1967 English cricket season
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1967 English cricket season
1967 was the 68th season of County Championship cricket in England. India and Pakistan both toured England and played in three-match Test series. England defeated Pakistan 2–0 and India 3–0. Yorkshire retained the County Championship title.
Honours
[edit ]- County Championship – Yorkshire
- Gillette Cup – Kent
- Minor Counties Championship – Cheshire
- Second XI Championship – Hampshire II
- Wisden – Asif Iqbal, Hanif Mohammad, Ken Higgs, Jim Parks, Nawab of Pataudi
Test series
[edit ]India tour
[edit ]Main article: Indian cricket team in England in 1967
Pakistan tour
[edit ]Main article: Pakistani cricket team in England in 1967
England played two series in 1967 and were very successful, beating India 3–0 and Pakistan 2–0. Ken Barrington scored a century in each of the three matches against Pakistan.
County Championship
[edit ]Main article: 1967 County Championship
Gillette Cup
[edit ]Main article: 1967 Gillette Cup
Leading batsmen
[edit ]Ken Barrington topped the averages with 2059 runs at 68.63.
Leading bowlers
[edit ]Derek Underwood topped the averages with 136 wickets at 12.39.