Vinayak Samant set a new Ranji record on Friday. The Mumbai wicketkeeper recorded the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in a Ranji Trophy season. The following is the list:

40 (37+3) in 10 matches — Vinayak Samant (Mumbai) 2008-09

38 (34+4) in 10 — Sulakshan Kulkarni (Mumbai) 1996-97

38 (30+8) in 10 — Vijay Yadav (Haryana) 1997-98

38 (35+3) in 8 — Vinayak Samant (Mumbai) 2004-05

37 (34+3) in 8 — Sameer Dighe (Bombay) 1993-94

FIRST CLASS TEAMS WITH MOST NATIONAL TITLES

New South Wales (Aus): 45

Bombay/Mumbai (Ind): 38

Yorkshire (Eng): 30 (including one shared title)

Victoria (Aus): 26

Transvaal/Gauteng (SAf): 25 (including four shared titles)

Note: Except Mumbai, all the above figures are updated till the start of season 2008-09