1998 Axa League Explained

Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:Limited overs cricket
(40 overs per innings)
Tournament Format:League
Champions:Lancashire
Count:4
Participants:18
Matches:153
Most Runs:650 Mal Loye (Northamptonshire)
Most Wickets:25 James Kirtley (Sussex)
Previous Year:1997
Previous Tournament:1997 AXA Life League
Next Year:1999
Next Tournament:1999 CGU National League

The 1998 AXA League was the thirtieth competing of English cricket's Sunday League. The competition was won for the fourth time by Lancashire County Cricket Club.

This was the last season in which all the first-class counties competed in a single league. For the 1999 season, the counties would be divided into a First and Second Division of nine teams each. The top nine teams at the end of this season were placed in the First Division, and the bottom nine in the Second Division.

Standings

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Lancashire (C) 17 12 0 2 1 2 54 12.184
17 9 0 5 1 2 42 4.237
17 9 1 5 1 1 42 1.275
17 9 0 6 1 1 40 15.138
17 8 0 6 3 0 38 3.323
17 7 0 6 2 2 36 -1.659
17 7 1 6 2 1 36 -4.604
17 8 0 8 1 0 34 0.838
17 8 0 8 1 0 34 -2.477
17 7 0 8 0 2 32 -0.098
17 7 1 8 0 1 32 -0.675
17 7 0 8 0 2 32 -4.907
17 6 1 7 1 2 32 2.805
17 6 1 8 1 1 30 -0.102
17 6 0 8 0 3 30 -5.101
17 6 0 9 1 1 28 -3.591
17 4 1 9 1 2 24 -7.9
17 3 0 12 1 1 16 -8.176
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