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1928 English cricket season

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1929 English cricket season

The 1928 English cricket season was notable for the first Test series in England by a West Indies team in which England won 3-0. The 1928 County Championship was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club for a third successive year.

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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

    Annual reviews

  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1929
  • References

    1928 English cricket season Wikipedia