1966 English cricket season


1966 was the 67th season of County Championship cricket in England. It featured an entertaining Test series between England and West Indies in which the great West Indian all-rounder Gary Sobers was outstanding. In domestic cricket, Yorkshire, led by Brian Close, won the County Championship. Close became England's captain too.

Honours

County Championship – YorkshireGillette Cup – WarwickshireMinor Counties Championship – LincolnshireSecond XI Championship – Surrey II Wisden – Bob Barber, Basil D'Oliveira, Colin Milburn, John Murray, Seymour Nurse

Test series

West Indies won the series 3–1 with one match drawn.

Leading batsmen

Gary Sobers topped the averages with 1,349 runs @ 61.31

Leading bowlers

Derek Underwood topped the averages with 157 wickets @ 13.80

Annual reviews