndore UniversityN/AN/A
1968/69Delhi UniversityOsmania UniversityN/AN/A
1969/70Bombay UniversityBangalore UniversityN/AN/A
1970/71Madras UniversityBombay UniversityN/AN/A
1971/72Punjabi UniversityUdaipur UniversityN/AN/A
1972/73Madras UniversityDelhi UniversityN/AN/A
1973/74Delhi UniversityBangalore UniversityN/AN/A
1974/75Bombay UniversityDelhi UniversityN/AN/A
1975/76Madras UniversityBombay UniversityN/AN/A
1976/77Osmania UniversityBombay UniversityN/AN/A
1977/78Delhi UniversityOsmania UniversityCalcutta UniversityBombay University
1978/79Delhi UniversityBombay UniversityMadras UniversityAllahabad University
1979/80Delhi UniversityOsmania UniversityBangalore UniversityGuru Nanak Dev University
1980/81Delhi UniversityBombay UniversityMadras UniversityCalcutta University
1981/82Delhi UniversityGuru Nanak Dev UniversityMadras UniversityCalcutta University
1982/83Delhi UniversityPoona UniversityPatna UniversityPanjab University
1983/84Delhi UniversityPanjab UniversityPoona UniversityBangalore University
1984/85Bombay UniversityDelhi UniversityPanjab UniversityCalcutta University
1985/86Madras UniversityBombay UniversityDelhi UniversityAligarh Muslim University
1986/87Bangalore UniversityMadras UniversityPanjab UniversityCalcutta University
1987/88Delhi UniversityBangalore UniversityMaharaja Sayajirao UniversityPoona University
1988/89Guru Nanak Dev UniversityDelhi UniversityBombay UniversityRajasthan University
1989/90Delhi UniversityGuru Nanak Dev UniversityJamia Millia IslamiaPanjab University
1990/91Jamia Millia IslamiaPoona UniversityDelhi UniversityGuru Nanak Dev University
1991/92South Gujarat UniversityGuru Nanak Dev UniversityGujarat UniversityDelhi University
1992/93Delhi UniversityBhavnagar UniversityBangalore UniversityKurukshetra University
1993/94Guru Nanak Dev UniversityBombay UniversityLalit Narayan Mithila UniversityKarnatak University
1994/95Panjab UniversityRanchi University??
1995/96????
1996/97Guru Nanak Dev University???
1997/98Guru Nanak Dev University???
1998/99Delhi UniversityOsmania University??
1999/00Madras UniversityBarkatullah University??
2000/01?Delhi UniversityMadras UniversityOsmania University
2001/02Maharaja Sayajirao UniversityMumbai University??
2002/03Chaudhary Charan Singh UniversityGujarat UniversityBangalore UniversityRanchi University
2003/04????
2004/05Calcutta UniversityJamia Millia IslamiaOsmania UniversityMysore University
2005/06Mumbai University???
2006/07Madras UniversityMysore UniversityCalcutta UniversitySaurashtra University
2007/08Mumbai UniversityMadras UniversitySRM Institute of Science and TechnologyGuru Nanak Dev University
2008/09Mumbai UniversitySRM Institute of Science and TechnologyDelhi UniversityRashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
2009/10Mumbai UniversityPunjabi UniversityMadras UniversitySRM Institute of Science and Technology
2010/11Guru Nanak Dev UniversityMumbai UniversityOsmania UniversityMadras University
2011/12Guru Nanak Dev UniversityBanaras Hindu UniversityMumbai UniversityJain University
2012/13Jain UniversityMumbai UniversityJamia Millia IslamiaJiwaji University
2013/14Guru Nanak Dev UniversityMaharshi Dayanand UniversityMumbai UniversityJain University
2014/15Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal UniversityDelhi UniversityMumbai UniversitySRM Institute of Science and Technology
2015/16SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyMumbai UniversityJain UniversityAligarh Muslim University
2016/17Veer Narmad South Gujarat UniversityDelhi UniversitySant Gadge Baba Amravati UniversityChaudhary Charan Singh University
2017/18Maharishi Dayanand UniversitySaurashtra UniversityGuru Nanak Dev UniversityMumbai University
2018/19Guru Nanak Dev UniversityMysore UniversityMumbai UniversityVeer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

Notes:-

References

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