1977 English cricket season explained

Previous Year:	1976
Previous Tournament:	1976 English cricket season
Next Year:	1978
Next Tournament:	1978 English cricket season

The 1977 English cricket season was the 78th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It was played out in the aftermath of the Kerry Packer affair. Geoffrey Boycott returned to Test cricket and managed to score his 100th career century in the Headingley Test. An Australian team that was clearly affected by Packer proved to be no match for an England side that stayed together despite the controversy. The County Championship title was shared for only the third time in history after Middlesex and Kent finished on the same points.

Honours

• County Championship - Kent, Middlesex (shared title)
• Gillette Cup - Middlesex
• Sunday League - Leicestershire
• Benson & Hedges Cup - Gloucestershire
• Minor Counties Championship - Suffolk
  • Second XI Championship - Yorkshire II Wisden - Ian Botham, Mike Hendrick, Alan Jones, Ken McEwan, Bob Willis

Test series

See main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1977.

Cumulative record - Test wins	1876-1977
	74
	88
Drawn	68

County Championship

See main article: article and 1977 County Championship.

Gillette Cup

See main article: article and 1977 Gillette Cup.

Benson & Hedges Cup

See main article: article.

Sunday League

See main article: article and 1977 John Player League.

Leading batsmen

1977 English cricket season  - leading batsmen by average
Name	Innings	Runs	Highest	Average	100s
	30	1701	191	68.04	7
	35	2161	241*	65.48	7
	32	1771	208	61.06	6
	25	1182	161*	59.10	5
	31	1431	115	55.03	5

1977 English cricket season  - leading batsmen by aggregate
Name	Innings	Runs	Highest	Average	100s
	35	2161	241*	65.48	7
	32	1771	208	61.06	6
	37	1702	218	51.57	8
	30	1701	191	68.04	7
	36	1584	205*	52.80	5

Leading bowlers

1977 English cricket season  - leading bowlers by average
Name	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average
	805	50	289	19	15.21
	3376	189	1068	67	15.94
	3097	142	1233	75	16.44
	2920	130	1246	73	17.06
Richard Hills	1293	60	566	33	17.15

1977 English cricket season  - leading bowlers by aggregate
Name	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average
	4665	226	1967	109	18.04
	3995	149	1983	88	22.53
	3934	224	1551	87	17.82
	4432	216	1734	87	19.93
	5705	288	2442	82	29.78

External sources

• CricketArchive  - season and tournament itineraries

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1978
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1978