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
edit- County Championship – Surrey
- Minor Counties Championship – Berkshire
- Wisden (honour awarded in 1954 Wisden Cricketer's Almanack for deeds done in 1953 English season) – Neil Harvey, Tony Lock, Keith Miller, Johnny Wardle, Willie Watson
County Championship
editTest series
edit| Cumulative record - Test wins | 1876-1953 |
|---|---|
| England | 57 |
| Australia | 68 |
| Drawn | 38 |
Leading batsmen
edit| 1953 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| Neil Harvey | 35 | 2040 | 202* | 65.80 | 10 | |
| Len Hutton | 44 | 2458 | 241 | 63.02 | 8 | |
| Jock Livingston | 36 | 1710 | 140 | 57.00 | 7 | |
| Keith Miller | 31 | 1433 | 262* | 51.17 | 4 | |
| Peter May | 59 | 2554 | 159 | 51.08 | 8 | |
| Raman Subba Row | 46 | 1823 | 146* | 50.63 | 4 | |
| Desmond Barrick | 38 | 1530 | 166* | 49.35 | 3 | |
| 1953 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| Bill Edrich | 60 | 2557 | 211 | 47.35 | 5 | |
| Peter May | 59 | 2554 | 159 | 51.08 | 8 | |
| Reg Simpson | 60 | 2505 | 157 | 45.54 | 7 | |
| Len Hutton | 44 | 2458 | 241 | 63.02 | 8 | |
| Don Kenyon | 58 | 2439 | 238* | 44.34 | 6 | |
Leading bowlers
edit| 1953 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| Jack Bailey | 760 | 35 | 326 | 25 | 13.04 | |
| Charles Knott | 1325 | 65 | 521 | 38 | 13.71 | |
| Les Jackson | 4450 | 230 | 1574 | 103 | 15.28 | |
| Tony Lock | 4394 | 282 | 1590 | 100 | 15.90 | |
| Tom Graveney | 567 | 19 | 324 | 20 | 16.20 | |
| 1953 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| Bruce Dooland | 7995 | 461 | 2852 | 172 | 16.58 | |
| Roy Tattersall | 7086 | 348 | 2974 | 164 | 18.13 | |
| Alec Bedser | 7518 | 340 | 2702 | 162 | 16.67 | |
| Derek Shackleton | 7318 | 328 | 3070 | 150 | 20.46 | |
| Johnny Wardle | 9633 | 601 | 3540 | 146 | 24.24 | |
References
editAnnual reviews
editFurther reading
edit- 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