1938 was the 45th season of County Championship cricket in England. England established a world record team total of 903 for seven declared against Australia at The Oval with Len Hutton contributing a record 364. The series ended in a 1–1 draw. Yorkshire were champions for the 20th time.
Honours County Championship – Yorkshire Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire Wisden – Hugh Bartlett, Bill Brown, Denis Compton, Kenneth Farnes, Arthur Wood
Test series
England and Australia drew the series 1–1 with two matches drawn and one game abandoned without a ball being bowled. Cumulative record - Test wins 1876–1938England55Australia57Drawn31
County Championship
Leading batsmen Don Bradman topped the averages with 2429 runs @ 115.66
Leading bowlers Bill Bowes topped the averages with 121 wickets @ 15.23
References
Annual reviews Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1939
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