The 1988 English cricket season was the 89th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It was dominated by Worcestershire who won the first of two successive championships and also a second successive Sunday League title. Cricket made the front pages of national newspapers, due to the "Summer of four captains" phenomenon that afflicted the England national team, during its five match Test series against West Indies which they lost 4–0. Sri Lanka also toured and played a single Test which England won.
Honours County Championship - Worcestershire NatWest Trophy - Middlesex Sunday League - Worcestershire Benson & Hedges Cup - Hampshire Minor Counties Championship - Cheshire MCCA Knockout Trophy - Dorset Second XI Championship - Surrey II Wisden - Kim Barnett, Jeff Dujon, Phil Neale, Franklyn Stephenson, Steve Waugh
Test series West Indies tour
Sri Lanka tour
County Championship
NatWest Trophy
Benson & Hedges Cup
Sunday League
Leading batsmen
Leading bowlers
References
External links CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries
Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1989 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1989