1938 English cricket season
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The 1938 English cricket season was notable for England's remarkable total at The Oval with Len Hutton contributing a record 364.
Honours
- County Championship - Yorkshire
- Minor Counties Championship - Buckinghamshire
- Wisden - Hugh Bartlett, Bill Brown, Denis Compton, Kenneth Farnes, Arthur Wood
Test series
England and Australia drew the series 1-1 with two matches drawn and one game abandoned without a ball being bowled. England won the famous match at The Oval in which they posted a record total of 903-7d and Len Hutton scored 364.
Leading batsmen
Don Bradman topped the averages with 2429 runs @ 115.66
Leading bowlers
Bill Bowes topped the averages with 121 wickets @ 15.23
References
Annual reviews
Further reading
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
- Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975
External links
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