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1952 English Cricket Season
1952 was the 53rd season of County Championship cricket in England. It was the beginning of Surrey's period of dominance as they won the first of seven successive County Championships. England defeated India 3–0 in the Test series. Honours *County Championship – Surrey County Cricket Club, Surrey *Minor Counties Cricket Championship, Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club, Buckinghamshire *Wisden (Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 1953 edition for their record in the 1952 season) – Harold Gimblett, Tom Graveney, David Sheppard, Stuart Surridge, Fred Trueman County Championship Test series England cricket team, England defeated Indian cricket team, India 3–0 with one match rained off in a four-match series. India had no answer to the pace of Fred Trueman and the guile of Alec Bedser, who between them took 49 Test wickets. Leading batsmen Leading bowlers References Annual reviews * Playfair Cricket Annual 1953 * Wisden Cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Championship
The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It became an official title in 1890. The competition consists of eighteen clubs named after, and representing historic counties, seventeen from England and one from Wales. The earliest known inter-county match was played in 1709. Until 1889, the concept of an unofficial county championship existed whereby various claims would be made by or on behalf of a particular club as the "Champion County", an archaic term which now has the specific meaning of a claimant for the unofficial title prior to 1890. In contrast, the term "County Champions" applies in common parlance to a team that has won the official title. The most usual means of claiming the unofficial title was by popular or press acclaim. In the majority of cases, the claim or proclamation w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |