It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 5 September 1998.
[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Derbyshire County Cricket Club by 9 wickets in the final at Lord's.
This was the final version of the tournament to be played with 60 overs per side.
The winners in the second round then progressed to the quarter-final stage.
The opening round of fixtures saw Scotland beat Worcestershire.