1966 English cricket season
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The 1966 English cricket season featured an entertaining Test series between England and West Indies. The great West Indian all-rounder Gary Sobers had an outstanding series.

In domestic cricket, Yorkshire, led by Brian Close, won the County Championship in what would be the first of a hat-trick of titles to 1968. Close finished the season as 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

Main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 1966

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

Leading batsmen

Gary Sobers topped the averages with 1349 runs @ 61.31

Leading bowlers

Derek Underwood topped the averages with 157 wickets @ 13.80

External sources

• CricketArchive – season summary

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1967
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1967

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