1998 County Championship

1998 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Leicestershire
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The 1998 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 99th officially organised running of the County Championship. Leicestershire won the Championship. ^{[1] [2]}

The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the 15th and last time. ^[3]

Table

• 16 points for a win
• 8 points to each side for a tie
• 8 points to side 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: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points
• 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 on most wins.

County Championship table

	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	Worcestershire	17	4	6	7	32	59	176
13	Glamorgan	17	4	6	7	36	55	176
14	Durham	17	3	9	5	30	65	158
15	Northamptonshire	17	4	5	8	31	52	146
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

References

1. Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN   0-947766-83-9.
2. "Alan Lee Cricket Correspondent. "Leicestershire united in triumph." Times [London, England] 21 Sept. 1998". The Times .
3. "That's out: the sponsors who walked". The Guardian. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2025.