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
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
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.
