1952 English cricket season
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The 1952 English cricket season saw the beginning of Surrey's period of dominance as they won the first of seven successive County Championships.
Warwickshire and Lancashire records include eight points for a tied match with first innings lead; Sussex and Essex records include four points for tied match without first innings lead. Glamorgan and Worcestershire records include two points each for tie on first innings in drawn match.
3-0 with one match rained off in a four-match series. India had no answer to the pace of Fred Trueman
and the guile of Alec Bedser
, who between them took 49 Test wickets.
Honours
- County Championship - Surrey
- Minor Counties Championship - BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire County Cricket ClubBuckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
- Wisden (Wisden Cricketers of the YearWisden Cricketers of the YearThe Wisden Cricketers of the Year are cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their "influence on the previous English season"...
in the 1953 edition for their record in the 1952 season) – Harold GimblettHarold GimblettHarold Gimblett was a cricketer who played for Somerset and England. He was known for his fast scoring as an opening batsman and for the much-repeated story of his debut...
, Tom GraveneyTom GraveneyThomas William Graveney in Riding Mill, Northumberland, is a former English cricketer and was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club for 2004/5. He went to Bristol Grammar School...
, David SheppardDavid SheppardDavid Stuart Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Liverpool was the high-profile Bishop of Liverpool in the Church of England who played cricket for Sussex and England in his youth...
, Stuart SurridgeStuart SurridgeWalter Stuart Surridge was a cricketer who played for Surrey. He was born at Herne Hill in south London, educated at Emanuel School, and died at Glossop in Derbyshire....
, Fred TruemanFred TruemanFrederick Sewards Trueman OBE was an English cricketer, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. A bowler of genuinely fast pace who was widely known as Fiery Fred, Trueman played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1949 until he retired in 1968...
County Championship Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No Dec | 1st inn lead match L |
1st inn lead match D |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts | – | – | 12 | – | – | 8/4 | – | 4 | 4 | – |
| 1 | Surrey Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions... |
28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 256 |
| 2 | Yorkshire Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure.... |
28 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 224 |
| 3 | Lancashire Lancashire County Cricket Club Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then... |
28 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 188 |
| 4 | Derbyshire Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire... |
28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 164 |
| 5 | Middlesex Middlesex County Cricket Club Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the... |
28 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 136 |
| 6 | Leicestershire Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland.... |
28 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 132 |
| 7 | Glamorgan Glamorgan County Cricket Club Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County... |
28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 130 |
| 8 | Northamptonshire Northamptonshire County Cricket Club Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the... |
28 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 128 |
| 9 | Gloucestershire Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators.... |
28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 124 |
| =10 | Essex Essex County Cricket Club Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games... |
28 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 120 |
| =10 | Warwickshire Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor... |
28 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 120 |
| 12 | Hampshire Hampshire County Cricket Club Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it... |
28 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 112 |
| 13 | Sussex Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a... |
28 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96 |
| 14 | Worcestershire Worcestershire County Cricket Club Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire... |
28 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 90 |
| 15 | Kent Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent... |
28 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 84 |
| 16 | Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws... |
28 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 72 |
| 17 | Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... |
28 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 44 |
Warwickshire and Lancashire records include eight points for a tied match with first innings lead; Sussex and Essex records include four points for tied match without first innings lead. Glamorgan and Worcestershire records include two points each for tie on first innings in drawn match.
Test series
England defeated IndiaIndian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
3-0 with one match rained off in a four-match series. India had no answer to the pace of Fred Trueman
Fred Trueman
Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE was an English cricketer, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. A bowler of genuinely fast pace who was widely known as Fiery Fred, Trueman played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1949 until he retired in 1968...
and the guile of Alec Bedser
Alec Bedser
Sir Alec Victor Bedser, CBE was a professional English cricketer. He was the chairman of selectors for the English national cricket team, and the president of Surrey County Cricket Club...
, who between them took 49 Test wickets.
Leading batsmen
| 1952 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| David Sheppard David Sheppard David Stuart Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Liverpool was the high-profile Bishop of Liverpool in the Church of England who played cricket for Sussex and England in his youth... |
39 | 2262 | 239* | 64.62 | 10 | |
| Peter May | 47 | 2498 | 197 | 62.45 | 10 | |
| Leonard Hutton | 45 | 2567 | 189 | 61.11 | 11 | |
| Ted Lester Ted Lester Edward Ibson Lester is an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.... |
42 | 1786 | 178 | 49.61 | 6 | |
| Willie Watson | 43 | 1651 | 114 | 48.55 | 3 | |
| 1952 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| Leonard Hutton | 45 | 2567 | 189 | 61.11 | 11 | |
| Peter May | 47 | 2498 | 197 | 62.45 | 10 | |
| Don Kenyon Don Kenyon Donald Kenyon was an English cricketer, who played in eight Tests for England from 1951 to 1955. He captained Worcestershire between 1959 and 1967.... |
60 | 2489 | 171 | 42.91 | 7 | |
| Jack Robertson Jack Robertson Jack Robertson was an English cricketer, who played county cricket for Middlesex, and in eleven Tests for England.... |
64 | 2337 | 162 | 37.69 | 2 | |
| Bill Edrich Bill Edrich William John "Bill" Edrich DFC was a distinguished cricketer who played for Middlesex, MCC, Norfolk and England.Edrich's three brothers, Brian, Eric and Geoff, and also his cousin, John, all played first-class cricket... |
63 | 2281 | 239 | 38.66 | 6 | |
Leading bowlers
| 1952 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| Fred Trueman Fred Trueman Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE was an English cricketer, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. A bowler of genuinely fast pace who was widely known as Fiery Fred, Trueman played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1949 until he retired in 1968... |
1694 | 57 | 841 | 61 | 13.78 | |
| Alec Bedser Alec Bedser Sir Alec Victor Bedser, CBE was a professional English cricketer. He was the chairman of selectors for the English national cricket team, and the president of Surrey County Cricket Club... |
7114 | 296 | 2530 | 154 | 16.42 | |
| Tony Lock Tony Lock Graham Anthony Richard Lock was an English cricketer, who played primarily as a left-arm spinner. He played in forty nine Tests for England taking 174 wickets at 25.58 each.-Life and career:... |
6658 | 416 | 2237 | 131 | 17.07 | |
| Charles Grove Charles Grove Charles William Collard Grove was an English cricketer who taking over 700 first-class wickets during the course of over 200 games in the mid-20th century, mostly for Warwickshire... |
5673 | 240 | 2022 | 118 | 17.13 | |
| Len Muncer Len Muncer Bernard Leonard Muncer, born at Hampstead on 23 October 1913 and died at Camden Town on 18 January 1982, was a cricketer who played for Middlesex and Glamorgan.... |
5174 | 259 | 1816 | 105 | 17.29 | |
| 1952 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| Johnny Wardle Johnny Wardle Johnny Wardle was an English spin bowler of post-war cricket. His Test bowling average of 20.39, is the lowest in Test cricket by any recognised spin bowler, since World War I.... |
11144 | 810 | 3460 | 177 | 19.54 | |
| Jack Young Jack Young (cricketer) John Albert "Jack" Young was an English cricketer, who played for Middlesex and England. His first-class cricket career lasted from 1933 to 1956.... |
8641 | 514 | 3241 | 163 | 19.88 | |
| Alec Bedser Alec Bedser Sir Alec Victor Bedser, CBE was a professional English cricketer. He was the chairman of selectors for the English national cricket team, and the president of Surrey County Cricket Club... |
7114 | 296 | 2530 | 154 | 16.42 | |
| Cliff Gladwin Cliff Gladwin Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949... |
7550 | 402 | 2917 | 152 | 19.19 | |
| Roy Tattersall Roy Tattersall Roy Tattersall is an English former Lancashire cricketer, who played sixteen Tests for England as a specialist off spin bowler.... |
6995 | 409 | 2586 | 146 | 17.71 | |
External sources
Annual reviews
- Playfair Cricket AnnualPlayfair Cricket AnnualPlayfair Cricket Annual is a compact annual about cricket that is published in the United Kingdom each April, just before the English cricket season is due to begin. Its main purposes are to review the previous English season and to provide detailed career records and potted biographies of current...
1953 - Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1953