1934 was the 41st season of County Championship cricket in England. England lost the Ashes with Don Bradman again the crucial difference between two very strong teams, Australia winning 2–1. Lancashire won the championship.
Honours County Championship – Lancashire Minor Counties Championship – Lancashire II Wisden – Stan McCabe, Bill O'Reilly, George Paine, Bill Ponsford, Jim Smith
Test series
England lost the Ashes to Australia who won the first and final Tests. England won the second by an innings, Hedley Verity taking 15 wickets, with the other two matches drawn. Cumulative record – Test wins 1876–1934England52Australia53Drawn29
County Championship
Leading batsmen Don Bradman topped the averages with 2020 runs @ 84.16
Leading bowlers Bill O'Reilly topped the averages with 109 wickets @ 17.04
References
Annual reviews Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1935
Further reading 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
External links CricketArchive – season summary