1931 English cricket season
1931 was the 38th season of County Championship cricket in England. New Zealand played their first Test series in England, the hosts winning 1–0. Yorkshire won the championship.
Honours
[edit]- County Championship – Yorkshire
- Minor Counties Championship – Leicestershire II
- Wisden – Bill Bowes, Charles Dempster, James Langridge, Nawab of Pataudi, senior, Hedley Verity
Test series
[edit]New Zealand tour
[edit]England defeated the first New Zealand tourists 1–0 with two matches drawn.
County Championship
[edit]Leading batsmen
[edit]Herbert Sutcliffe topped the averages with 3006 runs @ 96.96
Leading bowlers
[edit]Harold Larwood topped the averages with 129 wickets @ 12.03