1958 English cricket season
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1958 English cricket season
1958 was the 59th season of County Championship cricket in England. Surrey captain Peter May topped the batting averages for the third time and his team won a record seventh successive title. England defeated the touring New Zealand side 4–0 in a Test match series.
Honours
[edit ]- County Championship – Surrey
- Minor Counties Championship – Yorkshire Second XI
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year (awarded in the 1959 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack) – Les Jackson, Roy Marshall, Arthur Milton, John Reid, Derek Shackleton
Test series
[edit ]Main article: New Zealand cricket team in England in 1958
England defeated New Zealand 4–0 with one match drawn in a five match Test series.
County Championship
[edit ]Main article: 1958 County Championship
The County Championship was won by Surrey County Cricket Club, the last of seven consecutive Championships for the county. Hampshire were runners-up.
Leading players
[edit ]Peter May topped the averages with 2,231 runs scored at a batting average of 63.74.
Les Jackson topped the bowling averages with 143 wickets taken at a bowling average of 10.99 runs per wicket.