1898 was the ninth season of County Championshipcricket in England. Yorkshire won the championship for the second time in three years. It was an emphatic victory with a record of sixteen wins and seven draws in 26 games. Middlesex finished second after two wins over Kent in late August to improve five places on their 1897 finish. Derbyshire broke their streak of 22 Championship matches without victory by beating Hampshire in late May. As for individual performances, Surrey batsman Bobby Abel made 1800 runs for the second season in succession, one run shy of his own championship record in 1897.
1898, english, cricket, season, 1898, ninth, season, county, championship, cricket, england, yorkshire, championship, second, time, three, years, emphatic, victory, with, record, sixteen, wins, seven, draws, games, middlesex, finished, second, after, wins, ove. 1898 was the ninth season of County Championship cricket in England Yorkshire won the championship for the second time in three years It was an emphatic victory with a record of sixteen wins and seven draws in 26 games Middlesex finished second after two wins over Kent in late August to improve five places on their 1897 finish Derbyshire broke their streak of 22 Championship matches without victory by beating Hampshire in late May As for individual performances Surrey batsman Bobby Abel made 1800 runs for the second season in succession one run shy of his own championship record in 1897 1898 English cricket season 18971899 Contents 1 Honours 2 County Championship 2 1 Final table 2 2 Most runs in the County Championship 2 3 Most wickets in the County Championship 3 Overall first class statistics 3 1 Leading batsmen 3 2 Leading bowlers 4 References 5 Annual reviews 6 External linksHonours EditCounty Championship Yorkshire Minor Counties Championship Worcestershire Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year Wilfred Rhodes Bill Storer Charlie Townsend Albert Trott William LockwoodCounty Championship EditMain article 1898 County Championship Final table Edit County Championship 1898 Final StandingsTeam P W L D Pts GC1 Pts GC as 1 Yorkshire 26 16 3 7 0 13 19 68 422 Middlesex 18 10 3 5 0 7 13 53 853 Gloucestershire 20 9 3 8 0 6 12 50 004 Surrey 26 11 4 9 2 7 15 46 675 Essex 20 10 6 4 0 4 16 25 006 Lancashire 26 9 6 11 0 3 15 20 007 Kent 20 5 6 9 0 1 11 9 098 Nottinghamshire 16 1 2 13 0 1 3 33 339 Derbyshire 16 2 6 7 1 4 8 50 009 Sussex 20 3 9 8 0 6 12 50 009 Warwickshire 18 2 6 9 1 4 8 50 0012 Hampshire 18 2 8 8 0 6 10 60 0013 Leicestershire 16 1 10 5 0 9 11 81 8214 Somerset 16 1 10 5 0 9 11 81 821 Games completedPoints system 1 for a win 0 for a draw a tie or an abandoned match 1 for a lossMost runs in the County Championship Edit 1898 County Championship leading batsmenName Team Matches Runs Average 100s 50sBobby Abel Surrey 24 1832 57 25 7 10Johnny Tyldesley Lancashire 26 1801 39 15 2 12CB Fry Sussex 16 1604 59 40 6 8John Tunnicliffe Yorkshire 24 1538 46 60 4 8Bill Brockwell Surrey 24 1468 43 17 5 5Most wickets in the County Championship Edit 1898 County Championship leading bowlersName Team Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken AverageCharlie Townsend Gloucestershire 20 4905 130 20 00Wilfred Rhodes Yorkshire 26 4949 126 13 84Tom Richardson Surrey 24 5167 126 21 29Jack Hearne Middlesex 18 5663 125 14 76Bill Lockwood Surrey 21 4188 109 17 06Overall first class statistics EditLeading batsmen Edit 1898 English cricket season leading batsmenName Team s Matches Runs Average 100s 50sBobby Abel Players Surrey 30 2053 48 88 7 11Johnny Tyldesley Lancashire Players 29 1918 37 60 2 13John Tunnicliffe Players Yorkshire 30 1804 41 00 4 9CB Fry Gentlemen Sussex 19 1788 54 18 6 10Bill Brockwell Players Surrey 30 1686 38 31 6 5Leading bowlers Edit 1898 English cricket season leading bowlersName Team s Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken AverageJ T Hearne MCC Middlesex Players 30 9053 222 14 05Tom Richardson Surrey 29 6119 161 19 54Wilfred Rhodes Players Yorkshire 33 6149 154 14 60Charlie Townsend Gentlemen Gloucestershire 25 5587 145 20 64Bill Lockwood Players Surrey 26 5010 134 16 62References EditAnnual reviews EditJames Lillywhite s Cricketers Annual Red Lilly Lillywhite 1899 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1899External links EditCricket in England in 1898 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1898 English cricket season amp oldid 1127957272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
