1998 County Championship Explained

Tournament Format:	League system
Champions:	Leicestershire
Previous Year:	1997
Previous Tournament:	1997 County Championship
Next Year:	1999
Next Tournament:	1999 County Championship

The 1998 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 99th officially organised running of the County Championship. Leicestershire won the Championship.^[1] ^[2]

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	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	Won	width=20 abbr="Lost"	Lost	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	Drawn	width=20 abbr="Bonus points"	Batting bonus	width=20 abbr="Bonus points"	Bowling bonus	width=20 abbr="Points"	Points
1		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		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		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		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		17	4	5	8	31	52	146
16		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

Notes and References

Book: Engel, Matthew. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. 2004. John Wisden & Company Ltd. 0-947766-83-9.
Web site: Alan Lee Cricket Correspondent. "Leicestershire united in triumph." Times [London, England] 21 Sept. 1998]. The Times.