1986 English cricket season
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The 1986 English cricket season saw Essex win the County Championship for the third time in four seasons.
Honours
- County Championship - Essex
- NatWest Trophy - Sussex
- Sunday League - Hampshire
- Benson & Hedges Cup -
- Minor Counties Championship - CumberlandCumberland County Cricket ClubCumberland County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cumberland and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
- MCCA Knockout Trophy - NorfolkNorfolk County Cricket ClubNorfolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Norfolk and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
- Second XI Championship - Lancashire II
- Wisden - John ChildsJohn Childs (cricketer)John Henry Childs is a former English cricketer who played in two Tests for England in 1988. At the age of 36 years 320 days, Childs became the oldest player since Dick Howorth in 1947 to make his England debut...
, Graeme HickGraeme HickGraeme Ashley Hick MBE is a Zimbabwean-born cricketer who played 65 Test matches and 120 One Day Internationals for England. He played county cricket for Worcestershire for his entire English domestic career, a period of well over twenty years, and in 2008 he surpassed Graham Gooch's record for...
, Dilip VengsarkarDilip VengsarkarDilip Balwant Vengsarkar is an Indian cricketer and cricket administrator. He was one of the most stylish batsmen of his time, known as one of the foremost exponents of the drive. He was also known by the nickname 'Colonel'....
, Courtney WalshCourtney WalshCourtney Andrew Walsh is a former international cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches...
, James WhitakerJames Whitaker (cricketer)John James Whitaker is an English former cricketer, who played in one Test and two ODIs for England in 1986.-Life and career:...
Events
Zimbabwe made a very short visit and played a single limited overs match against Northamptonshire, the county winning by 7 wickets.External sources
Annual reviews
- Playfair Cricket AnnualPlayfair Cricket AnnualPlayfair Cricket Annual is a compact annual about cricket that is published in the United Kingdom each April, just before the English cricket season is due to begin. Its main purposes are to review the previous English season and to provide detailed career records and potted biographies of current...
1987 - Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1987