Cricket
Events
- New Zealand plays its first Test series in England. England wins the series 1–0 with two matches drawn.
England
- County Championship – Yorkshire
- Minor Counties Championship – Leicestershire II
- Most runs – Herbert Sutcliffe 3006 @ 96.96 (HS 230)
- Most wickets – Tich Freeman 276 @ 15.60 (BB 10–79)
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Bill Bowes, Stewie Dempster, James Langridge, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, Hedley Verity
Australia
- Sheffield Shield – Victoria
- Most runs – Don Bradman 1422 @ 79.00 (HS 258)
- Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 74 @ 19.14 (BB 7–87)
India
- Bombay Quadrangular – not contested
New Zealand
- Plunket Shield – Canterbury
South Africa
- Currie Cup – not contested
West Indies
- Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested
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