1958 County Championship

1958 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Surrey
← 1957 1959 →

The 1958 County Championship was the 59th officially organised running of the County Championship. ^[1] Surrey won the Championship title for the seventh successive year. ^{[2] [3]}

Table

• 12 points for a win
• 6 points to side still batting in the fourth innings of a match in which scores finish level
• 2 points for first innings lead
• 2 bonus points for side leading on first innings if they also score faster on runs per over in first innings
• If no play possible on the first two days, and the match does not go into the second innings, the side leading on first innings scores 8 points.

County Championship table

Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	No Decision	1st Inns Loss	1st Inns Draw	Bonus	Points
Surrey	28	14	5	8	1	0	6	32	212
Hampshire	28	12	6	10	0	3	4	28	186
Somerset	28	12	9	7	0	2	3	20	174
Northamptonshire	28	11	6	6	5	0	5	18	160
Derbyshire	28	9	9	8	2	4	5	24	151
Essex	28	9	7	7	5	4	3	24	146
Lancashire	28	9	7	8	4	3	5	18	142
Kent	28	9	10	7	2	1	4	20	139
Worcestershire	28	9	7	8	4	1	2	20	134
Middlesex	28	7	4	16	1	1	10	18	130
Yorkshire	28	7	5	10	6	2	6	14	126
Leicestershire	28	7	13	6	2	3	1	12	104
Sussex	28	6	7	11	4	2	4	18	102
Gloucestershire	28	5	9	11	3	3	4	14	89
Glamorgan	28	5	11	11	1	1	5	10	82
Warwickshire	28	3	7	14	4	2	6	16	68
Nottinghamshire	28	3	15	8	2	1	4	4	50

References

1. Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN   0-947766-83-9.
2. Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN   0-600-34667-6.
3. Spiller, Richard (3 March 2018). "1958 - Surrey's Seventh Title 60 Years On". The Oval . Surrey County Cricket Club . Retrieved 4 October 2018.

External links

• County Championship, 1958 at Cricinfo
• Surrey First-Class Matches in 1958 at CricketArchive