1998 English cricket season

none March 2014 March 2014 1997 1997 English cricket season 1999 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 South African cricket team in England in 1998 Sri Lanka tour Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 1998 County Championship 1998 County Championship Sunday League 1998 AXA League NatWest Trophy 1998 NatWest Trophy Benson & Hedges Cup 1998 Benson & Hedges Cup Leading batsmen July 2010 Leading bowlers July 2010 References External sources CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1999 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1999 Category:English cricket seasons in the 20th century English Cricket Season, 1998 Cricket season