Teams
| Diamonds | Emeralds | Rubies | Sapphires |
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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| Cricket format | 50 over |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Sapphires (3rd title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs | Leah Poulton, Sapphires (215) |
| Most wickets | Georgia Elwiss, Diamonds; Jenny Gunn, Emeralds; Danielle Hazell, Sapphires (9) |
The 2008 Super Fours was the seventh cricket Super Fours season. It took place from May to July and saw 4 teams compete in a 50 over league and a Twenty20 knockout tournament. Sapphires won the 50 over tournament, achieving their third 50 over title, whilst Rubies won the Twenty20 tournament, claiming their first title in the format.
In the one day tournament, teams played each other twice in a round-robin format, with the winners of the group winning the tournament. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.
The group worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows: [1]
Win: 15 points.
Tie : 6 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Bonus Points: Up to 5 points available to the winning team.
The Twenty20 competition consisted of two semi-finals, with the winners progressing to a Final and the losers playing in a third-place play-off. [2]
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| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | BP | Pts |
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| Sapphires (C) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 74 |
| Diamonds | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 62 |
| Emeralds | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
| Rubies | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [3]
31 May | Diamonds 120 (41.5 overs) | v | Emeralds 166 (46.5 overs) | Emeralds won by 46 runs | |
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31 May | Rubies 146/8 (50 overs) | v | Sapphires 147/6 (45.1 overs) | Sapphires won by 4 wickets | |
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1 June | Diamonds 163 (34.1 overs) | v | Sapphires 192/6 (35 overs) | Sapphires won by 29 runs | |
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1 June | Emeralds 163/3 (35 overs) | v | Rubies 118/9 (35 overs) | Emeralds won by 45 runs | |
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Amanda Potgieter 26 (33) Jenny Gunn 3/22 (7 overs) | |||||
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14 June | Emeralds 116 (42.4 overs) | v | Sapphires 202 (46.5 overs) | Sapphires won by 86 runs | |
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14 June | Diamonds 263/5 (50 overs) | v | Rubies 198/8 (50 overs) | Diamonds won by 65 runs | |
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Caroline Atkins 69 (85) Anna Stevenson 2/20 (5 overs) | |||||
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21 June | v | Match Abandoned | | ||
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Topsham Sports Ground, Exeter | |||||
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21 June | v | Match Abandoned | | ||
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Topsham Sports Ground, Exeter | |||||
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5 July | Diamonds 299/8 (50 overs) | v | Sapphires 243 (46.4 overs) | Diamonds won by 56 runs | |
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5 July | Emeralds 187 (49.4 overs) | v | Rubies 201/7 (50 overs) | Rubies won by 14 runs | |
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Caroline Atkins 95 (138) Daisy Gardner 2/39 (8 overs) | |||||
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6 July | v | Match Abandoned | | ||
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6 July | v | Match Abandoned | | ||
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26 May | Diamonds 124/4 (19.5 overs) | v | Sapphires 123 (19.4 overs) | Diamonds won by 6 wickets | |
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26 May | Emeralds 77/9 (20 overs) | v | Rubies 83/9 (20 overs) | Rubies won by 6 runs | |
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Rebecca Williams 18 (27) Nicky Myers 4/11 (4 overs) | |||||
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26 May | Emeralds 119/4 (20 overs) | v | Sapphires 123/3 (18.2 overs) | Sapphires won by 7 wickets | |
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26 May | Diamonds 106/8 (20 overs) | v | Rubies 110/7 (20 overs) | Rubies won by 4 runs | |
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