1951 was the 52nd season of County Championship cricket in England. It produced a surprise title for Warwickshire, their first for forty years and only the second in their history.
It was the first achieved under a professional captain, Tom Dollery, one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1952. [1] It was a comfortable victory as Warwickshire won 16 matches while second-placed Yorkshire won 12 and lost twice convincingly to Warwickshire. [2]
South Africa toured England to compete in a test series in which England won 3–1. [3]
England defeated South Africa 3–1 with one match drawn.
| 1951 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| Peter May | 43 | 2339 | 178* | 68.79 | 9 | |
| Denis Compton | 40 | 2193 | 172 | 64.50 | 8 | |
| John Dewes | 10 | 515 | 116* | 64.37 | 2 | |
| Freddie Jakeman | 41 | 1989 | 258* | 56.82 | 6 | |
| Jack Robertson | 56 | 2917 | 201* | 56.09 | 7 | |
| 1951 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| Jack Robertson | 56 | 2917 | 201* | 56.09 | 7 | |
| Peter May | 43 | 2339 | 178* | 68.79 | 9 | |
| Tom Graveney | 50 | 2291 | 201 | 48.74 | 8 | |
| Denis Compton | 40 | 2193 | 172 | 64.50 | 8 | |
| Len Hutton | 47 | 2145 | 194* | 55.00 | 7 | |
| Don Kenyon | 59 | 2145 | 145 | 40.47 | 6 | |
| 1951 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| Bob Appleyard | 7880 | 391 | 2829 | 200 | 14.14 | |
| Brian Statham | 4286 | 178 | 1466 | 97 | 15.11 | |
| Alec Bedser | 6600 | 338 | 2024 | 130 | 15.56 | |
| Jim McConnon | 5176 | 238 | 2186 | 136 | 16.07 | |
| John Warr | 2696 | 119 | 1011 | 59 | 17.13 | |
| 1951 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| Bob Appleyard | 7880 | 391 | 2829 | 200 | 14.14 | |
| Jack Young | 10022 | 735 | 2976 | 157 | 18.95 | |
| Jim Laker | 7809 | 400 | 2681 | 149 | 17.99 | |
| Eric Hollies | 8360 | 500 | 2566 | 145 | 17.69 | |
| Roly Jenkins | 7147 | 219 | 3342 | 143 | 23.37 | |