2008 County Championship

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2008 County Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Durham (1st title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runs Murray Goodwin
(1,343 for Sussex) [1]
Most wickets James Tomlinson
(67 for Hampshire) [2]
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The 2008 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away. The top two teams from Division Two are promoted to the first division for 2009, while the bottom two sides from Division 1 are relegated. Durham won the tournament, their first title, after beating Kent in their final match. [3]

Contents

Teams in the County Championship 2008:

Division OneDivision Two
Durham Derbyshire
Hampshire Essex
Kent Glamorgan
Lancashire Gloucestershire
Nottinghamshire Leicestershire
Somerset Middlesex
Surrey Northamptonshire
Sussex Warwickshire
Yorkshire Worcestershire
Icon
Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

Points system

Fourteen points were awarded for each win, four points were awarded for a draw or abandonment. Defeats scored no points. Teams were awarded bonus points during the first 130 overs of their first innings; one bowling point for every three wickets taken (up to three points available), and one batting point gained when teams reached 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400 runs (up to five points available).

Division One

Standings

P
Team
Pld
W
L
Tie
D
Aban
Bat
Bowl
Deduct
Pts
Promoted / Relegated
1Flag of County Durham.svg Durham 166306137410190Winners of Championship
2County Flag of Nottinghamshire.svg Nottinghamshire 165307137430182
3 County Flag of Hampshire.svg Hampshire 165407033470178
4  Somerset 1632011044440174
5Flag of Lancashire.svg Lancashire 165208124400170
6Flag of Sussex.svg Sussex 1622012045380159
7Yorkshire Flag.png Yorkshire 162509050450159
8FlagOfKent.svg Kent 164606030440154Relegated to
Championship Division 2
9Flag of Surrey.svg Surrey 1605010145361124

Source: , [4] [5]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points

Division two

Standings

P
Team
Pld
W
L
Tie
D
Aban
Bat
Bowl
Deduct
Pts
Promoted / Relegated
1Flag of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire 1650011053460213Promoted to
Championship Division 1
2Worcestershire flag.svg Worcestershire 166207140455196
3Flag of Middlesex.png Middlesex 164507046450175
4Flag of Northamptonshire.svg Northamptonshire 1633010052350169
5Flag of Essex.svg Essex 165605036453168
6Derbyshire flag.svg Derbyshire 164309033464167
7 Flag of Leicestershire.svg Leicestershire 163409029430150
8Proposed flag of Glamorgan.svg Glamorgan 163507126360136
9Severn Cross.svg Gloucestershire 1605011042382122

Source: , [6] [7]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average PlayerCounty
134358.39 Murray Goodwin Sussex
130256.60 Hylton Ackerman Leicestershire
129256.17 Jacques Rudolph Yorkshire
128853.66 Stephen Moore Worcestershire
125846.59 Marcus Trescothick Somerset
124062.00 Jonathan Trott Warwickshire
123561.75 Mark Ramprakash Surrey
123256.00 Chris Rogers Derbyshire
116264.55 Ravi Bopara Essex
115047.91 Martin van Jaarsveld Kent
Source: [1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average PlayerCounty
6724.76 James Tomlinson Hampshire
6426.43 Tim Murtagh Middlesex
6230.41 Adil Rashid Yorkshire
6022.35 Steve Harmison Durham
5918.74 Kabir Ali Worcestershire
5828.67 Charlie Shreck Nottinghamshire
5727.14 Graham Wagg Derbyshire
5522.50 Charl Langeveldt Derbyshire
5526.05 Robbie Joseph Kent
5019.62 Callum Thorp Durham
Source: [2]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Batting and Fielding in LV County Championship 2008 (Ordered by Runs)" . CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Bowling in LV County Championship 2008 (Ordered by Wickets)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "A Kiwi bazooka". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "County Championship Division One". BBC Sport. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "County Championship Division One 2008 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "County Championship Division Two". BBC Sport. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "County Championship Division Two 2008 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2009.


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