1934 English cricket season
- 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.
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
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1934_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summary]
Annual reviews
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1935
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
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