1950 English cricket season
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The 1950 English cricket season saw a memorable Test series between England and West Indies.
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[edit] Honours
- County Championship - Lancashire and Surrey shared the title
- Minor Counties Championship - Surrey II
- Wisden - Godfrey Evans, Sonny Ramadhin, Alf Valentine, Everton Weekes, Frank Worrell
[edit] Test Series
England lost the series 3-1 to John Goddard's West Indies who claimed four places in the Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year (see above). Not only was this the first time that West Indies had won a series in England, but they had never previously won a Test in the country. Ramadhin had match figures of 11-152 at Lord's, and his "spin twin" Valentine had figures of 11-204 at Old Trafford and 10-160 at The Oval.
[edit] Leading batsmen
Everton Weekes topped the averages with 2310 runs @ 79.65.
[edit] Leading bowlers
Roy Tattersall topped the averages with 193 wickets @ 13.59.
[edit] References
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
- The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT)
- Playfair Cricket Annual (annual)
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
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