1931 was the 38th season of County Championship cricket in England. New Zealand played their first Test series in England, the hosts winning 1–0. Yorkshire won the championship.

• County Championship – Yorkshire
• Minor Counties Championship – Leicestershire II
• Wisden – Bill Bowes, Charles Dempster, James Langridge, Nawab of Pataudi, senior, Hedley Verity

England defeated the first New Zealand tourists 1–0 with two matches drawn.

Herbert Sutcliffe topped the averages with 3006 runs @ 96.96

Harold Larwood topped the averages with 129 wickets @ 12.03

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1932

• CricketArchive – season summary