1953 English cricket season

1953 English cricket season

1953 was the 54th season of County Championship cricket in England. There was a tight Test series between England and Australia that was settled, after four drawn matches, in the final Test at The Oval, where England won to reclaim The Ashes for the first time since the Bodyline series of 1932–33. The County Championship was won by Surrey for the second consecutive season.

Honours

County Championship

Test series

Cumulative record - Test wins 1876-1953
England 57
Australia 68
Drawn 38

Leading batsmen

1953 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average
Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s
Neil Harvey352040202*65.8010
Len Hutton44245824163.028
Jock Livingston36171014057.007
Keith Miller311433262*51.174
Peter May59255415951.088
Raman Subba Row461823146*50.634
Desmond Barrick381530166*49.353
1953 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate
Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s
Bill Edrich60255721147.355
Peter May59255415951.088
Reg Simpson60250515745.547
Len Hutton44245824163.028
Don Kenyon582439238*44.346

Leading bowlers

1953 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average
Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average
Jack Bailey760353262513.04
Charles Knott1325655213813.71
Les Jackson4450230157410315.28
Tony Lock4394282159010015.90
Tom Graveney567193242016.20
1953 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate
Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average
Bruce Dooland7995461285217216.58
Roy Tattersall7086348297416418.13
Alec Bedser7518340270216216.67
Derek Shackleton7318328307015020.46
Johnny Wardle9633601354014624.24

References

    Annual reviews

    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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