Ranji Trophy

The North Zone in the Ranji Trophy, 1960-61 saw the tough competition between 6 teams that included the likes of Delhi, Services, Railways, Northern Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and the Southern Punjab. All the teams tried their best to become one of the top two teams of the Zone, however, only the Delhi and Services teams became successful to get into the knock out level of the tournament from the zone.

The teams of Jammu & Kashmir and Services played against each other in the first of the North Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1960-61. The match was held at Srinagar from 16-17 September, 1960. The Services team got a good start in the tournament by winning the match with a margin of an innings and 82 runs and it also earned 9 points from the match. The next match of the zone was held between the teams of Jammu & Kashmir and Southern Punjab and it took place at Srinagar from 30 September-02 October, 1960. As, the match was drawn during its stipulated duration, it saw the Southern Punjab team earning 5 points and the Jammu & Kashmir earning 3 points from it. The Railways team the played against the Jammu & Kashmir team in the third match of the zone and it was held at Srinagar from 07-08 October, 1961. The Railways team won the match with a very good margin of 10 wickets and also earned the full 9 points from it.

The fourth of the North Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1960-61 was played between the teams of Jammu & Kashmir and Northern Punjab at Srinagar from 14-16 October, 1960. The Northern Punjab team played wonderfully in the match and clinched a victory of 10 wickets and earned the entire 9 points from the match. The Jammu & Kashmir team played its last group match against the Delhi team at Srinagar from 23-24 October, 1960. However, it once again got defeated by its opponents in this match and this time the Delhi team got a huge win of an innings and 329 runs to earn the full 9 points from the match. The next match of the North Zone saw a clash between the teams of Northern Punjab and Railways at Amritsar from 02-04 December, 1960. The Railways team won the match with a good margin of 8 wickets and it also earned 9 points from it.

The teams of Delhi and Northern Punjab played against each other in the seventh of the North Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1960-61. The match was played at Delhi from 12-14 December, 1960 and it saw the Delhi team winning by an innings and 19 runs and earning the entire 9 points from it. The Railways and Services teams clashed with each other in the next match of the zone and the match took place at Delhi from 12-14 December, 1960. The match was drawn during its stipulated duration and the match officials awarded the Railways and Services teams 5 and 4 points, respectively for the match. The next match of the zone saw a clash between the teams of Delhi and Southern Punjab at Delhi from 17-18 December, 1960 and the Delhi team won by a good margin of 7 wickets. The team also earned the full 9 points from the match.

There was a clash between the teams of Services and Northern Punjab in the tenth of the North Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1960-61 at Delhi from 17-18 December, 1960. The Services team earned 9 points, by winning the match with a huge margin of an innings and 17 runs. The Delhi team then played against the Railways team at Delhi from 22-24 December, 1960 and the match was drawn during its specified duration. The drawn match saw the Delhi team earning 4 points from it. In the next league match of the North Zone, the teams of Southern Punjab and Services clashed with each other at Delhi from 22-24 December, 1960. The winner of the match was the Services team with a huge margin of an innings and 121 runs and the teams also earned 9 points from the match. The best two teams of the North Zone, Delhi and Services locked their horns together in the last of the North Zone league matches in the Ranji Trophy, 1960-61. The match took place at Delhi from 26-28 December, 1960 and the Delhi team did well to win the match by 82 runs and also to earn 9 points from it.