1920 in Sports - Cricket

Cricket

Events

  • Post-war recovery continues and an English team goes to Australia in November to commence the first Test series since the war.

England

  • County Championship – Middlesex
  • Minor Counties Championship – Staffordshire
  • Most runs – Jack Hobbs 2827 @ 58.89 (HS 215)
  • Most wickets – Frank Woolley 185 @ 14.23 (BB 7–59)
  • Wisden Cricketer of the Year – Plum Warner

Australia

  • Sheffield Shield – New South Wales
  • Most runs – Roy Park 648 @ 72.00 (HS 228)
  • Most wickets – Stork Hendry 29 @ 18.13 (BB 7–34)

India

  • Bombay Quadrangular – Hindus

New Zealand

  • Plunket Shield – Auckland

South Africa

  • Currie Cup – not contested

West Indies

  • Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested

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