The first match of the South Zone in the Ranji Trophy, 1959-60 was played between the teams of Hyderabad and Mysore at Hyderabad from 14-16 November, 1959. The Mysore team played wonderfully in the match and won it by 7 wickets and earned the 8 valuable points from it. A clash between the teams of Madras and Kerala occurred in the second match of the South Zone in the Ranji Trophy, 1959-60 and the match was played at Coimbatore from 14-16 November, 1959. The match saw the Madras team winning by a huge 9 wickets margin and also earning the entire 9 points from it. The third match of the South Zone involved the teams of Hyderabad and Kerala and the match took place at Hyderabad from 20-22 November, 1959. The Hyderabad team won the match by an innings and 95 runs and got the full 9 points form the match. The teams of Mysore and Andhra played the next match of the South Zone in the Ranji Trophy, 1959-60 at Bangalore from 21-22 November, 1960, where the Mysore team won by an innings and 104 runs. The Mysore team also earned the entire 9 points from the match. In the fourth match of the zone, the teams of Mysore and Madras met with each other at Dharwar from 05-07 December, 1959. The Mysore team won the match by 6 wickets to earn 8 valuable points from it. However, the Madras team also earned 1 point from the match. The Mysore team then played against the Kerala team in the next match at Mangalore from 12-14 December, 1959. The match saw the Mysore team winning by a huge margin of an innings and 97 runs and earning the entire 9 points from it. The seventh match of the South Zone in the Ranji Trophy, 1959-60 was played between the teams of Hyderabad and Madras at Hyderabad from 12-14 December, 1959. The Hyderabad team played well in the match and earned 8 valuable points by winning the match by 4 wickets. The teams of Andhra and Kerala clashed with each other in the next match at Palghat from 25-27 December, 1960. As the match was drawn during its stipulated time, the match officials awarded the Kerala and Andhra teams 6 and 3 points each for the match. The Andhra team appeared in the next match also and this time, it played against the Hyderabad team at Hyderabad from 02-04 January, 1960. The Hyderabad team became successful to win the match by 8 wickets and also earned the full 9 points from it. The last match of the South Zone in the Ranji Trophy, 1959-60 witnessed a clash between the teams of Madras and Andhra at Madras from 08-09 January, 1960. The Madras team won the match by 6 wickets and earned the total 9 points from the match. |