1998 Axa League

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.

1998 Axa League

Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	League
Champions	Lancashire (4th title)
Participants	18
Matches	153
Most runs	650 Mal Loye (Northamptonshire)
Most wickets	25 James Kirtley (Sussex)

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

Team	Pld	W	T	L	NR	A	Pts	NRR
Lancashire (C)	17	12	0	2	1	2	54	12.184
Warwickshire	17	9	0	5	1	2	42	4.237
Essex	17	9	1	5	1	1	42	1.275
Leicestershire	17	9	0	6	1	1	40	15.138
Kent	17	8	0	6	3	0	38	3.323
Gloucestershire	17	7	0	6	2	2	36	-1.659
Worcestershire	17	7	1	6	2	1	36	-4.604
Hampshire	17	8	0	8	1	0	34	0.838
Yorkshire	17	8	0	8	1	0	34	-2.477
Glamorgan	17	7	0	8	0	2	32	-0.098
Nottinghamshire	17	7	1	8	0	1	32	-0.675
Middlesex	17	7	0	8	0	2	32	-4.907
Northamptonshire	17	6	1	7	1	2	32	2.805
Somerset	17	6	1	8	1	1	30	-0.102
Derbyshire	17	6	0	8	0	3	30	-5.101
Sussex	17	6	0	9	1	1	28	-3.591
Durham	17	4	1	9	1	2	24	-7.9
Surrey	17	3	0	12	1	1	16	-8.176
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive

Key
	Qualified for National League First Division for the 1999 season
	Qualified for National League Second Division for the 1999 season

See also

Sunday League