# 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.

## 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:
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) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 100 |
| Surrey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 16 | 0 | 82.5 |
| Kent | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 | 60.5 |
| West Midlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 57 |
| Thames Valley | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 54 |
| West of England (R) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17.5 | 0 | 33.5 |
Source: Cricket Archive

## Division Two

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| East Midlands (P) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18.5 | 0 | 86.5 |
| Yorkshire Second XI | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 | 85.5 |
| East Anglia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 68 |
| Sussex | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 55 |
| Derbyshire | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18.5 | 0 | 44.5 |
| Middlesex (R) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Source: Cricket Archive

## Division Three

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Cheshire (P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 103 |
| Surrey Second XI | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24.5 | 0 | 89.5 |
| Lancashire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18.5 | 0 | 72 |
| Hampshire | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 60 |
| Northumberland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 39 |
| Sussex Second XI | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 20 |
Source: Cricket Archive

## 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

### 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