1958–59 Sheffield Shield season

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]

1958–59 Sheffield Shield season

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (31st title)
Participants	5
Matches	20
Most runs	Gavin Stevens (South Australia) (859)
Most wickets	Richie Benaud (New South Wales) (39)
← 1957–58 1959–60 →

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]