1958 English cricket season 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. England defeated New Zealand 4–0 with one match drawn in a five match Test series. The County Championship was won by Surrey County Cricket Club, the last of seven consecutive Championships for the county. Hampshire were runners-up. Peter May topped the averages with 2,231 runs scored at a batting average of
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1958 Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1958 Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1958 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing eighty-seven years. It was their fifty-fourth season in the County Championship and they won nine matches in the County Championship to finish fifth. Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one against the touring New Zealanders. They won ten matches altogether, and ended fifth in the County Championship. Donald Carr was in his fourth season as captain. Charles Lee was top scorer. Les Jackson took most wickets for Derbyshire