1934 English cricket season

1934 was the 41st season of County Championship cricket in England. England lost the Ashes with Don Bradman again the crucial difference between two very strong teams, Australia winning 2–1. Lancashire won the championship.

1934 English cricket season

Honours

• County Championship – Lancashire
• Minor Counties Championship – Lancashire II
• Wisden – Stan McCabe, Bill O'Reilly, George Paine, Bill Ponsford, Jim Smith

Test series

Main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1934

England lost the Ashes to Australia who won the first and final Tests. England won the second by an innings, Hedley Verity taking 15 wickets, with the other two matches drawn.

Cumulative record - Test wins	1876-1934
England	52
Australia	53
Drawn	29

County Championship

Main article: 1934 County Championship

Leading batsmen

Don Bradman topped the averages with 2020 runs @ 84.16

Leading bowlers

Bill O'Reilly topped the averages with 109 wickets @ 17.04

Annual reviews

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1935

Further reading

• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
• Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
• Ray Robinson, On Top Down Under, Cassell, 1975

External links

• CricketArchive – season summary