1928 in Sports - Cricket

Cricket

Events

  • The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is inaugurated.
  • The West Indian team touring England in the 1928 season is the first to play Test cricket but is not very successful, losing all three Tests by an innings and winning only five out of 30 first-class matches.

England

  • County Championship – Lancashire
  • Minor Counties Championship – Berkshire
  • Most runs – Frank Woolley 3352 @ 60.94 (HS 198)
  • Most wickets – Tich Freeman 304 @ 18.05 (BB 9–104)
  • Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Leslie Ames, George Duckworth, Maurice Leyland, Sam Staples, Jack White

Australia

  • Sheffield Shield – Victoria
  • Most runs – Bill Ponsford 1217 @ 152.12 (HS 437)
  • Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 42 @ 27.40 (BB 8–57)

India

  • Bombay Quadrangular – Europeans

New Zealand

  • Plunket Shield – Wellington

South Africa

  • Currie Cup – not contested

West Indies

  • Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and Tobago

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