The teams of Bihar and Assam clashed with each other in the first of the East Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1983-84 and the match took place at Dhanbad from 12-14 November, 1983. The Bihar team played very well in the match and earned 29 points from it, by clinching a victory of an innings and 80 runs. The second match of the East Zone saw the teams of Bihar and Bengal playing against each other at Dhanbad from 17-19 November, 1983. The match remained drawn during the specified period of time and the match officials awarded the Bengal and Bihar teams 8 and 6 points, respectively for the match. In the third of the East Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1983-84, there was a clash between the teams of Orissa and Assam and the two teams played the match at Baripada from 17-19 November, 1983. The Orissa team was the winner of the match with a very good margin of an innings and 43 runs and it also earned 30 points from the match. The Assam team earned 1 point from the match, as well. The next match of the zone saw a battle between the teams of Bengal and Assam and the match was held at Calcutta from 22-24 November, 1983. Playing wonderfully in the match, the Bengal team clinched a victory of an innings and 127 runs for earning 30 points from the match. The match also earned the Assam team 2 points. The clash between the teams of Orissa and Bihar took place in the fifth of the East Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1983-84 and the clash took place at Sambalpur from 22-24 November, 1983. The drawn match saw the Bihar team earning 7 points and Orissa earning 5 points, from it. The Orissa team appeared in the last match of the East Zone also and this time, it played against the Bengal team at Rourkela from 27-29 November, 1983. None of the teams could win the match and the match officials awarded the Bengal and Orissa teams 12 and 8 points, respectively for the drawn match. |