1936 English cricket season

1936 was the 43rd season of County Championship cricket in England. Derbyshire won the championship for the first time. India were on tour and England won the Test series 2–0.

Honours

• County Championship – Derbyshire
• Minor Counties Championship – Hertfordshire
• Wisden – Charles Barnett, Bill Copson, Alf Gover, Vijay Merchant, Stan Worthington

Test series

India tour

England defeated India 2–0 with one match drawn.

County Championship

Leading batsmen

Wally Hammond topped the averages with 2107 runs @ 56.94

Leading bowlers

Harold Larwood topped the averages with 119 wickets @ 12.97

References

Annual reviews

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1937

External links

• CricketArchive – season summary