1931 English cricket season

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.

Leading batsmen

Herbert Sutcliffe topped the averages with 3006 runs @ 96.96

Leading bowlers

Harold Larwood topped the averages with 129 wickets @ 12.03

Annual reviews

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1932