1928 English cricket season
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The 1928 English cricket season was notable for the first Test series in England by a West Indies team.

Honours

  • County Championship - Lancashire
  • Minor Counties Championship - Berkshire
  • Wisden - Leslie Ames, George Duckworth
    George Duckworth
    George Duckworth was a professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and England....

    , Maurice Leyland
    Maurice Leyland
    Maurice Leyland , christened 'Morris Leyland', was an English cricketer who played 41 Test matches between 1928 and 1938 and proved himself one of the best left-handers of his generation....

    , Sam Staples
    Sam Staples (cricketer)
    Samuel James Staples was a Nottinghamshire cricketer of the 1920s and early 1930s. He played in three Tests for England against South Africa in 1927-28 but did modestly on the matting wickets...

    , Jack White
    Jack White (cricketer)
    John Cornish White, known as "Farmer" or "Jack", was an English cricketer who played for Somerset and England. White was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1929...


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.

External sources


Annual reviews

  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1929
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