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Madras win their first Ranji Trophy

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Madras beat Holkar by 46 runs in the final at Indore to win the Ranji Trophy for the first time.

Madras won the 1954-55 Ranji Trophy, India's premier first-class cricket competition, by defeating Holkar by 46 runs in the final at the Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore. A. G. Kripal Singh of Madras was the season's leading run-scorer and M. K. Murugesh its leading wicket-taker. It was the state's first Ranji Trophy title, after losing finals in 1935-36 and 1940-41. The team, renamed Tamil Nadu in 1970, won its second title in 1988.

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