1949 English cricket season explained

The 1949 English cricket season saw the 1949 County Championship being shared for the first time since the official competition began in 1890.^[1] New Zealand toured England to compete in a test series where all four matches were drawn.^[1]

Honours

• County Championship - Middlesex, Yorkshire (shared title)
• Minor Counties Championship - Lancashire II
• Wisden - Trevor Bailey, Roly Jenkins, John Langridge, Reg Simpson, Bert Sutcliffe

County Championship

See main article: article and 1949 County Championship.

Test series

New Zealand tour

See main article: New Zealand cricket team in England in 1949. England and New Zealand drew all four Test matches.

Leading batsmen

1949 English cricket season  - leading batsmen by average
Name	Innings	Runs	Highest	Average	100s
	40	2251	162*	72.61	8
	56	3429	269*	68.58	12
	12	695	175	63.18	1
	46	2525	238	63.12	6
	45	2287	206	61.81	5
	12	609	103	60.90	2

1949 English cricket season  - leading batsmen by aggregate
Name	Innings	Runs	Highest	Average	100s
	56	3429	269*	68.58	12
	53	2914	234*	60.70	12
	49	2627	243	59.70	7
	56	2530	182	48.65	9
	46	2525	238	63.12	6
	56	2426	210	45.77	7

Leading bowlers

1949 English cricket season  - leading bowlers by average
Name	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average
	799	32	289	30	9.63
	7124	326	3069	160	19.18
	5537	366	1777	92	19.31
	6682	386	2278	117	19.47
	5539	303	2065	106	19.48

1949 English cricket season  - leading bowlers by aggregate
Name	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average
	6877	187	3879	183	21.19
	9766	584	3413	166	20.56
	7124	326	3069	160	19.18
	8721	526	2948	150	19.65
	6367	135	3800	132	28.78

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1950
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1950

External links

• CricketArchive  - season summary

Notes and References

1. Book: Wynne-Thomas, Peter. The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. 1983. Hamlyn Publishing Group. 0-600-34667-6.