1928 English cricket season

1928 English cricket season
Cricket formats	Test, first-class, minor counties

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

Honours

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

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.

Leading batsmen

Douglas Jardine topped the averages with 1133 runs @ 87.15

Leading bowlers

Harold Larwood topped the averages with 138 wickets @ 14.51

References

Annual reviews

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1929

External links

CricketArchive – season summary

English cricket seasons: 1919 to 1945

1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945

to 1815 1816–1863 1864–1889 1890–1918 1919–1945 1946–1968 1969–2000 from 2001

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