1958–59 Sheffield Shield season

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1958–59 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (31st title)
Participants5
Matches20

The 1958–59 Sheffield Shield season was the 57th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the sixth consecutive year.[1][2]

Table

Team Played Won 1st Inns Won 1st Inns Lost Drawn Lost Points
New South Wales 8 4 3 1 0 0 52
Queensland 8 2 2 3 1 0 30
Victoria 8 1 2 1 1 3 20
Western Australia 8 1 2 2 0 3 18
South Australia 8 1 1 3 0 3 14

Statistics

Most Runs

Gavin Stevens 859 [3]

Most Wickets

Richie Benaud 39 [4]

References