• Source: 1938 English cricket season

    • 1938 was the 45th season of County Championship cricket in England. England established a world record team total of 903 for seven declared against Australia at The Oval with Len Hutton contributing a record 364. The series ended in a 1–1 draw. Yorkshire were champions for the 20th time.


    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.


    County Championship




    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


    Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1939


    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


    CricketArchive – season summary

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