1958 English cricket season
- 1958 English cricket season
The 1958 English cricket season saw Surrey captain Peter May top the batting averages for the third time and his team win the County Championship for a record seventh successive title.
Honours
*County Championship – Surrey
*Minor Counties Championship – Yorkshire II
*Wisden Cricketers of the Year (awarded in the 1959 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for their deeds in 1958) – Leslie Jackson, Roy Marshall, Arthur Milton, John Reid, Derek Shackleton
Test Series
England defeated New Zealand 4-0 with one match drawn.
Leading batsmen
Peter May topped the averages with 2231 runs @ 63.74
Leading bowlers
Les Jackson topped the averages with 143 wickets @ 10.99
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1958_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summary]
Annual reviews
* Playfair Cricket Annual 1959
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1959
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