1928 English cricket season

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The 1928 English cricket season was notable for the first Test series in England by a West Indies team.

Contents 1 Honours 2 Test Series 3 Leading batsmen 4 Leading bowlers 5 External sources 6 Annual reviews

[edit] Honours

• County Championship - Lancashire
• Minor Counties Championship - Berkshire
• Wisden - Leslie Ames, George Duckworth, Maurice Leyland, Sam Staples, Jack White

[edit] Test Series

West Indies made its first Test Match tour of England and were hopelessly outclassed by the hosts, who won all three Tests by an innings.

[edit] Leading batsmen

Douglas Jardine topped the averages with 1133 runs @ 87.15

[edit] Leading bowlers

Harold Larwood topped the averages with 138 wickets @ 14.51

[edit] External sources

• CricketArchive – season summary

[edit] Annual reviews

• Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1929

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