International cricket in 1938

The 1938 International cricket season was from April 1938 to August 1938.

Season overview

International tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
			Test	ODI	FC	LA
1 June 1938	England	England Rest	—	—	0–0 [1]	—
10 June 1938	England	Australia	1–1 [5]	—	—	—
16 July 1938	Scotland	Ireland	—	—	0–1 [1]	—
20 July 1938	Netherlands	Marylebone	—	—	0–0 [2]	—
31 July 1938	Netherlands	England	—	—	0–0 [3]	—

June

Test Trial in England

Three-day match
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Match	1–3 June	Wally Hammond	Denys Wilcox	Lord's, London	Match drawn

Australia in England

Main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1938

The Ashes Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 263	10–14 June	Wally Hammond	Donald Bradman	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Match drawn
Test 264	24–28 June	Wally Hammond	Donald Bradman	Lord's, London	Match drawn
Test 264a	8–12 July	Wally Hammond	Donald Bradman	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester	Match abandoned
Test 265	22–25 July	Wally Hammond	Donald Bradman	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds	Australia by 5 wickets
Test 266	20–24 August	Wally Hammond	Donald Bradman	Kennington Oval, London	England by an innings and 579 runs

July

Ireland in Scotland

Three-day Match
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Match	24–27 July	Alastair McTavish	James MacDonald	Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow	Ireland by 109 runs

MCC in Netherlands

Two-day match series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Match 1	20–21 July	Not mentioned	Not mentioned	Haarlem	Match drawn
Match 2	23–24 July	Not mentioned	Not mentioned	The Hague	Match drawn

England in Netherlands

Two-day match series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Match 1	31 Jul–1 August	PCG Labouchere	Craig Stanley	The Hague	Match drawn
Match 2	3–4 August	PCG Labouchere	Craig Stanley	Laren	Match drawn
Match 3	6–7 August	PCG Labouchere	Craig Stanley	Haarlem	Match drawn