1929 English cricket season
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1929 English cricket season
1929 was the 36th season of County Championship cricket in England. South Africa were on tour and England won the Test series 2–0. In domestic cricket, Nottinghamshire overcame their two northern rivals, Lancashire and Yorkshire, to win the County Championship.
Honours
[edit ]- County Championship - Nottinghamshire
- Minor Counties Championship - Oxfordshire
- Wisden - Ted Bowley, K S Duleepsinhji, Tuppy Owen-Smith, Walter Robins, Bob Wyatt
Test series
[edit ]Main article: South African cricket team in England in 1929
England defeated South Africa 2–0 with three matches drawn.
County Championship
[edit ]Main article: 1929 County Championship
Leading batsmen
[edit ]Jack Hobbs topped the averages with 2263 runs @ 66.55
Leading bowlers
[edit ]Dick Tyldesley topped the averages with 154 wickets @ 15.57