1951 English cricket season

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1951 English cricket season
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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.

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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]

Honours

Test series

England defeated South Africa 3–1 with one match drawn.

County Championship

Leading batsmen

1951 English cricket season leading batsmen by average
NameInningsRunsHighestAverage100s
Peter May 432339178*68.799
Denis Compton 40219317264.508
John Dewes 10515116*64.372
Freddie Jakeman 411989258*56.826
Jack Robertson 562917201*56.097
1951 English cricket season leading batsmen by aggregate
NameInningsRunsHighestAverage100s
Jack Robertson 562917201*56.097
Peter May 432339178*68.799
Tom Graveney 50229120148.748
Denis Compton 40219317264.508
Len Hutton 472145194*55.007
Don Kenyon 59214514540.476

Leading bowlers

1951 English cricket season leading bowlers by average
NameBallsMaidensRunsWicketsAverage
Bob Appleyard 7880391282920014.14
Brian Statham 428617814669715.11
Alec Bedser 6600338202413015.56
Jim McConnon 5176238218613616.07
John Warr 269611910115917.13
1951 English cricket season leading bowlers by aggregate
NameBallsMaidensRunsWicketsAverage
Bob Appleyard 7880391282920014.14
Jack Young 10022735297615718.95
Jim Laker 7809400268114917.99
Eric Hollies 8360500256614517.69
Roly Jenkins 7147219334214323.37

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References

  1. "Tom Dollery". Wisden. 1952. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. "Warwickshire in First-Class Matches in 1951". CricketArchive Oracles. Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN   0-600-34667-6.

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