• Source: 1924 English cricket season

    • 1924 was the 31st season of County Championship cricket in England. Yorkshire secured a hat-trick of titles. England, in their first home series since 1921, proved too strong for South Africa and won the Test series 3–0.


    Honours


    County Championship - Yorkshire
    Minor Counties Championship - Berkshire
    Wisden Cricketers of the Year - Robert Catterall, Jack MacBryan, Herbie Taylor, Dick Tyldesley, Dodger Whysall


    County Championship




    Test series



    England defeated South Africa 3–0 with two matches drawn. There was a sensational start to the series when the visitors were bowled out in their first innings in the First Test at Edgbaston for 30, in just 12.3 overs, after England had made over 400. Arthur Gilligan, the Sussex and England captain, and his county colleague Maurice Tate, making his Test debut, bowled unchanged, with the former taking 6/7 and the latter 4/12.


    Leading batsmen


    Andy Sandham topped the averages with 2082 runs with an average of 59.48.


    Leading bowlers


    George Macaulay topped the averages with 190 wickets with an average of 13.23


    References




    Annual reviews


    Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1925


    External links


    CricketArchive – season summary
    Cricinfo – season summary

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