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1924 was the 31st season ofCounty Championshipcricket in England. Yorkshire secured a hat-trick of titles. England, in their first home series since 1921, proved too strong for South Africa and won the Test series 3–0.
England defeated South Africa 3–0 with two matches drawn. There was a sensational start to the series when the visitors were bowled out in their first innings in the First Test at Edgbaston for 30, in just 12.3 overs, after England had made over 400.Arthur Gilligan, theSussex and England captain, and his county colleagueMaurice Tate, making his Test debut, bowled unchanged, with the former taking 6/7 and the latter 4/12.
Andy Sandham topped the averages with 2082 runs with an average of 59.48.
George Macaulay topped the averages with 190 wickets with an average of 13.23