1938 English cricket season


1938 was the 45th season of County Championship cricket in England. England established a world record team total of 903 for seven declared against Australia at The Oval with Len Hutton contributing a record 364. The series ended in a 1–1 draw. Yorkshire were champions for the 20th time.

Honours

and Australia drew the series 1-1 with two matches drawn and one game abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Cumulative record - Test wins1876-1938
England55
Australia57
Drawn31

County Championship

Leading batsmen

topped the averages with 2429 runs @ 115.66

Leading bowlers

topped the averages with 121 wickets @ 15.23

Annual reviews