1898 County Championship
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Yorkshire (3rd title) |
| Participants | 14 |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Most runs |
(1,832 for Surrey) |
| Most wickets |
(130 for Gloucestershire) |
The 1898 County Championship was the ninth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 9 May to 3 September 1898. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their third championship title, with Middlesex finishing as runners-up for the first time.
Table
- One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss. Final placings were decided by dividing the number of points earned by the number of completed matches (i.e., those that ended in a win or a loss) and multiplying by 100.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | Fin | %Fin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 68.42 | |
| Middlesex | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53.85 | |
| Gloucestershire | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.00 | |
| Surrey | 26 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 46.67 | |
| Essex | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 25.00 | |
| Lancashire | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 20.00 | |
| Kent | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | –1 | 11 | –9.09 | |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | –1 | 3 | –33.33 | |
| Derbyshire | 16 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | –4 | 8 | –50.00 | |
| Sussex | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | –6 | 12 | –50.00 | |
| Warwickshire | 18 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | –4 | 8 | –50.00 | |
| Hampshire | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | –6 | 10 | –60.00 | |
| Leicestershire | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | –9 | 11 | –81.82 | |
| Somerset | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | –9 | 11 | –81.82 | |
| Source: CricketArchive[1] | |||||||||
Records
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References
- ↑ "County Championship 1898 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ↑ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1898 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
- ↑ "Bowling in County Championship 1898 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
External links
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