1931 English cricket season
Encyclopedia
Honours
- County Championship - Yorkshire
- Minor Counties Championship - Leicestershire II
- Wisden - Bill BowesBill BowesBill Bowes was one of the best bowlers of the interwar period and, for a time, the most important force behind Yorkshire's dominance of the County Championship...
, Charles DempsterCharles DempsterCharles Stewart 'Stewie' Dempster was a former New Zealand cricketer and coach...
, James Langridge, Nawab of Pataudi, senior, Hedley VerityHedley VerityHedley Verity was a professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire and England between 1930 and 1939. A slow left arm orthodox bowler, he took 1,956 wickets in first-class cricket at an average of 14.90 and in 40 Tests he took 144 wickets at an average of 24.37...
Test series
England defeated the first New ZealandNew Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
tourists 1-0 with two matches drawn.
External sources
Annual reviews
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1932