Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
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Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Yorkshire (3rd title) |
Participants | 14 |
Matches played | 138 |
Most runs | Bobby Abel (1,832 for Surrey) |
Most wickets | Charlie Townsend (130 for Gloucestershire) |
The 1898 County Championship was the ninth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 9 May to 3 September 1898. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their third championship title, with Middlesex finishing as runners-up for the first time.