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 – Yorkshire
• Gillette Cup – Warwickshire
• Minor Counties Championship – Lincolnshire
• Second 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.

County Championship

Gillette Cup

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

References

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1967
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1967

External links

• CricketArchive – season summary