Cricket
Events
- Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) organises the England tour of Australia in the 1928–29 season. England retains The Ashes, winning the first four Tests against Australia and losing the last for a 4–1 series victory. But, ominously for England, a young batsman called Don Bradman makes his Test debut for Australia.
England
- County Championship – Nottinghamshire
- Minor Counties Championship – Oxfordshire
- Most runs – Frank Woolley 2804 @ 56.08 (HS 176)
- Most wickets – Tich Freeman 267 @ 18.27 (BB 10–131)
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Ted Bowley, K. S. Duleepsinhji, Tuppy Owen-Smith, Walter Robins, Bob Wyatt
Australia
- Sheffield Shield – New South Wales
- Most runs – Don Bradman 1690 @ 93.88 (HS 340*)
- Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 71 @ 34.25 (BB 6–109)
India
- Bombay Quadrangular – Parsees
New Zealand
- Plunket Shield – Auckland
South Africa
- Currie Cup – not contested
West Indies
- Inter-Colonial Tournament – British Guiana
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