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
Sri Lanka tour
County Championship
Sunday League
NatWest Trophy
Benson & Hedges Cup
Leading batsmen
Leading bowlers
References
External sources CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries
Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1999 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1999