The 1998 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 99th officially organised running of the County Championship. Leicestershire won the title,[1][2] and were the first undefeated Champion since Hampshire in 1973.[3]
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Leicestershire |
The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the fifteenth and last time.[4]
Table
edit- 16 points for a win
- 8 points to each team for a tie
- 8 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level
- 3 points for a draw
- Bonus points awarded in first 120 overs of first innings
- Batting:
- 200 runs – 1 point
- 250 runs – 2 points
- 300 runs – 3 points
- 350 runs – 4 points
- Bowling:
- 3 or 4 wickets – 1 point,
- 5 or 6 wickets – 2 points
- 7 or 8 wickets – 3 points
- 9 or 10 wickets – 4 points
- Batting:
- No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining. A one-innings match is played, with the winner gaining 12 points.
- Position determined by points gained.
- If equal, then decided by the following tiebreakers in order:[5]
- Most wins
- Fewest losses
- Most points in head-to-head contests
- Most wickets taken over whole season
- Most runs scored over whole season
| Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Drawn | Batting bonus | Bowling bonus | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicestershire | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 51 | 292 |
| 2 | Lancashire | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 56 | 277 |
| 3 | Yorkshire | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 63 | 269 |
| 4 | Gloucestershire | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 65 | 267 |
| 5 | Surrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 57 | 261 |
| 6 | Hampshire | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 61 | 202 |
| 7 | Sussex | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 63 | 201 |
| 8 | Warwickshire | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 60 | 200 |
| 9 | Somerset | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 54 | 192 |
| 10 | Derbyshire | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 55 | 191 |
| 11 | Kent | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 59 | 178 |
| 12[i] | Glamorgan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 55 | 176 |
| 13[i] | Worcestershire | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 59 | 176 |
| 14 | Durham | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 65 | 158 |
| 15 | Northamptonshire | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 52 | 146[ii] |
| 16 | Nottinghamshire | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 140 |
| 17 | Middlesex | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 52 | 130 |
| 18 | Essex | 17 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 118 |
Notable events
edit- May 23–24: Northamptonshire's second innings total of 712 against Glamorgan at Northampton was the highest second-innings total in English first-class cricket, surpassing Cambridge University's 703 for 9 against Sussex in 1890.[6]
- Malachy Loye's 322 during this innings was the highest innings played by any batsman during a second innings in English first-class cricket, surpassing Emrys Davies' 287 for Glamorgan against Gloucestershire in 1939.
- June 21: Andrew Flintoff of Lancashire takes 38 runs[iii] off an over by Surrey's Alex Tudor, breaking the English first-class record of 36 by Garfield Sobers from 1968.[7]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ↑ Engel, Matthew, ed. (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (141st ed.). John Wisden & Company Ltd. pp. 493–494. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ↑ Lee, Alan (21 September 1998). "Leicestershire united in triumph". The Times. London.
- ↑ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1998). "Leicestershire in 1998". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (136th ed.). p. 559.
- ↑ "That's out: the sponsors who walked". The Guardian. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- 1 2 Engel, Matthew, ed. (1999). "Brittanic Assurance County Championship, 1998". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (136th ed.). pp. 436–438.
- ↑ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1999). "Northamptonshire in 1998". Wisden Cricketer's Almanack (136th ed.). pp. 593–594.
- ↑ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1999). "Lancashire in 1998". Wisden Cricketer's Almanack (136th ed.). p. 553.
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