1988 English cricket season
- 1988 English cricket season
The 1988 English cricket season was dominated by Worcestershire who won the first of two successive championships and also a second successive Sunday league title.
Cricket made the front pages of national newspapers, due to the "Summer of four captains" phenomenon that afflicted the England national team, during its five match series against West Indies (see below).
Honours
*County Championship - Worcestershire
*NatWest Trophy - Middlesex
*Sunday League - Worcestershire
*Benson & Hedges Cup -
*Minor Counties Championship - Cheshire
*MCCA Knockout Trophy - Dorset
*Second XI Championship - Surrey II
*Wisden - Kim Barnett, Jeff Dujon, Phil Neale, Franklyn Stephenson, Steve Waugh
Test Series
England lost the five match series against West Indies 4-0, utilising four captains along the way.
Leading batsmen
Leading bowlers
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/ENG.html CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries]
Annual reviews
* Playfair Cricket Annual 1989
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1989
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