1920 English cricket season
- 1920 English cricket season
The 1920 English cricket season had no Test cricket as the post-war recovery continued. Middlesex rose from 13th in 1919 to take the first of two back-to-back titles. Worcestershire returned to the championship after missing the 1919 season.
Honours
*County Championship - Middlesex
*Minor Counties Championship - "no competition"
*Wisden - Plum Warner
Leading batsmen
Patsy Hendren topped the averages with 2520 runs @ 61.46, just ahead of Jack Hobbs who scored 2827 @ 58.89.
Leading bowlers
Jack Hobbs topped the bowling averages but he only took 17 wickets so it hardly counts! The real leading bowler was Wilfred Rhodes with 161 wickets @ 13.18.
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1920_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summary]
Annual reviews
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1921
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