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The Rohinton Baria Trophy was India's annual inter-university cricket tournament. It was contested annually from 1935-36 to 1991-92, but has been held only irregularly since, and not at all since 2012-13. ==History== The trophy was donated in 1935 by Ardeshir D. Baria of Bombay in memory of his son Rohinton, who had died young. Initially the Board of Control for Cricket in India organised the tournament, but the Inter-University Sports Board took over in 1940-41.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/videos/what-is-the-rohinton-baria-trophy-263184 )〕 The university teams competed in zones before the leading teams in each zone played off in semi-finals and finals. Until 1989-90, when the format was changed to a one-day 50-over contest, the finals were usually held over three or four days at the campus of one of the finalists or at a neutral venue. Sometimes matches were played to a finish regardless of time; the 1956-57 match went on for eight days and finished when Bombay University, having set Delhi University 728 to win, dismissed them for 611 in 304.1 overs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Bombay University v Delhi University 1956-57 )〕 Apart from Indian universities, Ceylon University also participated from 1947-48 to 1969-70.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Other matches played by Ceylon University )〕 The only university from the future Pakistan to compete before Partition was Punjab University, which won the title several times. In its early decades participation in the tournament helped prepare many future Test and first-class players, especially in the larger universities. In their team that won the 1940-41 final, Bombay University had four future Indian Test players (Ranga Sohoni, Hemu Adhikari, Chandra Sarwate and Sadu Shinde),〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Bombay University v Benares Hindu University 1940-41 )〕 while in their 1958-59 champion team they had five future Test players (Arvind Apte, Dilip Sardesai, Ajit Wadekar – who scored 324 in the final – Farokh Engineer and Ramakant Desai).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Bombay University v Delhi University 1958-59 )〕 In their 1945-46 team Punjab University included seven players (Nazar Mohammad, Imtiaz Ahmed, Maqsood Ahmed, Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Fazal Mahmood, Khan Mohammad and Shujauddin Butt) who later played a prominent part in Pakistan's Test successes in the 1950s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Calcutta University v Punjab University 1945-46 )〕 According to the writer and former Rohinton Baria Trophy and Ranji Trophy player Venkatraman Ramnarayan, the Rohinton Baria also provided a valuable "finishing school" for future leaders, and a model of dignified behaviour on the sports field which is now lacking. With the rise of widespread junior competitions and coaching for young players, interest in inter-university cricket has waned in recent decades. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rohinton Baria Trophy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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