1898 County Championship

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	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.

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

Records

Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 1,832 57.25 Bobby Abel Surrey 1,801 39.15 Johnny Tyldesley Lancashire 1,604 59.40 C. B. Fry Sussex 1,538 46.60 John Tunnicliffe Yorkshire 1,468 43.17 Bill Brockwell Surrey Source:

Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 130 20.00 Charlie Townsend Gloucestershire 126 13.84 Wilfred Rhodes Yorkshire 126 21.29 Tom Richardson Surrey 125 14.76 Jack Hearne Middlesex 109 17.06 William Lockwood Surrey Source: