South African cricket team in England in 1998
| South Africa in England 1998 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | England | ||
| Dates | 14 May – 20 August 1998 | ||
| Captains | Hansie Cronje | Alec Stewart | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 5-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Hansie Cronje (401) | Michael Atherton (493) | |
| Most wickets | Allan Donald (33) | Angus Fraser (24) | |
| Player of the series | Allan Donald (SA), Mike Atherton (Eng) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Hansie Cronje (110) | Nick Knight (149) | |
| Most wickets | Allan Donald (7) | Mark Ealham, Robert Croft, Darren Gough (5) | |
| Player of the series | Jonty Rhodes (SA), Darren Gough (Eng) | ||
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1998 season to play a five-match Test series against England.
England won the series 2-1 with two matches drawn after being 1-0 behind with only the last two matches to play.
South Africa played a three-match series of One Day Internationals (LOI) against England in May at the start of the tour and then played a short LOI tri-series against England and Sri Lanka to close the tour in August.
In addition, South Africa played seven first-class matches against Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Sussex, Durham, Derbyshire, Essex and the British Universities.