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
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1939

Honours

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Test series

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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

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Leading batsmen

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Don Bradman topped the averages with 2429 runs @ 115.66

Leading bowlers

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Bill Bowes topped the averages with 121 wickets @ 15.23

References

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Annual reviews

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Further reading

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  • 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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