1975 English cricket season

none July 2026 March 2014 1974 1974 English cricket season 1976 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. Honours County Championship - Leicestershire Gillette Cup - Lancashire Sunday League - Hampshire Benson & Hedges Cup - Leicestershire Minor Counties Championship - Hertfordshire Second XI Championship - Surrey II Wisden - Ian Chappell, Peter Lee, Rick McCosker, David Steele, Bob Woolmer World Cup 1975 Cricket World Cup Test series 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.Playfair Cricket Annual 1976, p8. 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 1876–1975England71Australia87Drawn66 County Championship 1975 County Championship Gillette Cup 1975 Gillette Cup Benson & Hedges Cup 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup Sunday League 1975 John Player League Leading batsmen 1975 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s Rohan Kanhai 22 1073 178* 82.53 3 Geoffrey Boycott 34 1915 201* 73.65 6 Clive Lloyd 27 1423 167* 61.86 6 Doug Walters 18 784 103* 60.30 3 Barry Richards 32 1621 135* 60.03 3 1975 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s Geoffrey Boycott 34 1915 201* 73.65 6 David Steele 39 1756 126* 48.77 3 Tony Greig 37 1699 226 47.19 5 Mike Brearley 39 1656 150 53.41 4 Barry Richards 32 1621 135* 60.03 3 Leading bowlers 1975 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average David Steele 453 34 148 11 13.45 Andy Roberts 2511 141 901 57 15.80 Mike Hendrick 2959 148 1077 68 15.83 Bernard Julien 1620 76 707 40 17.67 Peter Lever 2515 116 1098 61 18.00 1975 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average Peter Lee 4799 199 2067 112 18.45 Sarfraz Nawaz 4342 173 2051 101 20.30 John Lever 4225 155 1807 85 21.25 Bishan Bedi 4640 227 1973 85 23.21 Malcolm Nash 4412 192 2002 85 23.55 References Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1976 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1976 External links CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries Category:English cricket seasons in the 20th century