1898 English cricket season

Cricket season review March 2015 March 2015 1897 1897 English cricket season 1899 1899 English cricket season The 1898 English cricket season featured the ninth edition of the County Championship. 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 1898 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 1 Games completed 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 Marylebone Cricket Club (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 James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1899 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1899 External links Cricket in England in 1898 Category:1898 in English cricket 1898