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The '''Cooch Behar Trophy''' is [[India]]'s national [[cricket]] tournament for under-19 players. It has been held annually since the 1945–46 season. | {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} | ||
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{{Infobox cricket tournament main|name=Cooch Behar Trophy|country=[[India]]|administrator=Board of Control for Cricket in India|headquarters=Mumbai, [[Maharashtra]]|next=2023|last=2022|tournament format=4 day|website=https://www.bcci.tv|current=|trophyholder=Haryana U-19}}{{Short description| Under-19 Indian cricket tournament}} | |||
The '''Cooch Behar Trophy''' is [[India]]'s national four-day [[cricket]] tournament for under-19 players. It has been held annually since the 1945–46 season. It is run by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cricket Series Archive - Domestic {{!}} BCCI |url=https://www.bcci.tv/domestic/archive |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=www.bcci.tv |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The trophy was donated by, and named after, the family of the [[Maharaja of Cooch Behar]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Wisden India|first=Shamya|last=Dasgupta|title=Royalty, cricket and the Cooch Behar story|date=31 October 2014|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/royalty-cricket-cooch-behar-story/132593|access-date=24 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018013535/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/royalty-cricket-cooch-behar-story/132593|archive-date=18 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> From 1945–46 to 1986–87 the Cooch Behar Trophy was a schools competition. It changed to an under-19 competition in 1987–88. | The trophy was donated by, and named after, the family of the [[Maharaja of Cooch Behar]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Wisden India|first=Shamya|last=Dasgupta|title=Royalty, cricket and the Cooch Behar story|date=31 October 2014|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/royalty-cricket-cooch-behar-story/132593|access-date=24 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018013535/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/royalty-cricket-cooch-behar-story/132593|archive-date=18 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> From 1945–46 to 1986–87 the Cooch Behar Trophy was a schools competition. It changed to an under-19 competition in 1987–88.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cooch Behar Trophy 1986/87 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/7/Cooch_Behar_Trophy_1986-87.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cooch Behar Trophy 1987/88 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/7/Cooch_Behar_Trophy_1987-88.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Current format== | ==Current format == | ||
Matches are played over four days. All the [[Ranji Trophy]] teams field sides, except for [[Railways cricket team|Railways]] and [[Services cricket team|Services]]. The sides are divided into four groups, each of which plays a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]]. After the group matches are completed, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final are held. | Matches are played over four days. All the [[Ranji Trophy]] teams field sides, except for [[Railways cricket team|Railways]] and [[Services cricket team|Services]]. The sides are divided into four groups, each of which plays a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]]. After the group matches are completed, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final are held.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cooch Behar Trophy |url=https://www.bcci.tv/domestic/229/cooch-behar-trophy |website=BCCI |access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Prominent players== | ==Prominent players== | ||
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{{Cricket in India}} | {{Cricket in India}} | ||
[[Category:Indian domestic cricket competitions]] | [[Category:Indian domestic cricket competitions]] | ||