The first match of the Central Zone in the Ranji Trophy, 1959-60 was played between the teams of Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh at Nagpur from 04-06 December, 1959. It was a very closely contested match between the two teams and as the Vidarbha played became successful to keep their heads cool in crucial situations, Vidarbha won the match by 3 wickets. The team also earned 8 valuable points from the match. The Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh teams then met with each other in the second match of the Zone at Udaipur from 12-14 January, 1960. The match was drawn during its stipulated duration and the match officials awarded the Madhya Pradesh team 5 points and Rajasthan 3 points for the match. The Rajasthan team then played against the Uttar Pradesh team at Udaipur from 16-18 January, 1960 and this match was also a drawn one. The match saw the Rajasthan team earning 6 points and Uttar Pradesh earning 3 points from it. The next match of the Central Zone in the Ranji Trophy, 1959-60 featured the teams of Rajasthan and Vidarbha and the match was held at Udaipur from 21-23 January, 1960. The Rajasthan team became successful to earn the full 9 points from the match, as it won it by 8 wickets. The teams of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh clashed with each other in the fifth match of the Zone and the match took place at Indore from 22-24 January, 1960. The match saw the Madhya Pradesh team winning by a huge margin of 8 wickets. The last match of the Central Zone in the Ranji Trophy, 1959-60 was played between the teams of Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha at Nagpur from 27-29 January, 1960. The officials declared the match as a drawn one. |