1898 County Championship

Cricket format

First-class cricket (3 days)

Tournament format(s)

League system

Champions

Yorkshire (3rd title)

Participants

Matches played

138

Most runs

Bobby Abel
(1,832 for Surrey)

Most wickets

Charlie Townsend
(130 for Gloucestershire)

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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]

Notes

^ "County Championship 1898 Points Table". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/County_Championship_1898.html. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

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