1949 English cricket season
The 1949 English cricket season saw the County Championship being shared for the first time since the official competition began in 1890.
Honours
- County Championship - Middlesex, Yorkshire (shared title)
- Minor Counties Championship - Lancashire II
- Wisden - Trevor Bailey, Roly Jenkins, John Langridge, Reg Simpson, Bert Sutcliffe
County Championship Table
Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | No Dec | 1st inn
lead match L |
1st inn
lead match D |
Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pts | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | – |
1 | Middlesex | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 192 |
1 | Yorkshire | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 192 |
3 | Worcestershire | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 172 |
4 | Warwickshire | 26 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 168 |
5 | Surrey | 26 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 156 |
6 | Northamptonshire | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 140 |
7 | Gloucestershire | 26 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 |
8 | Glamorgan | 26 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 120 |
=9 | Essex | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 108 |
=9 | Somerset | 26 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 108 |
=11 | Lancashire | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100 |
=11 | Nottinghamshire | 26 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 100 |
=13 | Kent | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 96 |
=13 | Sussex | 26 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 96 |
15 | Derbyshire | 26 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 88 |
16 | Hampshire | 26 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 84 |
17 | Leicestershire | 26 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 56 |
Test series
England and New Zealand drew all four Test matches.
Leading batsmen
1949 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
Joe Hardstaff junior | 40 | 2251 | 162* | 72.61 | 8 | |
Len Hutton | 56 | 3429 | 269* | 68.58 | 12 | |
Peter May | 12 | 695 | 175 | 63.18 | 1 | |
Reg Simpson | 46 | 2525 | 238 | 63.12 | 6 | |
Martin Donnelly | 45 | 2287 | 206 | 61.81 | 5 | |
John Thompson | 12 | 609 | 103 | 60.90 | 2 |
1949 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
Len Hutton | 56 | 3429 | 269* | 68.58 | 12 | |
John Langridge | 53 | 2914 | 234* | 60.70 | 12 | |
Bert Sutcliffe | 49 | 2627 | 243 | 59.70 | 7 | |
Denis Compton | 56 | 2530 | 182 | 48.65 | 9 | |
Reg Simpson | 46 | 2525 | 238 | 63.12 | 6 | |
Laurie Fishlock | 56 | 2426 | 210 | 45.77 | 7 |
Leading bowlers
1949 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
Ron Aspinall | 799 | 32 | 289 | 30 | 9.63 | |
Tom Goddard | 7124 | 326 | 3069 | 160 | 19.18 | |
Abdul Hafeez Kardar | 5537 | 366 | 1777 | 92 | 19.31 | |
Dick Howorth | 6682 | 386 | 2278 | 117 | 19.47 | |
Horace Hazell | 5539 | 303 | 2065 | 106 | 19.48 |
1949 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
Roly Jenkins | 6877 | 187 | 3879 | 183 | 21.19 | |
Eric Hollies | 9766 | 584 | 3413 | 166 | 20.56 | |
Tom Goddard | 7124 | 326 | 3069 | 160 | 19.18 | |
Jack Young | 8721 | 526 | 2948 | 150 | 19.65 | |
Jack Walsh | 6367 | 135 | 3800 | 132 | 28.78 |
References
Annual reviews
External links
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