1931 English cricket season

1931 English cricket season

The 1931 English cricket season was notable for the first tour by a New Zealand Test team.

Honours

*County Championship - Yorkshire
*Minor Counties Championship - Leicestershire II
*Wisden - Bill Bowes, Charles Dempster, James Langridge, Nawab of Pataudi, senior, Hedley Verity

Test Series

England defeated the first New Zealand tourists 1-0 with two matches drawn.

Leading batsmen

Herbert Sutcliffe topped the averages with 3006 runs @ 96.96

Leading bowlers

Harold Larwood topped the averages with 129 wickets @ 12.03

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1931_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summary]

Annual reviews

* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1932


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