1731 English cricket season

In the 1731 English cricket season, a total of 31 eleven-a-side matches are known to have been arranged, more than double the number in 1730, though it is not certain they were all actually played. Seventeen involved the London Cricket Club which played most of its home games on the Artillery Ground in Finsbury. Although newspaper coverage was increasing, the notices carried were always brief, and it remained rare for a player to be named in the press. However, this did happen when "the famous Tim Coleman", of London, was mentioned after he played for another team as a given man.

The most controversial match of the season, which ended in a riot, was also the first from which team totals are known. Elsewhere, the Prince of Wales is known to have taken an interest in the sport, and he became a noted patron until his death in 1751.