1931 English cricket season

1931 was the 38th season of County Championship cricket in England. New Zealand played their first Test series in England, the hosts winning 1–0. Yorkshire won the championship.

Honours

• County Championship – Yorkshire
• Minor Counties Championship – Leicestershire II
• Wisden – Bill Bowes, Charles Dempster, James Langridge, Nawab of Pataudi, senior, Hedley Verity

Test series

New Zealand tour

England defeated the first New Zealand tourists 1–0 with two matches drawn.

County Championship

Leading batsmen

Herbert Sutcliffe topped the averages with 3006 runs @ 96.96

Leading bowlers

Harold Larwood topped the averages with 129 wickets @ 12.03

References

Annual reviews

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1932

External links

• CricketArchive – season summary