Round 01: 17-21 April 1998

Derby *              Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire                    
Bristol              Gloucestershire v Glamorgan                     
Canterbury           Kent v Middlesex
The Oval             Surrey v Northamptonshire 
Hove *               Sussex v Lancashire 
Edgbaston            Warwickshire v Durham
Worcester            Worcestershire v Essex
Headingley           Yorkshire v Somerset
* includes Sunday play

Round 02: 23-27 May 1998

Chester-le-Street    Durham v Gloucestershire
Chelmsford           Essex v Sussex
Cardiff              Glamorgan v Kent
Southampton          Hampshire v Northamptonshire
Old Trafford         Lancashire v Middlesex
Leicester            Leicestershire v Worcestershire
Taunton              Somerset v Nottinghamshire
The Oval             Surrey v Warwickshire
Headingley           Yorkshire v Derbyshire

Round 03: 13-16 May 1998

Derby                Derbyshire v Warwickshire
Chester-le-Street    Durham v Essex
Bristol              Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
Southampton          Hampshire v Surrey
Canterbury           Kent v Lancashire
Lord's               Middlesex v Somerset
Northampton          Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
Trent Bridge         Nottinghamshire v Sussex

Round 04: 21-24 May 1998

Chelmsford *         Essex v Lancashire
Gloucester *         Gloucestershire v Yorkshire
Canterbury *         Kent v Durham
Leicester *          Leicestershire v Hampshire
Uxbridge CC *        Middlesex v Worcestershire
Northampton *        Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
Taunton *            Somerset v Surrey
Horsham *            Sussex v Derbyshire
Edgbaston *          Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire
* includes Sunday play

Round 05: 29 May - 1 June 1998

Chesterfield *       Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Lord's *             Middlesex v Glamorgan
Trent Bridge *       Nottinghamshire v Durham
The Oval *           Surrey v Kent
Worcester *          Worcestershire v Sussex
* includes Sunday play

   
Round 06: 3-6 June 1998

Chesterfield         Derbyshire v Gloucestershire
Ilford               Essex v Nottinghamshire
Southampton          Hampshire v Glamorgan
Tunbridge Wells      Kent v Sussex
Lord's               Middlesex v Durham
Northampton          Northamptonshire v Lancashire
Taunton              Somerset v Warwickshire
The Oval             Surrey v Worcestershire
Headingley           Yorkshire v Leicestershire

Round 07: 11-15 June 1998

Chester-le-Street    Durham v Northamptonshire
Chelmsford           Essex v Surrey
Cardiff              Glamorgan v Worcestershire
Bristol              Gloucestershire v Warwickshire
Old Trafford         Lancashire v Somerset
Leicester            Leicestershire v Kent
Headingley           Yorkshire v Hampshire

Round 08: 17-20 June 1998

Chester-le-Street    Durham v Yorkshire
Cardiff              Glamorgan v Leicestershire
Basingstoke          Hampshire v Derbyshire
Canterbury           Kent v Nottinghamshire
Old Trafford         Lancashire v Surrey
Northampton          Northamptonshire v Middlesex
Bath                 Somerset v Essex
Hove                 Sussex v Warwickshire (1pm start)
Worcester            Worcestershire v Gloucestershire

Round 09: 26-29 June 1998

Leicester *          Leicestershire v Sussex
Southgate *          Middlesex v Essex
Trent Bridge *       Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan
Taunton *            Somerset v Hampshire
Edgbaston *          Warwickshire v Lancashire
* includes Sunday play


Round 10: 1-4 July 1998

Derby                Derbyshire v Essex
Darlington           Durham v Leicestershire
TBC                  Glamorgan v Surrey
Southampton          Hampshire v Gloucestershire
Maidstone            Kent v Yorkshire
Trent Bridge         Nottinghamshire v Middlesex
Hove                 Sussex v Somerset (1pm start)
Worcester            Worcestershire v Northamptonshire

Round 11: 14-17 July 1998

Cheltenham           Gloucestershire v Sussex
Lytham               Lancashire v Worcestershire
Leicester            Leicestershire v Northamptonshire

15-18 July 1998

Southend             Essex v Kent
Guildford            Surrey v Middlesex
Edgbaston            Warwickshire v Hampshire
Scarborough          Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire

Round 12: 22-25 July 1998

Colwyn Bay           Glamorgan v Lancashire
Cheltenham           Gloucestershire v Surrey
Portsmouth           Hampshire v Nottinghamshire
Lord's               Middlesex v Yorkshire
Northampton          Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
Taunton              Somerset v Durham

23-26 July 1997
Edgbaston *          Warwickshire v Essex
* includes Sunday play

Round 13: 30 July - 3 August 1998

Derby                Derbyshire v Kent
Southampton          Hampshire v Durham
Old Trafford         Lancashire v Leicestershire
Trent Bridge         Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire
The Oval *           Surrey v Sussex
Edgbaston *          Warwickshire v Glamorgan
Worcester            Worcestershire v Yorkshire
* includes Sunday play
  
Round 14: 5-8 August 1998

Chelmsford           Essex v Glamorgan
Canterbury           Kent v Hampshire
Old Trafford         Lancashire v Gloucestershire
Leicester            Leicestershire v Somerset
Lord's               Middlesex v Warwickshire
Eastbourne           Sussex v Durham
Kidderminster        Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire

Round 15: 14-17 August 1998

Derby *              Derbyshire v Worcestershire
Chester-le-Street *  Durham v Glamorgan
Bristol *            Gloucestershire v Kent
Portsmouth *         Hampshire v Essex
Taunton *            Somerset v Northamptonshire
Hove *               Sussex v Middlesex
Headingley *         Yorkshire v Lancashire
* includes Sunday play

Round 16: 19-22 August 1998

Chester-le-Street    Durham v Lancashire
Colchester           Essex v Gloucestershire
Canterbury           Kent v Worcestershire
Leicester            Leicestershire v Middlesex
Northampton          Northamptonshire v Warwickshire
Trent Bridge         Nottinghamshire v Surrey
Taunton              Somerset v Derbyshire
20-23 August 1998
Cardiff *            Glamorgan v Yorkshire
* includes Sunday play

Round 17: 26-29 August 1998

Derby                Derbyshire v Durham
Northampton          Northamptonshire v Kent
Worksop              Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
Hove                 Sussex v Hampshire
Worcester            Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Scarborough          Yorkshire v Essex
27-30 August
Bristol *            Gloucestershire v Somerset
* includes Sunday play



Round 18: 1-4 September 1998

31 August - 3 Sep
Southampton          Hampshire v Middlesex
Hove                 Sussex v Glamorgan
1-4 Sep
Bristol              Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
Old Trafford         Lancashire v Derbyshire
Taunton              Somerset v Worcestershire
Edgbaston            Warwickshire v Leicestershire
Headingley           Yorkshire v Surrey

Round 19: 9-12 September 1998

Chester-le-Street    Durham v Surrey
Cardiff              Glamorgan v Derbyshire
Canterbury           Kent v Somerset
Leicester            Leicestershire v Essex
Lord's               Middlesex v Gloucestershire 
Northampton          Northamptonshire v Sussex
Trent Bridge         Nottinghamshire v Lancashire
Worcester            Worcestershire v Hampshire
Headingley           Yorkshire v Warwickshire

Round 20: 17-20 September 1998

Derby *              Derbyshire v Middlesex
Chelmsford *         Essex v Northamptonshire
Cardiff *            Glamorgan v Somerset
Old Trafford *       Lancashire v Hampshire
Trent Bridge *       Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire
The Oval *           Surrey v Leicestershire
Hove *               Sussex v Yorkshire
Edgbaston *          Warwickshire v Kent
Worcester *          Worcestershire v Durham
* includes Sunday play