The first of the South Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1961-62 was played between the teams of Hyderabad and Mysore teams at Hyderabad from 25-27 August, 1961. The drawn match saw the Mysore and Hyderabad teams earning 6 and 3 points, respectively from it. In the second match of the South Zone, there was a clash between the teams of Madras and Kerala and the match was held at Salem from 26-28 August, 1961. The Madras team played extraordinarily in the match and clinched a huge victory of an innings and 45 runs to earn the entire 9 points from the match. The teams of Madras and Hyderabad then clashed with each other in the third of the South Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1961-62. The match was held at Madras from 02-04 September, 1961 and it saw the Madras team winning comprehensively by a good margin of an innings and 65 runs. The Madras team also earned 8 valuable points from the match. The next match of the zone involved the teams of Kerala and Hyderabad and the match was held at Cannanore from 08-10 September, 1961. The match officials awarded both teams 2 points for the match, as it was drawn during its stipulated duration. The fifth of the South Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1961-62 featured the two most powerful teams of the zone, Madras and Mysore and the match was held at Bangalore from 16-18 September, 1961. The drawn match saw the Madras team earning 5 points and Mysore team earning 3 points from it. The last match of the South Zone saw a clash between the teams of Mysore and Kerala at Mysore from 21-22 September, 1961. The Mysore team won the match by an innings and 92 runs to earn the full 9 points from it and also to secure its place in the knock out level of the tournament. |