1945 English cricket season

none March 2015 May 2020 1944 1940 to 1944 English cricket seasons 1946 1946 English cricket season With the end of the Second World War's European theatre in early May 1945, it was possible to organise eleven first-class cricket matches between May and September 1945, the first to be played in England since 1939, though none were part of any official competition. An Australian Services XI, which included Keith Miller, Lindsay Hassett and Cec Pepper, played five "Victory Tests" against England, plus a further game against Leveson-Gower's XI.Australian Services in England : Apr/Sep 1945 https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1945/AUST-SVCS_IN_ENG/ Cricinfo 4 April 2025 England also played a Dominions team at Lord's.England v Dominions, 1945 https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1945/ENG_LOCAL/OTHER/ENG_DOMIN_25-28AUG1945.html Cricinfo 4 April 2025 A New Zealand Services XI, including Martin Donnelly, played against Leveson-Gower's XI.HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v New Zealand Services 1945 https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1945/NZ-SVCS_IN_ENG/NZ-SVCS_LEVESON-GOWER_01-03SEP1945.html Cricinfo 4 April 2025 Yorkshire hosted Lancashire at Park Avenue, Bradford, in a memorial match for Hedley Verity, who was killed in action two years earlier.Yorkshire v Lancashire 1945 https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1945/ENG_LOCAL/FM/YORKS_LANCS_FM_13-15AUG1945.html Cricinfo 4 April 2025 The other two matches were Yorkshire against a very useful Royal Air Force XI at North Marine Road;Yorkshire v Royal Air Force 1945 https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1945/ENG_LOCAL/OTHER/YORKS_RAF_29-31AUG1945.html Cricinfo 4 April 2025 and over-33s against under-33s at Lord's.Under 33 v Over 33, 1945 https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1945/ENG_LOCAL/OTHER/UNDER-33_OVER-33_01-04SEP1945.html Cricinfo 4 April 2025 See also Australian Services cricket team in England in 1945 New Zealand Services cricket team in England in 1945 Leading players Leading batsmen in the 1945 season were Len Hutton, who made 782 runs at 48.87 with a highest score (HS) of 188; Keith Miller, 725 @ 72.50 (HS 185); Cyril Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Wally Hammond, Cec Pepper, Martin Donnelly and Lindsay Hassett.CricketArchive – 1945 season batting averages. Retrieved 27 September 2009. The most successful bowler was Dick Pollard who took 28 wickets at 24.25 with a best bowling analysis (BB) of 6–75. Other leading bowlers were Pepper, who took 27 @ 27.29 (BB 4–57); Reg Ellis, Doug Wright, Bob Cristofani and George Pope.CricketArchive – 1945 season bowling averages. Retrieved 27 September 2009. Debutants First-class debutants in 1945 included Trevor Bailey and three other future England Test players: Donald Carr, Alec Coxon and John Dewes. Players who made their final first-class appearances during the season included Herbert Sutcliffe, Learie Constantine and Jack Iddon. Iddon was killed in a motor accident shortly before the beginning of the 1946 season. References Annual reviews Wisden Cricketers' Almanack: 1946 edition Further reading Derek Birley, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999 External links First-class matches in England in 1945 Other matches in England in 1945 Category:1945 in English cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 20th century