1966 English cricket season

The 1966 English cricket season featured an entertaining Test series between England and West Indies. The great West Indian all-rounder Gary Sobers had an outstanding series.

In domestic cricket, Yorkshire, led by Brian Close, won the County Championship in what would be the first of a hat-trick of titles to 1968. Close finished the season as England's captain too.

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Honours

Test series

West Indies won the series 3-1 with one match drawn.

Leading batsmen

Gary Sobers topped the averages with 1349 runs @ 61.31

Leading bowlers

Derek Underwood topped the averages with 157 wickets @ 13.80

External sources

Annual reviews