1938 English cricket season

1938 was the 45th season of County Championship cricket in England. England established a world record team total of 903 for seven declared against Australia at The Oval with Len Hutton contributing a record 364. The series ended in a 1–1 draw. Yorkshire were champions for the 20th time.

Honours

 * County Championship – Yorkshire
 * Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire
 * Wisden – Hugh Bartlett, Bill Brown, Denis Compton, Kenneth Farnes, Arthur Wood

Test series
England and Australia drew the series 1–1 with two matches drawn and one game abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Leading batsmen
Don Bradman topped the averages with 2429 runs @ 115.66

Leading bowlers
Bill Bowes topped the averages with 121 wickets @ 15.23

Annual reviews

 * Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1939