1985 English cricket season

none July 2026 March 2014 1984 1984 English cricket season 1986 1986 English cricket season The 1985 English cricket season was the 86th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. England recovered The Ashes against an Australian team that had lost several players to a "rebel tour" of South Africa. The Britannic Assurance County Championship was won by Middlesex. Honours County Championship - Middlesex NatWest Trophy - Essex Sunday League - Essex Benson & Hedges Cup - Leicestershire Minor Counties Championship - Cheshire MCCA Knockout Trophy - Durham Second XI Championship - Nottinghamshire II Wisden - Phil Bainbridge, Richard Ellison, Craig McDermott, Neal Radford, Tim Robinson Test series Australian cricket team in England in 1985 England won the Ashes thanks to the batting of Mike Gatting, Tim Robinson and David Gower; and some excellent seam bowling by Richard Ellison. As in 1981, this was another disappointing Australian team, but their recovery was complete by the time of their next visit in 1989. Cumulative record - Test wins 1876–1985England86Australia96Drawn75 Zimbabwe tour Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 1985 Zimbabwe made their second tour of England and played in 8 first-class matches, mostly against county opposition. County Championship 1985 County Championship NatWest Trophy 1985 NatWest Trophy Benson & Hedges Cup 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup Sunday League 1985 John Player Special League Leading batsmen Viv Richards of Somerset topped the batting averages with 1836 runs at an average of 76.50. The leading run scorer was Essex and England batsman Graham Gooch with 2208 runs at 71.22 from 33 innings. Leading bowlers Richard Ellison of Kent and England topped the bowling averages, taking 65 wickets at an average of 17.20. Worcestershire bowler Neal Radford was the leading wicket taker with 101, at an average of 24.68. References External sources CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1986 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1986 Category:English cricket seasons in the 20th century English Cricket Season, 1985 Cricket season