1954 English cricket season
- 1954 English cricket season
Pakistan toured England for the first time in the 1954 English cricket season and surprisingly drew the series.
Honours
*County Championship - Surrey
*Minor Counties Championship - Surrey II
*Wisden - Bruce Dooland, Fazal Mahmood, Eric Hollies, Brian Statham, George Tribe
Test Series
England could only draw the series with Pakistan 1-1. Pakistan won the final Test to square the series thanks to a marvellous seam bowling performance by Fazal Mahmood, who took 6-53 and 6-46 at The Oval.
Leading batsmen
Denis Compton topped the averages with 1524 runs @ 58.62
Leading bowlers
Brian Statham topped the averages with 92 wickets @ 14.13
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1954_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summary]
Annual reviews
* Playfair Cricket Annual 1955
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1955
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