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| Previous Tournament: | 1974 English cricket season |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Next Tournament: | 1976 English cricket season |
The 1975 English cricket season was the 76th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. The inaugural Cricket World Cup was won by West Indies, who defeated Australia in an exciting final. Australia toured England to compete for the Ashes and won the series 1–0. Leicestershire won their first County Championship title.
See main article: 1975 Cricket World Cup.
See main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1975. England played a four-Test Ashes series against Australia but lost the first at Edgbaston following Mike Denness's surprising decision to put Australia in.[1] The other three were drawn, the one at Headingley being abandoned in controversial circumstances when the pitch was destroyed overnight by political protestors. Australia therefore retained the Ashes.
| Cumulative record - Test wins | 1876-1975 | |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | ||
| 87 | ||
| Drawn | 66 |
See main article: article and 1975 County Championship.
See main article: article and 1975 Gillette Cup.
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See main article: article and 1975 John Player League.
| 1975 English cricket season - leading batsmen by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| 22 | 1073 | 178* | 82.53 | 3 | ||
| 34 | 1915 | 201* | 73.65 | 6 | ||
| 27 | 1423 | 167* | 61.86 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 784 | 103* | 60.30 | 3 | ||
| 32 | 1621 | 135* | 60.03 | 3 | ||
| 1975 English cricket season - leading batsmen by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| 34 | 1915 | 201* | 73.65 | 6 | ||
| 39 | 1756 | 126* | 48.77 | 3 | ||
| 37 | 1699 | 226 | 47.19 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 1656 | 150 | 53.41 | 4 | ||
| 32 | 1621 | 135* | 60.03 | 3 | ||
| 1975 English cricket season - leading bowlers by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| 453 | 34 | 148 | 11 | 13.45 | ||
| 2511 | 141 | 901 | 57 | 15.80 | ||
| 2959 | 148 | 1077 | 68 | 15.83 | ||
| 1620 | 76 | 707 | 40 | 17.67 | ||
| 2515 | 116 | 1098 | 61 | 18.00 | ||
| 1975 English cricket season - leading bowlers by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| 4799 | 199 | 2067 | 112 | 18.45 | ||
| 4342 | 173 | 2051 | 101 | 20.30 | ||
| 4225 | 155 | 1807 | 85 | 21.25 | ||
| 4640 | 227 | 1973 | 85 | 23.21 | ||
| 4412 | 192 | 2002 | 85 | 23.55 | ||