1931 English cricket season

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The 1931 English cricket season was notable for the first tour by a New Zealand Test team.

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

[edit] Honours

• County Championship - Yorkshire
• Minor Counties Championship - Leicestershire II
• Wisden - Bill Bowes, Charles Dempster, James Langridge, Nawab of Pataudi, senior, Hedley Verity

[edit] Test Series

England defeated the first New Zealand tourists 1-0 with two matches drawn.

[edit] Leading batsmen

Herbert Sutcliffe topped the averages with 3006 runs @ 96.96

[edit] Leading bowlers

Harold Larwood topped the averages with 129 wickets @ 12.03

[edit] External sources

• CricketArchive – season summary

[edit] Annual reviews

• Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1932

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