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1898 English cricket season
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.
Honours [ ]
County Championship – Yorkshire
Minor Counties Championship – Worcestershire
Wisden (Five Cricketers of the Year ) – Wilfred Rhodes , Bill Storer , Charlie Townsend , Albert Trott , William Lockwood
County Championship [ ]
Final table [ ]
County Championship 1898 – Final Standings
Team
P
W
L
D
Pts
GC1
Pts/GC (as %)
1
Yorkshire
26
16
3
7
0
13
19
68.42
2
Middlesex
18
10
3
5
0
7
13
53.85
3
Gloucestershire
20
9
3
8
0
6
12
50.00
4
Surrey
26
11
4
9
2
7
15
46.67
5
Essex
20
10
6
4
0
4
16
25.00
6
Lancashire
26
9
6
11
0
3
15
20.00
7
Kent
20
5
6
9
0
−1
11
−9.09
8
Nottinghamshire
16
1
2
13
0
−1
3
−33.33
9
Derbyshire
16
2
6
7
1
−4
8
−50.00
9
Sussex
20
3
9
8
0
−6
12
−50.00
9
Warwickshire
18
2
6
9
1
−4
8
−50.00
12
Hampshire
18
2
8
8
0
−6
10
−60.00
13
Leicestershire
16
1
10
5
0
−9
11
−81.82
14
Somerset
16
1
10
5
0
−9
11
−81.82
Points system:
1 for a win
0 for a draw, a tie or an abandoned match
-1 for a loss
Most runs in the County Championship [ ]
1898 County Championship – leading batsmen
Name
Team
Matches
Runs
Average
100s
50s
Bobby Abel
Surrey
24
1832
57.25
7
10
Johnny Tyldesley
Lancashire
26
1801
39.15
2
12
CB Fry
Sussex
16
1604
59.40
6
8
John Tunnicliffe
Yorkshire
24
1538
46.60
4
8
Bill Brockwell
Surrey
24
1468
43.17
5
5
Most wickets in the County Championship [ ]
1898 County Championship – leading bowlers
Name
Team
Matches
Balls bowled
Wickets taken
Average
Charlie Townsend
Gloucestershire
20
4905
130
20.00
Wilfred Rhodes
Yorkshire
26
4949
126
13.84
Tom Richardson
Surrey
24
5167
126
21.29
Jack Hearne
Middlesex
18
5663
125
14.76
Bill Lockwood
Surrey
21
4188
109
17.06
Overall first-class statistics [ ]
Leading batsmen [ ]
1898 English cricket season – leading batsmen
Name
Team(s)
Matches
Runs
Average
100s
50s
Bobby Abel
Players , Surrey
30
2053
48.88
7
11
Johnny Tyldesley
Lancashire , Players
29
1918
37.60
2
13
John Tunnicliffe
Players , Yorkshire
30
1804
41.00
4
9
CB Fry
Gentlemen , Sussex
19
1788
54.18
6
10
Bill Brockwell
Players , Surrey
30
1686
38.31
6
5
Leading bowlers [ ]
1898 English cricket season – leading bowlers
Name
Team(s)
Matches
Balls bowled
Wickets taken
Average
J. T. Hearne
MCC , Middlesex , Players
30
9053
222
14.05
Tom Richardson
Surrey
29
6119
161
19.54
Wilfred Rhodes
Players , Yorkshire
33
6149
154
14.60
Charlie Townsend
Gentlemen , Gloucestershire
25
5587
145
20.64
Bill Lockwood
Players , Surrey
26
5010
134
16.62
References [ ]
Annual reviews [ ]
External links [ ]
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