1959 English cricket season

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The 1959 English cricket season saw the inauguration of the Second XI Championship which was to end the involvement of first-class counties in the Minor Counties Championship, though it took several years before all county second XIs switched to the new competition. The season marked the end of Surrey's sequence of seven Championships, with Yorkshire winning the title.

Contents 1 Honours 2 Test Series 3 Leading batsmen 4 Leading bowlers 5 See also 6 External sources 7 Annual reviews

[edit] Honours

• County Championship - Yorkshire
• Minor Counties Championship - Warwickshire II
• Second XI Championship - Gloucestershire II
• Wisden - Ken Barrington, Donald Carr, Ray Illingworth, Geoff Pullar, M. J. K. Smith

[edit] Test Series

England won all five Tests against a disappointing India, including three innings victories. This was the first time England had won all five Tests in a single series.

[edit] Leading batsmen

Vijay Manjrekar topped the averages with 755 runs @ 68.63. M.J.K. Smith scored most runs, with 3249 @ 57.94.

[edit] Leading bowlers

Brian Statham topped the averages with 139 wickets @ 15.01

[edit] See also

• Indian cricket team in England in 1959

[edit] External sources

• CricketArchive – season summary

[edit] Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1960
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1960

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