1955 English cricket season

1955 English cricket season
Cricket formats	Test, first-class, minor counties

The 1955 English cricket season saw a continuation of Surrey's complete dominance as they won a fourth successive title and a second consecutive Minor Counties.

Honours

County Championship - Surrey CCC
Minor Counties Championship - Surrey II
Wisden - Colin Cowdrey, Doug Insole, Jackie McGlew, Hugh Tayfield, Frank Tyson

Test series

England won a thrilling Test series against South Africa by 3-2. England won the first two matches and then South Africa equalised the series with wins in the 3rd and 4th matches. The fifth Test was therefore the decider and England, thanks to Lock and Laker, won by 92 runs.

Leading batsmen

Jackie McGlew topped the averages with 1871 runs @ 58.46.

Leading bowlers

Bob Appleyard topped the averages with 85 wickets @ 13.01.

References

Annual reviews

Playfair Cricket Annual 1956
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1956

External links

CricketArchive – season summary

English cricket seasons: 1946 to 1968

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