1931 English cricket season
Appearance
1931 was the 38th season of County Championship cricket in England. New Zealand played their first Test series in England, the hosts winning 1–0. Yorkshire won the championship.
Honours
- County Championship – Yorkshire
- Minor Counties Championship – Leicestershire II
- Wisden – Bill Bowes, Charles Dempster, James Langridge, Nawab of Pataudi, senior, Hedley Verity
Test series
New Zealand tour
England defeated the first New Zealand tourists 1-0 with two matches drawn.
County Championship
Leading batsmen
Herbert Sutcliffe topped the averages with 3006 runs @ 96.96
Leading bowlers
Harold Larwood topped the averages with 129 wickets @ 12.03