Duleep Trophy
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The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India between teams representing geographical zones of India. The competition is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji (also known as "Duleep").
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[edit] History
The competition was started by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in the 1961-62 season. The inaugural tournament was won by West Zone who defeated South Zone in the final by 10 wickets. In the 1962-63 season four of the five teams (all except Central Zone) had their bowling attacks strengthened by a West Indies Test cricketer. [1]
North Zone and West Zone have been the most successful teams with 16 wins each (including shared trophies).
[edit] Format
Five Indian zonal teams regularly take part in the Duleep Trophy - North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone.
The original format was that the five teams played each other on a knock-out basis. From the 1993-94 season, the competition converted to a league format.
For the 2002-03 season, the zonal teams were replaced by 5 new teams - Elite A, Elite B, Elite C, Plate A and Plate B. These teams were constructed from the new Elite Group and Plate Group divisions which had been introduced into the Ranji Trophy that season. However, this format lasted for only one season as it was felt that the new teams lacked a sense of identity.[2]
From the 2003-04 season onwards, the five original zonal teams competed along with a sixth guest team which was a touring foreign team. The first guest team was England A in 2003-04.
[edit] Composition of teams
Each zonal team is a composite team of cricketers who play for the Ranji Trophy state/city teams situated in that region of India. The teams which compose each zone are as follows:
[edit] Guest teams
From the 2003-04 season onwards, a guest team has competed as a sixth team in the Duleep Trophy.
| Season | Guest Team |
|---|---|
| 2003-04 | England A |
| 2004-05 | Bangladesh |
| 2005-06 | Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI |
| 2006-07 | Sri Lanka A |
| 2007-08 | England Lions |
[edit] Past winners
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1961-62 | West Zone |
| 1962-63 | West Zone |
| 1963-64 | West Zone & South Zone (shared) |
| 1964-65 | West Zone |
| 1965-66 | South Zone |
| 1966-67 | South Zone |
| 1967-68 | South Zone |
| 1968-69 | West Zone |
| 1969-70 | West Zone |
| 1970-71 | South Zone |
| 1971-72 | Central Zone |
| 1972-73 | West Zone |
| 1973-74 | North Zone |
| 1974-75 | South Zone |
| 1975-76 | South Zone |
| 1976-77 | West Zone |
| 1977-78 | West Zone |
| 1978-79 | North Zone |
| 1979-80 | North Zone |
| 1980-81 | West Zone |
| 1981-82 | West Zone |
| 1982-83 | North Zone |
| 1983-84 | North Zone |
| 1984-85 | South Zone |
| 1985-86 | West Zone |
| 1986-87 | South Zone |
| 1987-88 | North Zone |
| 1988-89 | North Zone & West Zone (shared) |
| 1989-90 | South Zone |
| 1990-91 | North Zone |
| 1991-92 | North Zone |
| 1992-93 | North Zone |
| 1993-94 | North Zone |
| 1994-95 | North Zone |
| 1995-96 | South Zone |
| 1996-97 | Central Zone |
| 1997-98 | Central Zone & West Zone (shared) |
| 1998-99 | Central Zone |
| 1999-00 | North Zone |
| 2000-01 | North Zone |
| 2001-02 | West Zone |
| 2002-03 | Elite C |
| 2003-04 | North Zone |
| 2004-05 | Central Zone |
| 2005-06 | West Zone |
| 2006-07 | North Zone |
| 2007-08 | North Zone |
[edit] See also
- Cricket in India
- History of cricket
- Ranji Trophy
- Irani Trophy
- Deodhar Trophy
- NKP Salve Challenger Trophy
[edit] References
- ^ "Cricket in India, 2003-04" by R. Mohan and Mohandas Mohan in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2005. Alton: John Wisden & Co. Ltd., p1450. ISBN 0-947766-89-8
- ^ "Duleep Trophy to revert back to old format", Cricinfo, 1 September 2003. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
[edit] External links
- Crichome - News, discussions about League Cricket, Indian Cricket League, Indian Premier League
- Breaking Cricket Stories - Discover, Score & Discuss | Runoutt
- The Duleep Trophy - Cricinfo
| Indian first class cricket teams in the Duleep Trophy |
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| Central Zone | East Zone | North Zone | South Zone | West Zone |
