| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Yorkshire |
The 1959 County Championship was the 60th officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Yorkshire won the Championship title ending a seven-year winning sequence by Surrey.[2]
| Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tie | No Decision | 1st Inns Loss | 1st Inns Draw | Bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 204 |
| Gloucestershire | 28 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 186 |
| Surrey | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 186 |
| Warwickshire | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 184 |
| Lancashire | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 184 |
| Glamorgan | 28 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 178 |
| Derbyshire | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 174 |
| Hampshire | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 168 |
| Essex | 28 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 168 |
| Middlesex | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 157 |
| Northamptonshire | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 146 |
| Somerset | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 130 |
| Kent | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 128 |
| Worcestershire | 28 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 106 |
| Sussex | 28 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 102 |
| Leicestershire | 28 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 72 |
| Nottinghamshire | 28 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 62 |