1938 English cricket season

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1938 English cricket season

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1938 was the 45th season of County Championship cricket in England. England established a world record team total of 903 for seven declared against Australia at The Oval with Len Hutton contributing a record 364. The series ended in a 1–1 draw. Yorkshire were champions for the 20th time.

## Honours

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* County Championship – Yorkshire
* Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire
* Wisden – Hugh Bartlett, Bill Brown, Denis Compton, Kenneth Farnes, Arthur Wood

## Test series

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Main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1938

England and Australia drew the series 1–1 with two matches drawn and one game abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Cumulative record - Test wins  | 1876-1938

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England | 55
Australia | 57
Drawn  | 31

## County Championship

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Main article: 1938 County Championship

## Leading batsmen

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Don Bradman topped the averages with 2429 runs @ 115.66

## Leading bowlers

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Bill Bowes topped the averages with 121 wickets @ 15.23

## References

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## Annual reviews

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* Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1939

## Further reading

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* 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

## External links

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* CricketArchive - season summary

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