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			{{Short description\|Domestic cricket team in British India}}
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	The '''Southern Punjab''' ~~cricket team~~ was an ~~[[India]]n~~ domestic team representing the southern part of the Indian ~~state~~ of [[Punjab Province (British India)\|Punjab]] during ~~the time of~~ the [[British Raj]] and later the southern part of its [[Punjab (India)\|Indian successor]], following the [[partition of India]].		{{Infobox cricket team
			\| name = Southern Punjab cricket team
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			\| founded = 1926
			\| last_match = 1967
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			\| first_fc = [[Marylebone Cricket Club]]
			\| first_fc_year = 1926
			\| first_fc_venue = [[Lawrence Gardens\|Lawrence Gardens, Lahore]]
			\| title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
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			The '''Southern Punjab cricket team''' was an Indian domestic team representing the southern part of the Indian province of [[Punjab Province (British India)\|Punjab]] during the [[British Raj]] and later the southern part of its [[Punjab (India)\|Indian successor]], following the [[partition of India]]. It played 74 matches at [[first-class cricket\|first-class]] level between 1926–27 and 1967–68.<ref>{{cite web \|title=First-Class Matches played by Southern Punjab \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1270/First-Class_Matches.html \|publisher=CricketArchive \|access-date=6 February 2026}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The team first played [[first-class cricket]] in 1926 against a touring [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] team. Southern Punjab was one of the teams that competed in the inaugural season of the [[Ranji Trophy]] in ~~1934-35~~, and it continued to contest the Ranji Trophy until ~~1951-52~~. It returned in ~~1959-60~~ and continued until ~~1967-68~~, after which it combined with [[Northern Punjab cricket team\|Northern Punjab]] to form [[Punjab cricket team (India)\|Punjab]]. Its final first-class match was a draw against Northern Punjab.<ref>[https://~~cricketarchive~~.com/~~Archive~~/~~Scorecards~~/29/~~29189~~.html ~~Northern Punjab v Southern Punjab 1967~~-~~68]~~</ref>		The team first played [[first-class cricket]] in November 1926 against a touring [[Marylebone Cricket Club tour of India and Ceylon in 1926–27\|Marylebone Cricket Club]] team. Southern Punjab was one of the teams that competed in the inaugural season of the [[Ranji Trophy]] in 1934–35, and it continued to contest the Ranji Trophy until 1951–52. It returned in 1959–60 and continued until 1967–68, after which it combined with [[Northern Punjab cricket team\|Northern Punjab]] to form [[Punjab cricket team (India)\|Punjab]]. Its final first-class match was a draw against Northern Punjab in December 1967.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Northern Punjab v Southern Punjab 1967/68 \|url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1967-68/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/NORTH/N-PNJB_S-PNJB_RJI-N_19-21DEC1967.html \|website=Cricinfo \|access-date=22 May 2023}}</ref>

	Southern ~~Punjab’s~~ highest finish in the Ranji Trophy came in ~~1938-39~~ when it lost to [[Mumbai cricket team\|Bombay]] in the final.<ref>[https://~~cricketarchive~~.com/~~Archive~~/~~Scorecards~~/16/~~16894~~.html ~~Bombay v Southern Punjab 1938~~-~~39]~~</ref> Most of Southern Punjab's home games were played at the [[~~Patiala#Baradari_Gardens\|~~Baradari Ground]] (now known as Dhruve Pandove Stadium) in [[Patiala]].		Southern Punjab's highest finish in the Ranji Trophy came in 1938–39 when it lost to [[Mumbai cricket team\|Bombay]] in the final; the captain, [[Wazir Ali\|S. Wazir Ali]], scored 222 [[not out]] in Southern Punjab's first innings of 328.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Ranji Trophy, 1938/39, Final \|url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1938-39/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/BENG_S-PNJB_RJI-FINAL_18-21FEB1939.html \|website=Cricinfo \|access-date=22 May 2023}}</ref> Most of Southern Punjab's home games were played at the [[Baradari Ground]] (now known as Dhruve Pandove Stadium) in [[Patiala]].

			==Honours==
			* '''[[Ranji Trophy]]'''
			** '''Runners-up (1):''' [[1938–39 Ranji Trophy\|1938–39]]

	==Notable players==		==Notable players==
	{{main article\|List of Southern Punjab cricketers}}		{{main article\|List of Southern Punjab cricketers}}

			==See also==
			* [[Patiala cricket team]]
			* [[Eastern Punjab cricket team]]
			* [[Northern Punjab cricket team]]

	==References==		==References==
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>Solo Samaritan: Solo Samaritan moved page Southern Punjab cricket team to Southern Punjab cricket team (India): to distinguish it from the same named Pakistani team

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Solo Samaritan moved page Southern Punjab cricket team to Southern Punjab cricket team (India): to distinguish it from the same named Pakistani team

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
The '''Southern Punjab''' cricket team was an [[India]]n domestic team representing the southern part of the Indian state of [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]] during the time of the [[British Raj]] and later the southern part of its [[Punjab (India)|Indian successor]], following the [[partition of India]].

==History==
The team first played [[first-class cricket]] in 1926 against a touring [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] team. Southern Punjab was one of the teams that competed in the inaugural season of the [[Ranji Trophy]] in 1934-35, and it continued to contest the Ranji Trophy until 1951-52. It returned in 1959-60 and continued until 1967-68, after which it combined with [[Northern Punjab cricket team|Northern Punjab]] to form [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]]. Its final first-class match was a draw against Northern Punjab.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29189.html Northern Punjab v Southern Punjab 1967-68]</ref>

Southern Punjab’s highest finish in the Ranji Trophy came in 1938-39 when it lost to [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] in the final.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16894.html Bombay v Southern Punjab 1938-39]</ref> Most of Southern Punjab's home games were played at the [[Patiala#Baradari_Gardens|Baradari Ground]] (now known as Dhruve Pandove Stadium) in [[Patiala]].

==Notable players==
{{main article|List of Southern Punjab cricketers}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1270/match_lists.html Matches played by Southern Punjab cricket team] at CricketArchive

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ShermanGraham8: cleanup information for consistency

>Solo Samaritan: Solo Samaritan moved page Southern Punjab cricket team to Southern Punjab cricket team (India): to distinguish it from the same named Pakistani team