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| APRIL | |||
| Wed 21 | GLOUCESTERSHIRE | HEADINGLEY | 4-CC |
| Sun 25 | GLOUCESTERSHIRE | HEADINGLEY | 1-NCL |
| Thu 29 | Somerset | Taunton | 4-CC |
| MAY | |||
| Mon 03 | Worcestershire (Bank Holiday) | Worcester | 1-NCL |
| Tue 04 | YCB v Gloucestershire CB | H&R; Cheltenham | 1-NW1 |
| Sun 09 | INDIA (World Cup Warm-up) | HARROGATE | 1-WC |
| Wed 12 | SCOTLAND (World Cup Warm-up) | SCARBOROUGH | 1-WC |
| Fri 14 | MIDDLESEX (14. E v SL Lords) | HEADINGLEY | 4-CC |
| Wed 19 | Essex (18. E v K Canterbury) | Chelmsford | 4-CC |
| Wed 19 | YCB v BUCKS* (22. E v SA Oval) | SHEFFIELD | 1-NW2 |
| Sun 23 | AUSTRALIA v PAKISTAN | HEADINGLEY | 1-WC |
| Sun 23 | Essex (25. E v Z Trent Bridge) | Chelmsford | 1-NCL |
| Thu 27 | DURHAM (29. E v L Edgbaston) | HEADINGLEY | 4-CC |
| Mon 31 | HAMPSHIRE (Bank Holiday) | HEADINGLEY | 1-NCL |
| JUNE | |||
| Wed 02 | Derbyshire | Derby | 4-CC |
| Sun 06 | WORLD CUP SUPER SIX A3 V B3 | HEADINGLEY | 1-WC |
| Wed 09 | Hampshire | Basingstoke | 4-CC |
| Sun 13 | WORLD CUP SUPER SIX A1 V B2 | HEADINGLEY | 1-WC |
| Sun 13 | Hampshire | Basingstoke | 1-NCL |
| Tue 15 | SUSSEX (16/17. WC Semi-Finals Old Traf./Edg.) | HEADINGLEY | 4-CC |
| Sat 19 | ESSEX | HEADINGLEY | 1-NCL |
| Sun 20 | WORLD CUP FINAL | Lords | 1-WC |
| Wed 23 | Hereford/Northants CB/Wiltshire | away | 1-NW3 |
| Wed 23 | YCB v WARWICKSHIRE* | HARROGATE | 1-NW3 |
| Fri 25 | HAMPSHIRE (Super Cup QF) | HEADINGLEY | 1-SC |
| Tue 29 | Leicestershire (Day/Night) | Leicester | 1-NCL |
| JULY | |||
| Thu 01 | Leicestershire (E v NZ Edgbaston) | Leicester | 4-CC |
| Wed 07 | LEICS/N'LAND/IRE/ESX CB | HEADINGLEY | 1-NW4 |
| Fri 09 | NEW ZEALAND (if not in SCSF) | HEADINGLEY | 4-TOUR |
| Sa/Su 10/11 | SUPER CUP SEMI-FINALS | as drawn | 1-SC |
| Tue 13 | Warwickshire | Edgbaston | 4-CC |
| Sat 17 | Warwickshire | Edgbaston | 1-NCL |
| Sun 18 | Gloucestershire | Cheltenham | 1-NCL |
| Tue 20 | NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (22. E v NZ Lords) | SCARBOROUGH | 4-CC |
| Sun 25 | KENT | SCARBOROUGH | 1-NCL |
| Wed 28 | NATWEST QUARTER-FINAL or | as drawn | 1-NWT |
| Wed 28 | SRI LANKA 'A' v FCC XI+ | DURHAM/HEAD | 1-TOUR |
| AUGUST | |||
| Sun 01 | SUPER CUP FINAL | Lords | 1-SC |
| Wed 04 | WORCESTERSHIRE (5. E v NZ Old Traf.) | HEADINGLEY | 4-CC |
| Sun 08 | WORCESTERSHIRE | HEADINGLEY | 1-NCL |
| Thu 12 | LANCASHIRE (Day/Night) | HEADINGLEY | 1-NCL |
| Sa/Su 14/15 | NATWEST TROPHY SEMI-FINALS | as drawn | 1-NWT |
| Tue 17 | Lancashire (Day/Night) | Old Trafford | 1-NCL |
| Thu 19 | Lancashire (E v NZ Oval) | Old Trafford | 4-CC |
| Tue 24 | Nottinghamshire | Trent Bridge | 4-CC |
| Sun 29 | Kent (or 14 Sept if Yrks or Kent in final) | Canterbury | 1-NCL |
| Sun 29 | NATWEST TROPHY FINAL | Lords | 1-NWT |
| SEPTEMBER | |||
| Wed 01 | KENT | SCARBOROUGH | 4-CC |
| Sun 05 | LEICESTERSHIRE | SCARBOROUGH | 1-NCL |
| Wed 08 | GLAMORGAN | HEADINGLEY | 4-CC |
| Sun 12 | WARWICKSHIRE | HEADINGLEY | 1-NCL |
| Wed 15 | Surrey | Fosters Oval | 4-CC |
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CC NCL NWT WC SC + * |
County Championship National Cricket League NatWest Trophy World Cup Benson & Hedges Super Cup played at Durham if free from NWT if successful in previous rounds |
E SL K SA Z I NZ |
England Sri Lanka Kenya South Africa Zimbabwe India New Zealand |
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1998 Fixtures |