1938 was the 45th season of County Championship cricket in England.
England established a world record team total of 903 for seven declared against Australia at The Oval with Len Hutton contributing a record 364.
The series ended in a 1–1 draw.
England and Australia drew the series 1–1 with two matches drawn and one game abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Don Bradman topped the averages with 2429 runs @ 115.66 Bill Bowes topped the averages with 121 wickets @ 15.23