1993 English cricket season explained

Previous Year:	1992
Previous Tournament:	1992 English cricket season
Next Year:	1994
Next Tournament:	1994 English cricket season

The 1993 English cricket season was the 94th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It included the debut in England of Shane Warne and his "Gatting Ball". Australia, led by Allan Border, won the Ashes series 4-1. Mike Gatting led Middlesex to another Britannic Assurance County Championship.

Honours

• County Championship - Middlesex
• NatWest Trophy - Warwickshire
• Sunday League - Glamorgan
• Benson & Hedges Cup - Derbyshire
• Minor Counties Championship - Staffordshire
• MCCA Knockout Trophy - Staffordshire
  • Second XI Championship - Middlesex II Wisden - David Boon, Ian Healy, Merv Hughes, Shane Warne, Steve Watkin

Ashes tour

See main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1993.

Cumulative record - Test wins	1876-1993
	89
	108
Drawn	83

Zimbabwe tour

The Zimbabwe national cricket team made a short tour of England in August and September. They played two limited overs and three first-class matches, mainly against county opposition.^[1]

County Championship

See main article: article and 1993 County Championship.

NatWest Trophy

See main article: article and 1993 NatWest Trophy.

Benson & Hedges Cup

See main article: article.

Sunday League

See main article: article.

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1994
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1994

Notes and References

1. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/1/Zimbabwe_in_England_1993.html CricketArchive – tour itinerary