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Ranji Trophy - West Zone League (Talim Trophy)

Mohandas Menon

Match No: 1 (Mumbai vs Maharashtra)
At Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 15, 16, 17 November, 1999.
Mumbai won by an innings and 11 runs
Maharashtra 142 (D Jadhav 55; RV Pawar 6-19) & 148 (SS Bhave 49, D Jadhav 33; NM Kulkarni 5-44, RV Pawar 5-49); Mumbai 301 (PL Mhambrey 117, S Kannan 35; IR Siddiqui 7-69)
Mumbai 8 pts, Maharashtra 0 pts
Opener D Jadhav (55) - on debut was the last man to be dismissed in the first innings Maiden fc hundred for Mhambrey

Match No: 2 (Baroda vs Gujarat)
At IPCL Sports Complex ground, Baroda on 15, 16, 17, 18 November, 1999.
Match Drawn
Gujarat 295 (ND Modi 46, NK Patel 64, BN Patel 43; M Kadri 6-46) & 414-5 (AS Kotecha 49, ND Modi 202 not out, TN Varsani 99); Baroda 329 (HR Jadhav 148 not out; HA Majmudar 4-93, MS Sheth 3-61)
Baroda 5 pts, Gujarat 3 pts

Match No: 3 (Saurashtra vs Gujarat)
At Municipal Stadium, Rajkot on 22, 23, 24, 25 November, 1999.
Match Drawn
Saurashtra 503-8 decl (SS Tanna 53, RC Vasanth Kumar 131, BM Jadeja 156 not out, HJ Parsana 79, DN Chudasama 35 not out; BN Mehta 5-179); Gujarat 347 (ND Modi 59, NK Patel 58, KS Padia 37, K Damani 39, PH Patel 55; HA Majmudar 35; HJ Parsana 3-69, N Odedra 3-76, DN Chudasama 3-112) & 156-4 (NK Patel 100 not out)
Saurashtra 5 pts, Gujarat 3 pts
Gujarat followed-on

Match No: 4 (Mumbai v Baroda)
At IPCL Sports Complex ground, Baroda on 22, 23, 24, 25 November, 1999.
Match Drawn
Mumbai 335 (Wasim Jaffer 93, AA Muzumdar 80, VG Kambli 32, RJ Sutar 32, RV Pawar 36 not out; Zaheer Khan 5-125) & 228-2 (Wasim Jaffer 33, A Rane 35, JV Paranjpe 116 not out, AA Muzumdar 35 not out); Baroda 364 (CC Williams 56, SS Parab 122, MP Mewada 46; PL Mhambrey 3-53, NM Kulkarni 5-116)
Baroda 5 pts, Mumbai 3 pts

Match No: 5 (Gujarat v Mumbai)
At Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat on 27, 28, 29, 30 December, 1999.
Mumbai won by 10 wickets
Gujarat 305 (AS Kotecha 41, KS Padia 75, T Varsani 53, Pathik Patel 39; PL Mhambrey 4-71) & 167 (N Modi 54; PL Mhambrey 4-31); Mumbai 419 (Wasim Jaffer 173, AA Pagnis 52, VG Kambli 116; Bhavik Patel 3-87, H Majmudar 3-70, Lalit Patel 3-75) & 55-0
Mumbai 8 pts, Gujarat 0 pts

Match No: 6 (Maharashtra v Saurashtra)
At Nehru Stadium, Pune on 27, 28, 29, 30, December, 1999.
Match Drawn
Saurashtra 217 (SH Kotak 36, PJ Bhatt 46, HJ Parsana 58; IR Siddiqui 8-72) & 374-5 (RC Vasanth Kumar 46, SH Kotak 126, PJ Bhatt 85, BM Jadeja 53 not out); Maharashtra 431 (SS Bhave 30, AV Kale 84, KD Aphale 158, SD Lande 62; RR Garsondia 5-90)
Maharashtra 5 pts, Sau 3 pts
Siddiqui has becomes the highest wicket-taker for Maharashtra. 156 wicket in 38 matches. K Aphale (158) scored hundred in debut.

Match No: 7 (Mumbai v Saurashtra)
At Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 3, 4, 5, 6 January, 2000.
Match Drawn
Mumbai 297 (AA Pagnis 45, AA Rane 43. AA Muzumdar 51, PL Mhambrey 65 not out; D Chudasama 5-67) & 372-4 decl (AA Pagnis 50, AA Rane 30, AA Muzumdar 131, VG Kambli 125 not out; N Odedra 3-130); Saurashtra 183 (F Bhambaniya 59; PL Mhambrey 3-46, A Kuruvilla 5-47) & 206-8 (SH Kotak 52, MM Parmar 68; PL Mhambrey 3-35, A Kuruvilla 3-49)
Mumbai 5 pts, Saurashtra 3 pts

Match No: 8 (Maharashtra v Baroda)
At Nehru Stadium, Pune on 3, 4, 5, 6 January, 2000.
Match Drawn
Baroda 393 (CC Williams 34, SS Parab 46, TB Arothe 60, AC Bedade 139, Zaheer Khan 48; MS Kulkarni 3-86, S Lande 3-72) & 34-0; Maharashtra 213 (SS Bhave 113; Zaheer Khan 3-65, RA Swaroop 3-49) & 449 (AV Kale 248 not out, SS Sugwekar 34, K Aphale 37, S Shah 32, S Aradhye 58; Zaheer Khan 3-100, RA Swaroop 4-161)
Baroda 5 pts, Maharashtra 3 pts
Baroda enforced a follow-on

Match No: 9 (Gujarat v Maharashtra)
At Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Ahmedabad on 10, 11, 12, 13 January, 2000.
Match Drawn
Maharashtra 501-7 decl. (AV Kale 219, SS Sugwekar 137, K Aphale 43); Gujarat 309 (A Kotecha 35, M Sheth 48, K Damani 58, K Desai 36 not out, Lalit Patel 35; M Sane 7-83) & 194-8 (A Kotecha 48, K Damani 33 not out; M Sane 4-63)
Maharashtra 5 pts, Gujarat 3 pts
Gujarat were made to follow-on; Kale scored his second successive double-hundred

Match No: 10 (Saurashtra v Baroda)
At Muncipal Corporation ground, Rajkot on 10, 11, 12, 13 January, 2000.
Match Drawn
Saurashtra 437 (RC Vasanth Kumar 84, S Kotak 42, P Bhatt 158; A Bhoite 3-79) & 127-4 (RC Vasanth Kumar 42, P Bhatt 37, F Bambhaniya 38 not out; VN Buch 4-55); Baroda 487 (CC Williams 237 not out, RA Swaroop 88, Zaheer Khan 32; R Dhruv 3-153, N Odedra 4-151)
Baroda 5 pts, Saurashtra 3 pts
Williams carried his bat through the innings

Final West Zone league position:
Mumbai 24 pts (4 matches)
Baroda 20 pts (4)
Saurashtra 14 pts (4)
Maharashtra 13 pts (4)
Gujarat 9 pts (4)
Mumbai, Baroda and Saurashtra qualifies for the Super League