1898 County Championship
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Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
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Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Yorkshire (3rd title) |
Participants | 14 |
Matches played | 138 |
Most runs | Bobby Abel (1,832 for Surrey) |
Most wickets | Charlie Townsend (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.
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- 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 | |
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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] |
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