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Deutsch1986 English cricket season
The 1986 English cricket season was the 87th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. Essex won the title for the third time in four seasons. England were defeated in both their Test series against New Zealand and India.
Honours
[edit]- County Championship - Essex
- NatWest Trophy - Sussex
- Sunday League - Hampshire
- Benson & Hedges Cup - Middlesex
- Minor Counties Championship - Cumberland
- MCCA Knockout Trophy - Norfolk
- Second XI Championship - Lancashire II
- Wisden - John Childs, Graeme Hick, Dilip Vengsarkar, Courtney Walsh, James Whitaker
Test series
[edit]New Zealand tour
[edit]India tour
[edit]Zimbabwe visit
[edit]The Zimbabwe national cricket team made a short visit to England and played a single limited overs match against Northamptonshire, the county winning by 7 wickets.[1]
County Championship
[edit]NatWest Trophy
[edit]Benson & Hedges Cup
[edit]Sunday League
[edit]Rest of the World team
[edit]The Rest of the World XI played a one-day versus a West Indies XI for the Sport Aid charity at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. The match was a no result due to rain.[2]