1958 County Championship

English cricket tournament

Cricket tournament

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.

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