1898 County Championship

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.

1898 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire (3rd title)
Participants14
Matches played138
Most runsBobby Abel
(1,832 for Surrey)
Most wicketsCharlie Townsend
(130 for Gloucestershire)

In April, John Tunnicliffe and Jack Brown of Yorkshire, set a then-record partnership for any wicket of 554, against Derbyshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield.[1]

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 2616370131968.42
Middlesex 181035071353.85
Gloucestershire 20938061250.00
Surrey 261149271546.67
Essex 201064041625.00
Lancashire 269611031520.00
Kent 205690–111–9.09
Nottinghamshire 1612130–13–33.33
Derbyshire 162671–48–50.00
Sussex 203980–612–50.00
Warwickshire 182691–48–50.00
Hampshire 182880–610–60.00
Leicestershire 1611050–911–81.82
Somerset 1611050–911–81.82
Source: CricketArchive[2]

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,83257.25Bobby AbelSurrey
1,80139.15Johnny TyldesleyLancashire
1,60459.40C. B. FrySussex
1,53846.60John TunnicliffeYorkshire
1,46843.17Bill BrockwellSurrey
Source:[3]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
13020.00Charlie TownsendGloucestershire
12613.84Wilfred RhodesYorkshire
12621.29Tom RichardsonSurrey
12514.76Jack HearneMiddlesex
10917.06William LockwoodSurrey
Source:[4]

References

  1. "England win the Ashes after close to two decades". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. "County Championship 1898 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  3. "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1898 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  4. "Bowling in County Championship 1898 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
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