Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament
The Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament is an Indian cricket competition that has been held in Hyderabad (and sometimes nearby Secunderabad) since the 1930–31 season. From 1930–31 to 1937–38, and from 1962–63 to 1973–74, it had first-class status.[1]
1930–31 to 1937–38
In 1930 the Nawab
In the 1931–32 final
The advent of the Ranji Trophy in 1934–35, which for the first time brought together teams from all over India in first-class competition, took away some of the interest in the Moin-Ud-Dowlah Gold Cup. It lost its first-class status after 1938 and became a minor local competition.[citation needed]
1962–63 to 1973–74
With the aim of strengthening domestic first-class cricket, the
At first
First-class winners
In the years when the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament had first-class status, the winners and runners-up were as follows:
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Margin |
---|---|---|---|
1930–31 | Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI | Nawab of Moin-ud-Dowlah's XI | 9 wickets |
1931–32 | Freelooters |
Aligarh Muslim University Past and Present | 432 runs |
1932–33 | Freelooters | Karachi | Innings and 166 runs |
1934–35 | Retrievers | Freelooters | 3 wickets |
1937–38 | Hyderabad State | Hyderabad Cricket Association XI | 159 runs |
1962–63 | Associated Cement Company | M.A. Chidambaram's XI | First innings lead |
1963–64 | Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI | Associated Cement Company | 5 wickets |
1964–65 | Associated Cement Company | Indian Starlets | First innings lead |
1965–66 | Hyderabad Cricket Association XI | State Bank of India | 100 runs |
1966–67 | State Bank of India | Indian Starlets | 16 runs |
1967–68 | State Bank of India | Dungarpur XI | 7 wickets |
1968–69 | State Bank of India | Bandodkar's XI | 9 wickets |
1969–70 | R. K. Mody's XI | Hyderabad Cricket Association XI | 5 wickets |
1970–71 | State Bank of India | Hyderabad Cricket Association XI | First innings lead |
1971–72 | State Bank of India | Associated Cement Company | First innings lead |
1972–73 | State Bank of India | U-Foam | 8 wickets |
1973–74 | State Bank of India | U-Foam | First innings lead |
Current status
The non-first-class competition was of three-day matches until 1989–90. After a hiatus it resumed in 1993-94 as a one-day 50-over competition. It is now held each year in August and September at various grounds in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, with the final at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Teams from various regional cricket associations around India compete. The Hyderabad Cricket Association XI won in 2017–18.[11] The tournament has not been held since, although in 2020 Mohammad Azharuddin, the president of the Hyderabad Cricket Association, expressed the hope that it could be revived.[12]
References
- ^ "Extraordinary leagues of gentlemen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Nawab of Moin-ud-Dowlah's XI v Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI 1930-31
- ^ Freelooters v Aligarh Muslim University Past and Present 1931-32
- ^ Freelooters v Karachi 1932-33
- ^ Freelooters v Retrievers 1934-35
- ^ Mihir Bose, A History of Indian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, London, 1990, p. 93.
- ^ Hyderabad Cricket Association XI v Hyderabad State 1937-38
- ^ U-Foam website
- ^ Associated Cement Company v M.A. Chidambaram's XI 1962-63
- ^ For example, Bandodkar's XI v State Bank of India 1968-69.
- ^ "Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Keen to revive Moin Ud Dowlah tournament: Mohammad Azharuddin". The Times of India. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.