The 1998 English cricket season was the 99th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. Leicestershire won the title for the second time in three seasons while Lancashire performed the one day double. In two Test series, England defeated South Africa 2–1 and lost 1–0 to Sri Lanka.
Honours
County Championship - Leicestershire
NatWest Trophy - Lancashire
Sunday League - Lancashire
Benson & Hedges Cup - Essex
Minor Counties Championship - Staffordshire
MCCA Knockout Trophy - Devon
Second XI Championship - Northamptonshire II
Wisden - Ian Austin, Darren Gough, Muttiah Muralitharan, Arjuna Ranatunga, Jonty Rhodes