Cricket tournament
The 1998 AXA League was the thirtieth competing of English cricket's Sunday League . The competition was won for the fourth time by Lancashire County Cricket Club .
This was the last season in which all the first-class counties competed in a single league. For the 1999 season , the counties would be divided into a First and Second Division of nine teams each. The top nine teams at the end of this season were placed in the First Division, and the bottom nine in the Second Division.
Standings
Key
Qualified for National League First Division for the 1999 season
Qualified for National League Second Division for the 1999 season
Batting averages
Player
M
I
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
100
50
C
S
Team
RC Irani
16
15
7
528
95*
66.00
-
4
5
-
ESSEX
NH Fairbrother
10
9
3
387
82*
64.50
-
4
3
-
LANCS
CL Hooper
16
14
3
577
100
52.45
1
4
8
-
KENT
AP Cowan
10
5
4
51
40*
51.00
-
-
9
-
ESSEX
P Johnson
16
16
3
621
88*
47.76
-
5
4
-
NOTTS
MB Loye
15
15
1
650
108*
46.42
1
4
3
-
NORTHANTS
RI Dawson
14
14
2
555
75
46.25
-
4
7
-
GLOUCS
AP Wells
9
8
2
277
118
46.16
1
-
3
-
KENT
MG Bevan
10
10
3
323
78
46.14
-
3
3
-
SUSSEX
MA Ealham
11
9
5
180
55
45.00
-
2
5
-
KENT
ME Cassar
11
11
3
347
134
43.37
1
2
3
-
DERBY
MJ Slater
10
10
0
429
110
42.90
1
3
3
-
DERBY
DS Lehmann
11
11
0
455
99
41.36
-
4
3
-
YORKS
KJ Barnett
14
14
4
405
52*
40.50
-
3
3
-
DERBY
JA Daley
6
5
2
120
69
40.00
-
1
2
-
DURHAM
PJ Prichard
9
8
1
276
99*
39.42
-
2
1
-
ESSEX
ME Harvey
1
1
0
39
39
39.00
-
-
-
-
LANCS
JL Langer
12
12
1
427
87*
38.81
-
3
6
-
MIDDX
MA Atherton
7
7
0
269
98
38.42
-
2
1
-
LANCS
RA Smith
15
15
1
537
103
38.35
1
3
4
-
HANTS
SG Law
15
14
1
487
126
37.46
1
2
12
-
ESSEX
Bowling averages
Name
Mat
O
M
R
W
Ave
Best
4w
5w
SR
Econ
Team
GR Napier
6
12
1
49
6
8.16
Mar-22
-
-
12
4.08
ESSEX
JM Dakin
15
32
6
112
13
8.61
Apr-14
1
-
14.7
3.5
LEICS
J Ormond
6
47
7
139
16
8.68
04-Dec
2
-
17.6
2.95
LEICS
MR Ramprakash
7
4
0
10
1
10
01-Oct
-
-
24
2.5
MIDDX
SJ Renshaw
1
8
0
44
4
11
Apr-44
1
-
12
5.5
HANTS
ME Cassar
11
2
0
11
1
11
01-Nov
-
-
12
5.5
DERBY
D Gough
7
46
3
189
17
11.11
May-25
1
1
16.2
4.1
YORKS
MA Sheikh
5
37
3
144
12
12
Mar-28
-
-
18.5
3.89
WARWICKS
JBdeC Thompson
2
11
3
27
2
13.5
Feb-16
-
-
33
2.45
KENT
ND Martin
1
6
0
28
2
14
Feb-28
-
-
18
4.66
MIDDX
CA Walsh
13
80.4
6
335
23
14.56
May-23
-
1
21
4.15
GLOUCS
ID Austin
14
83.4
8
277
19
14.57
03-Aug
-
-
26.4
3.31
LANCS
GC Small
11
53.4
1
207
14
14.78
May-18
-
1
23
3.85
WARWICKS
AF Giles
14
70.4
6
269
18
14.94
Apr-17
1
-
23.5
3.8
WARWICKS
CJ Adams
13
24.2
0
122
8
15.25
May-16
-
1
18.2
5.01
SUSSEX
RJ Chapman
10
49.3
2
234
15
15.6
May-30
-
1
19.8
4.72
WORCS
CJ Batt
2
9
1
47
3
15.66
Mar-26
-
-
18
5.22
MIDDX
MN Bowen
3
20
2
95
6
15.83
Apr-35
1
-
20
4.75
NOTTS
D Williamson
16
92.5
4
367
23
15.95
03-Dec
-
-
24.2
3.95
LEICS
GA Hick
14
11
0
64
4
16
Apr-46
1
-
16.5
5.81
WORCS
PJ Franks
12
83.4
5
357
22
16.22
Apr-21
1
-
22.8
4.26
NOTTS
MJ Hoggard
2
9
0
33
2
16.5
02-Dec
-
-
27
3.66
YORKS
PJ Martin
14
84.4
8
334
20
16.7
Apr-22
1
-
25.4
3.94
LANCS
ID Fisher
6
29
0
118
7
16.85
Mar-25
-
-
24.8
4.06
YORKS
A Sheriyar
7
35.2
1
173
10
17.3
Mar-32
-
-
21.2
4.89
WORCS
See also
Sunday League
References
International cricket Domestic cricket County seasons
County cricket in 1998
