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
Test series
England defeated New Zealand 4–0 with one match drawn in a five match Test series.
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
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.
References
Annual reviews
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