1998 Women's County Championship

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1998 Women's County Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format 50 over
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Yorkshire (2nd title)
Participants18
Most runs Charlotte Edwards (394)
Most wickets Sarah Clarke (12)
1997
1999

The 1998 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 2nd cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and saw 10 county teams, 3 county Second XIs and 5 regional teams compete in a series of divisions. Yorkshire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their second Championship title in two seasons.

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Competition format

Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned County Champions. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.

The championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows: [1]

Win: 12 points.
Tie : 6 points.
Loss: Bonus points.
No Result: 11 points.
Abandoned: 11 points.

Up to five batting and five bowling points per side were also available.

Teams

The 1998 Championship consisted of 18 teams, competing in three divisions of six teams apiece. Teams played each other once.

Division One Kent Surrey Thames Valley West Midlands West of England Yorkshire
Division Two Derbyshire East Anglia East Midlands Middlesex Sussex Yorkshire Second XI
Division Three Cheshire Hampshire Lancashire Northumberland Surrey Second XI Sussex Second XI

Division One

TeamPldWLTABatBowlDedPts
Yorkshire (C)5500019.520.50100
Surrey 5410018.516082.5
Kent 5230016.520060.5
West Midlands 523001518057
Thames Valley 5230015.514.5054
West of England (R)505001617.5033.5

Source: Cricket Archive [2]

Division Two

TeamPldWLTABatBowlDedPts
East Midlands (P)541002018.5086.5
Yorkshire Second XI 5410016.521085.5
East Anglia 532001814068
Sussex 5230015.515.5055
Derbyshire 514001418.5044.5
Middlesex (R)514001214038

Source: Cricket Archive [2]

Division Three

TeamPldWLTABatBowlDedPts
Cheshire (P)5500019.523.50103
Surrey Second XI 541001724.5089.5
Lancashire 532001718.5072
Hampshire 523001521060
Northumberland 514001017039
Sussex Second XI 505008.511.5020

Source: Cricket Archive [2]

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageHS100s50s
Charlotte Edwards East Anglia 5539498.5013330
Allyson Byrne Cheshire 5523458.508002
Kathryn Leng Yorkshire 5523258.006602
Sarah Collyer Cheshire 5523146.2011311
Janet Tedstone Yorkshire Second XI 5522656.506102

Source: CricketArchive [3]

Most wickets

PlayerTeamBallsWicketsAverageBBI5w
Sarah Clarke Surrey Second XI 152127.835/361
Wendy Watson Derbyshire 1891111.454/320
Janet Tedstone Yorkshire Second XI 232109.303/260
Sara MacLean Northumberland 222109.303/260
Lucy McGrother Lancashire 3001013.304/260

Source: CricketArchive [4]

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References

  1. "Women's County Championship 1998 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Women's County Championship 1998 Tables, Cricket Archive.
  3. "Batting and Fielding in Women's County Championship 1998 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. "Bowling in Women's County Championship 1998 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.