2008 English cricket season

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2008 (2008) English cricket season
County Championship
Champions Durham
Runners-up Nottinghamshire
Most runs Murray Goodwin (1,343)
Most wickets James Tomlinson (67)
Friends Provident Trophy
Champions Essex Eagles
Runners-up Kent Spitfires
Most runs Martin van Jaarsveld (660)
Most wickets Yasir Arafat (24)
NatWest Pro40
Champions Sussex Sharks
Runners-up Hampshire Hawks
Most runs Marcus Trescothick (556)
Most wickets Jade Dernbach (24)
Twenty20 Cup
Champions Middlesex Crusaders
Runners-up Kent Spitfires
Most runs Joe Denly (451)
Most wickets Yasir Arafat (23)
PCA Player of the Year
Martin van Jaarsveld
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
James Anderson
Dale Benkenstein
Mark Boucher
Neil McKenzie
Claire Taylor
2007
2009

The 2008 English cricket season was the 109th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. Four regular tournaments were played: The LV County Championship (first-class), Friends Provident Trophy (50 Over), NatWest Pro40 League (40 Over) and the Twenty20 Cup (T20). All four tournaments featured the eighteen classic county cricket teams, although the Friends Provident Trophy also featured sides from Ireland and Scotland.

Contents

In the county championship, Durham won their first championship title by 8 points from Nottinghamshire. Kent and Surrey were the two sides to be relegated to Division Two, with Surrey failing to register a win for the first time since 1871 . It completed a miserable season for Surrey, who also finished bottom of their Twenty20 Cup division and failed to progress from the group stage of the Friends Provident Trophy. Warwickshire and Worcestershire were the two sides promoted from Division Two.

In the other competitions, Essex won the Friend's Provident Trophy with a 5 wicket victory over Kent; Sussex claimed the Pro40 Division 1 title with a last ball six, leaving Hampshire runners up. Last year's champions Worcestershire had to beat Glamorgan in the play-off to retain their Division 1 status for next year, while Middlesex and Lancashire were relegated. Essex bounced back from relegation last season to win the Division 2 title and, with it, a place in the top division alongside runners-up Yorkshire. Middlesex won their first domestic title in 15 years in the Twenty20 Cup with a 3 run win over reigning champions Kent.

New Zealand toured England to compete in a test series which England won 2-0 and South Africa toured England to compete in a test series which South Africa won 2–1. [1]

Roll of honour

Test series

ODI series

Twenty20 Internationals

County Championship

Friends Provident Trophy

Pro40 (National League)

Twenty20 Cup

Minor Counties Championship

MCCA Knockout Trophy

Second XI Championship

Second XI Trophy

Test Series

South African tour

New Zealand tour

LV County Championship

Divisions

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

Division One Standings

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

Source: [2]
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
1 Warwickshire 1650011053460213Promoted to
Championship Division 1
2 Worcestershire 166207140455196
3 Middlesex 164507046450175
4 Northamptonshire 1633010052350169
5 Essex 165605036453168
6 Derbyshire 164309033464167
7 Leicestershire 163409029430150
8 Glamorgan 163507126360136
9 Gloucestershire 1605011042382122

Source: [3]
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

Friends Provident Trophy

Source: BBC Sport

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 June - Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
 
 
Nottingham Outlaws 188
 
4 July – Riverside, Chester-le-Street
 
Durham Dynamos 189/9
 
Kent Spitfires301/4
 
4 June - County Ground, Bristol
 
Durham Dynamos 217
 
Gloucestershire Gladiators 201
 
17 August – Lord's Cricket Ground, London
 
Yorkshire Carnegie 205/4
 
Kent Spitfires 214
 
4 June - Grace Road, Leicester
 
Essex Eagles215/5
 
Essex Eagles 350/5
 
5 July - County Ground, Chelmsford
 
Leicestershire Foxes 232
 
Essex Eagles285/8
 
4 June5 June - County Ground, Beckenham
 
Yorkshire Carnegie 198
 
Kent Spitfires 259/5
 
 
Somerset Sabres 222
 

Natwest Pro40

Source: BBC Sport

Worcestershire beat Glamorgan in the playoff match to retain their Division 1 status for the 2009 season. [4]

Twenty20 Cup

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 July - Riverside, Chester-le-Street
 
 
Durham Dynamos 163/8
 
26 July – The Rose Bowl, Southampton
 
Glamorgan Dragons 119
 
Durham Dynamos 138/6
 
8 July - The Oval, London
 
Middlesex Crusaders141/2
 
Middlesex Crusaders 176/7
 
26 July – The Rose Bowl, Southampton
 
Lancashire Lightning 164/8
 
Middlesex Crusaders187/6
 
7 July - Chelmsford
 
Kent Spitfires 184/5
 
Essex Eagles 192/9
 
26 July - The Rose Bowl, Southampton
 
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 115/7
 
Essex Eagles 159/8
 
9 July10 July - Edgbaston, Birmingham
 
Kent Spitfires173/7
 
Warwickshire Bears 133/8
 
 
Kent Spitfires 175/6
 

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