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1934 English cricket season
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1933 1933 English cricket season 1935 1935 English cricket season
1934 was the 41st season of County Championship cricket in England. England lost the Ashes with Don Bradman again the crucial difference between two very strong teams, Australia winning 2–1. Lancashire won the championship.
Honours
County Championship – Lancashire
Minor Counties Championship – Lancashire II
Wisden – Stan McCabe, Bill O'Reilly, George Paine, Bill Ponsford, Jim Smith
Test series
Australian cricket team in England in 1934
England lost the Ashes to Australia who won the first and final Tests. England won the second by an innings, Hedley Verity taking 15 wickets, with the other two matches drawn.
Cumulative record – Test wins 1876–1934England52Australia53Drawn29
County Championship
1934 County Championship
Leading batsmen
Don Bradman topped the averages with 2020 runs @ 84.16
Leading bowlers
Bill O'Reilly topped the averages with 109 wickets @ 17.04
References
Annual reviews
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1935
Further reading
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
CricketArchive – season summary
Category:1934 in English cricket
Category:English cricket seasons in the 20th century