1958 County Championship
{{Short description|English cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
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| cricket format = First-class cricket
| tournament format = League system
| champions = Surrey
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| previous_year = 1957
| previous_tournament = 1957 County Championship
| next_year = 1959
| next_tournament = 1959 County Championship
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The 1958 County Championship was the 59th officially organised running of the County Championship.{{cite book|last=Engel|first=Matthew | author-link = Matthew Engel |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494|year=2004|publisher=John Wisden & Company Ltd|isbn=0-947766-83-9}} Surrey won the Championship title for the seventh successive year.{{cite book|last=Wynne-Thomas|first=Peter | author-link = Peter Wynne-Thomas |title=The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records|year=1983|publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group|isbn=0-600-34667-6}}{{cite web | url=https://www.kiaoval.com/main-news/1958-surreys-seventh-title-60-years/# | title=1958 - Surrey's Seventh Title 60 Years On | publisher=Surrey County Cricket Club | work=The Oval | date= March 3, 2018 | access-date=October 4, 2018 | author=Spiller, Richard }}
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.
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| width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |Won !width=20 abbr="Lost" |Lost !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |Drawn !width=20 abbr="ND" |No Decision !width=20 abbr="1st L" |1st Inns Loss !width=20 abbr="1st D" |1st Inns Draw !width=20 abbr="Bonus Points" |Bonus !width=20 abbr="Points" |Points | |||||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|Surrey | 28 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 212 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Hampshire | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 186 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Somerset | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 174 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Northamptonshire | 28 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 160 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Derbyshire | 28 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 151 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Essex | 28 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 146 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Lancashire | 28 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 142 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Kent | 28 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 139 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Worcestershire | 28 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 134 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Middlesex | 28 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 130 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Yorkshire | 28 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 126 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Leicestershire | 28 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 104 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Sussex | 28 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 102 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Gloucestershire | 28 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 89 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Glamorgan | 28 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 82 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Warwickshire | 28 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 68 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Nottinghamshire | 28 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 50 |
References
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External links
- [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1958/ENG_LOCAL/CC/ County Championship, 1958] at Cricinfo
- [https://www.cricketarchive.com/Surrey/Seasons/Season_Summary_1958_f.html Surrey First-Class Matches in 1958] at CricketArchive
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Category:1958 in English cricket
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