The 1998 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 99th officially organised running of the County Championship. Leicestershire won the title, and were the first undefeated Champion since Hampshire in 1973.
The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the fifteenth and last time.
Table 16 points for a win 8 points to each team for a tie 8 points to team 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 or 4 wickets – 1 point, 5 or 6 wickets – 2 points 7 or 8 wickets – 3 points 9 or 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 by the following tiebreakers in order: Most wins Fewest losses Most points in head-to-head contests Most wickets taken over whole season Most runs scored over whole season TeamPWLDPts1 Leicestershire17110647512922Lancashire17111530562773 Yorkshire1793547632694 Gloucestershire17115123652675Surrey17105238572616Hampshire1765627612027Sussex1767430632018Warwickshire17 68335602009Somerset17674305419210Derbyshire17 674285519111Kent17557185917812Glamorgan17467365517613Worcestershire17467325917614Durham17395306515815Northamptonshire 17458315214616Nottinghamshire173104206014017Middlesex17296285213018Essex17 21141658118
Notable events May 23–24: Northamptonshire's second innings total of 712 against Glamorgan at Northampton was the highest second-innings total in English first-class cricket, surpassing Cambridge University's 703 for 9 against Sussex in 1890. Malachy Loye's 322 during this innings was the highest innings played by any batsman during a second innings in English first-class cricket, surpassing Emrys Davies' 287 for Glamorgan against Gloucestershire in 1939. June 21: Andrew Flintoff of Lancashire takes 38 runs off an over by Surrey's Alex Tudor, breaking the English first-class record of 36 by Garfield Sobers from 1968. Notes
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