1938 English cricket season

1938 was the 45th season of County Championship cricket in England. England established a world record team total of 903 for seven declared against Australia at The Oval with Len Hutton contributing a record 364. The series ended in a 1–1 draw. Yorkshire were champions for the 20th time.

1938 English cricket season

Honours

Test series
Main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1938

England and Australia drew the series 1-1 with two matches drawn and one game abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Cumulative record - Test wins 1876-1938
England 55
Australia 57
Drawn 31

County Championship
Main article: 1938 County Championship

Leading batsmen

Don Bradman topped the averages with 2429 runs @ 115.66

Leading bowlers

Bill Bowes topped the averages with 121 wickets @ 15.23

References

    Annual reviews

    Further reading
    • Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
    • Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
    • Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975
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