1934 ENGLISH CRICKET SEASON

The '1934 English cricket season' saw England lose the Ashes they had won via Bodyline in 1932-3, with Don Bradman again the crucial difference between two very strong teams.

Contents

Honours

Test Series

Leading batsmen

Leading bowlers

References

Honours

★ 'County Championship' - Lancashire

★ 'Minor Counties Championship' - Lancashire II

★ 'Wisden' - Stan McCabe, Bill O'Reilly, George Paine, Bill Ponsford, Jim Smith

Test Series

England lost the Ashes to Australia who won the first and final Tests. England won the second by an innings, Hedley Verity taking 15 wickets, with the other two matches drawn.

Leading batsmen

Don Bradman topped the averages with 2020 runs @ 84.16

Leading bowlers

Bill O'Reilly topped the averages with 109 wickets @ 17.04

References

★ ''The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records'' by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT)

★ ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack'' (annual)