The teams of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan played the first of the Central Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1973-74 and the match was held at Meerut from 15-17 December 1973. The match was drawn during the stipulated duration and the match officials awarded the Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan team 5 and 3 points, respectively for the match. The second match of the zone was played between the teams of Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh at Nagpur from 16-18 December 1973. This match also went on to be drawn after the specified period of time and the Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha teams earned 5 and 3 points, respectively from the match. The third of the Central Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1973-74 involved the teams like Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The match that was held at Agra from 22-24 December 1973 saw the Madhya Pradesh team winning by 3 wickets, after competing very closely with its opponents. The Madhya Pradesh team earned 8 valuable points from the match, as well. The next match of the zone was played between the teams of Rajasthan and Vidarbha at Jaipur from 23-25 December 1973. The drawn match saw the Vidarbha team earning 5 points and Rajasthan earning 3 points from it. The match between the teams of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh was the fifth of the Central Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1973-74 and the match took place at Jaipur from 28-30 December 1973. The Rajasthan team played very well in the match and clinched a victory of 66 runs to earn 8 valuable points from it. The last match of the Central Zone saw a clash between the teams of Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha at Agra from 29-31 December 1973 and the match was won by the Uttar Pradesh team with a margin of an innings and 11 runs. The Uttar Pradesh team also earned 8 valuable points from the match. |