1907 English cricket season
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The 1907 English cricket season gave Nottinghamshire its first-ever official County Championship title and saw the first Test matches to be held in England against South Africa.
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[edit] Honours
- County Championship - Nottinghamshire
- Minor Counties Championship - Lancashire II
- Wisden - Albert Hallam, Reginald Schwarz, Frank Tarrant, Bert Vogler, Thomas Wass
[edit] South African tour
This was the fourth South African tour of England following those in 1894, 1901 and 1904. The 1907 tour was the first to feature Test matches between England and South Africa in England, although the teams had played Tests in South Africa since 1888-89.
England won the series 1-0 with two matches drawn.
[edit] Series summary
- 1st Test at Lord's – match drawn
- 2nd Test at Headingley – England won by 53 runs
- 3rd Test at The Oval – match drawn
[edit] Leading batsmen
C B Fry topped the averages with 1449 runs @ 46.74
[edit] Leading bowlers
Reginald Schwarz topped the averages with 137 wickets @ 11.79
[edit] References
[edit] External sources
[edit] Further reading
- H S Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1962
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
- Roy Webber, The Playfair Book of Cricket Records, Playfair Books, 1951
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1908
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