1998 English cricket season explained

Previous Year:	1997
Previous Tournament:	1997 English cricket season
Next Year:	1999
Next Tournament:	1999 English cricket season

The 1998 English cricket season was the 99th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. Leicestershire won the title for the second time in three seasons while Lancashire performed the one day double. In two Test series, England defeated South Africa 2–1 and lost 1–0 to Sri Lanka.

Honours

• County Championship - Leicestershire
• NatWest Trophy - Lancashire
• Sunday League - Lancashire
• Benson & Hedges Cup - Essex
• Minor Counties Championship - Staffordshire
• MCCA Knockout Trophy - Devon
  • Second XI Championship - Northamptonshire II Wisden - Ian Austin, Darren Gough, Muttiah Muralitharan, Arjuna Ranatunga, Jonty Rhodes

Test series

South African tour

See main article: South African cricket team in England in 1998.

Sri Lanka tour

See main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1998.

County Championship

See main article: article and 1998 County Championship.

Sunday League

See main article: article and 1998 AXA League.

NatWest Trophy

See main article: article and 1998 NatWest Trophy.

Benson & Hedges Cup

See main article: article.

External sources

• CricketArchive  - season and tournament itineraries

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1999
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1999