1945 English cricket season

The 1945 cricket season was the 348th in England since the earliest known definite reference to cricket in January 1597 (i.e., Old Style – 1598 New Style). As the country began its post-war recovery, following the end of the Second World War's European theatre in early May, it was possible to organise eleven first-class matches, the first in England since 1939.

Review

With Germany defeated and the war in Europe over, it was possible to arrange eleven first-class matches though none of them 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. England also played a Dominions team at Lord's. A New Zealand Services XI, including Martin Donnelly, played against Leveson-Gower's XI.

The other three matches were Yorkshire versus Lancashire at Park Avenue in Bradford; Yorkshire versus a very useful Royal Air Force XI at North Marine Road in Scarborough; and a game between the over-33s and the under-33s at Lord's.

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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

↑ CricketArchive – 1945 season batting averages. Retrieved on 27 September 2009.
↑ CricketArchive – 1945 season bowling averages. Retrieved on 27 September 2009.

Annual reviews

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack: 1946 edition

External links

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