1921 English cricket season

1921 English cricket season

In the 1921 English cricket season, Australia emphasised a post-war superiority that it owed in particular to the pace duo of Gregory and McDonald. Having won 5-0 in Australia the previous winter, the Australians won the first three Tests of the 1921 tour and then drew the last two.

Honours

*County Championship - Middlesex
*Minor Counties Championship - Staffordshire
*Wisden - Hubert Ashton, Jack Bryan, Jack Gregory, Charlie Macartney, Ted McDonald

Test Series

England lost to Australia by 3-0 with two matches drawn.

Leading batsmen

Phil Mead topped the averages with 3179 runs @ 69.10

Leading bowlers

Wilfred Rhodes topped the averages with 141 wickets @ 13.27

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1921_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summary]

Annual reviews

* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1922

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


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