1905 in Sports - Cricket

Cricket

England

  • County Championship – Yorkshire
  • Minor Counties Championship – Norfolk
  • Most runs – C B Fry 2801 @ 70.02 (HS 233)
  • Most wickets – Walter Lees 193 @ 18.01 (BB 9–81)
  • Wisden Cricketers of the Year – David Denton, Walter Lees, George Thompson, Joe Vine, Levi Wright

Australia

  • Sheffield Shield – New South Wales
  • Most runs – Warwick Armstrong 460 @ 57.50 (HS 200)
  • Most wickets – Frederick Collins 27 @ 23.37 (BB 6–64)

India

  • Bombay Presidency – Parsees

South Africa

  • Currie Cup – Transvaal

West Indies

  • Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested

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