1998 Women's County Championship

The 1998 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 2nd cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and saw 10 county teams, 3 county Second XIs and 5 regional teams compete in a series of divisions. Yorkshire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their second Championship title in two seasons.

1998 Women's County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format50 over
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire (2nd title)
Participants18
Most runsCharlotte Edwards (394)
Most wicketsSarah Clarke (12)

Competition format

Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned County Champions. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.

The championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[1]

Win: 12 points.
Tie: 6 points.
Loss: Bonus points.
No Result: 11 points.
Abandoned: 11 points.

Up to five batting and five bowling points per side were also available.

Teams

The 1998 Championship consisted of 18 teams, competing in three divisions of six teams apiece. Teams played each other once.

Division One Kent Surrey Thames Valley West Midlands West of England Yorkshire
Division Two Derbyshire East Anglia East Midlands Middlesex Sussex Yorkshire Second XI
Division Three Cheshire Hampshire Lancashire Northumberland Surrey Second XI Sussex Second XI

Division One
Team Pld W L T A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Yorkshire (C) 5500019.520.50100
Surrey 5410018.516082.5
Kent 5230016.520060.5
West Midlands 523001518057
Thames Valley 5230015.514.5054
West of England (R) 505001617.5033.5

Source: Cricket Archive[2]

Division Two
Team Pld W L T A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
East Midlands (P) 541002018.5086.5
Yorkshire Second XI 5410016.521085.5
East Anglia 532001814068
Sussex 5230015.515.5055
Derbyshire 514001418.5044.5
Middlesex (R) 514001214038

Source: Cricket Archive[2]

Division Three
Team Pld W L T A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Cheshire (P) 5500019.523.50103
Surrey Second XI 541001724.5089.5
Lancashire 532001718.5072
Hampshire 523001521060
Northumberland 514001017039
Sussex Second XI 505008.511.5020

Source: Cricket Archive[2]

Statistics

Most runs
Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Charlotte Edwards East Anglia 5 5 394 98.50 133 3 0
Allyson Byrne Cheshire 5 5 234 58.50 80 0 2
Kathryn Leng Yorkshire 5 5 232 58.00 66 0 2
Sarah Collyer Cheshire 5 5 231 46.20 113 1 1
Janet Tedstone Yorkshire Second XI 5 5 226 56.50 61 0 2

Source: CricketArchive[3]

Most wickets
Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5w
Sarah Clarke Surrey Second XI 152 12 7.83 5/36 1
Wendy Watson Derbyshire 189 11 11.45 4/32 0
Janet Tedstone Yorkshire Second XI 232 10 9.30 3/26 0
Sara MacLean Northumberland 222 10 9.30 3/26 0
Lucy McGrother Lancashire 300 10 13.30 4/26 0

Source: CricketArchive[4]

References
  1. "Women's County Championship 1998 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. Women's County Championship 1998 Tables, Cricket Archive.
  3. "Batting and Fielding in Women's County Championship 1998 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. "Bowling in Women's County Championship 1998 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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