Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2008

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Yorkshire Carnegie

Grounds
Headingley
Scarborough
Website
Captain
Flag of England.svg Darren Gough
Vice-Captain
Flag of England.svg Anthony McGrath Squad
Overseas players
Flag of Pakistan.svg Rana Naved-ul-Hasan
Flag of South Africa.svg Morné Morkel
First XI
Flag of England.svg Matthew Hoggard
Flag of England.svg Michael Vaughan
Flag of England.svg Craig White
Flag of England.svg Tim Bresnan
Flag of England.svg Simon Guy
Flag of England.svg Chris Taylor
Flag of England.svg Andrew Gale
Flag of England.svg Mark Lawson
Flag of England.svg Richard Pyrah
Flag of England.svg Joe Sayers
Flag of England.svg David Wainwright
Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Rudolph (Kolpak)
Flag of South Africa.svg Deon Kruis (Kolpak)
Flag of England.svg Adil Rashid
Flag of England.svg Gerard Brophy
Flag of England.svg Ajmal Shahzad
Second XI
Flag of England.svg Adam Lyth
Flag of England.svg Steven Patterson
Junior Pros
Flag of England.svg James Finch
Flag of England.svg Oliver Hannon-Dalby
Flag of England.svg James Lee
Flag of England.svg Ben Sanderson
Flag of England.svg Greg Wood
Academy
Flag of England.svg Christopher Allinson
Flag of England.svg Jonny Bairstow
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Gary Ballance (Kolpak)
Flag of England.svg Michael Chadwick
Flag of England.svg James Morgan
Flag of Pakistan.svg Azeem Rafiq
Flag of England.svg Joe Root

Contents

Yorkshire County Cricket Club started the 2008 season in the top division of the LV= County Championship and in the second division of the NatWest Pro40 league. The team also competed in the Friends Provident Trophy and the Twenty20 Cup.

Tables

Championship

County Championship Division One
PosTeamPldWDLPenBatBowlPts
1 Durham 1667303741190
2 Nottinghamshire 1558303743182
3 Hampshire 1657403347178
4 Somerset 16311204444174
5 Lancashire 1659202440170
6 Sussex 16212204538159
7 Yorkshire 1629505045159
8 Kent 1646603944154
9 Surrey 16011514536124

Pro40

Natwest Pro40 Division 2
PosTeamPldWLTNRRRPts
1 Essex Eagles 86011+1.4814
2 Yorkshire Carnegie 85111+0.1312
3 Glamorgan Dragons 85300+0.1110
4 Kent Spitfires 84202+1.6310
5 Surrey Brown Caps 84400-0.508
6 Warwickshire Bears 83302-0.328
7 Leicestershire Foxes 81412-0.385
8 Derbyshire Phantoms 81610-0.843
9 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 80602-0.892

Friends Provident

Friends Provident Trophy - North Division
PosTeamPldWLNRTRRPts
1 Durham Dynamos 85300+0.4310
2 Yorkshire Carnegie 84220+0.5410
3 Derbyshire Phantoms 83230-0.149
4 Lancashire Lightning 83320+0.248
5 Scottish Saltires 81610-1.093
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 June - Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
 
 
Durham Dynamos 189/9
 
4 July - Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
 
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 188
 
Durham Dynamos 218
 
5 June - County Cricket Ground, Beckenham, England
 
Kent Spitfires 301/4
 
Kent Spitfires 259/5
 
16 August - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England
 
Somerset Sabres 222
 
Kent Spitfires 214
 
4 June - Grace Road, Leicester, England
 
Essex Eagles 218/5
 
Leicestershire Foxes 232
 
5 July - County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, England
 
Essex Eagles 350/5
 
Essex Eagles 285/8
 
4 June - County Cricket Ground, Bristol, England
 
Yorkshire Carnegie 198
 
Gloucestershire Gladiators 201
 
 
Yorkshire Carnegie 205/4
 

Twenty20 Cup

Twenty20 Cup - North Division
PosTeamPldWLNRTPenRRPts
1 Durham Dynamos 1061210+0.9815
2 Lancashire Lightning 1063100+0.9213
3 Yorkshire Carnegie 1053112-0.3110
4 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 1045100+0.039
5 Derbyshire Phantoms 1037000-0.426
6 Leicestershire Foxes 1027100-0.895
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 July - Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England
 
 
Warwickshire Bears 133/8
 
26 July - Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
 
Kent Spitfires 175/6
 
Kent Spitfires 173/7
 
7 July - County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, England
 
Essex Eagles 159/8
 
Essex Eagles 192/9
 
26 July - Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
 
Northants Steelbacks 115/7
 
Kent Spitfires 184/5
 
8 July - Brit Oval, London, England
 
Middlesex Crusaders 187/6
 
Middlesex Crusaders 176/7
 
26 July - Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
 
Lancashire Lightning 164/8
 
Middlesex Crusaders 141/2
 
TBC*
 
Durham Dynamos 138/6
 
Durham Dynamos 163/8
 
 
Glamorgan Dragons 119
 

* Yorkshire were penalised two points for fielding an ineligible player against Nottinghamshire, thus Glamorgan Dragons qualified as the second-best third-placed team. [1]

Statistics

This section uses commonly accepted terms to describe cricket statistics.

First-class batting statistics

PlayerMatchesInningsNot outRunsHigh scoreAverageStrike rate100s50s
Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Rudolph 16241129215556.1754.3556
Flag of England.svg Andrew Gale 1523089915039.0953.3533
Flag of England.svg Ajmal Shahzad 110353535.0038.8900
Flag of England.svg Anthony McGrath 1421072814434.6748.7623
Flag of England.svg Tim Bresnan 1420550684*33.7345.9602
Flag of England.svg David Wainwright 461165104*33.0046.2210
Flag of England.svg Adam Lyth 1421064513230.7151.4415
Flag of South Africa.svg Deon Kruis 1014818350*30.5058.2801
Flag of England.svg Gerard Brophy 162415467023.7451.9504
Flag of England.svg Adil Rashid 1624251811123.5542.3212
Flag of England.svg Michael Vaughan 6902107223.3348.9501
Flag of England.svg Chris Taylor 4601234820.5038.3200
Flag of Pakistan.svg Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 71031142216.2991.2000
Flag of England.svg Richard Pyrah 560965116.0038.5501
Flag of England.svg Darren Gough 81111483414.8061.1600
Flag of England.svg Steven Patterson 452361712.0025.9000
Flag of England.svg Matthew Hoggard 1317612628*11.4532.9800
Flag of England.svg Joe Sayers 69076228.4426.5700
Flag of England.svg Ben Sanderson 221666.0054.5500
Flag of South Africa.svg Morné Morkel 120884.0032.0000
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Gary Ballance 120653.0013.9500
Flag of England.svg Oliver Hannon-Dalby 110111.0020.0000
Total Batting17825831646715528.4949.001328

First-class bowling statistics

PlayerMatchesOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy5w10wBest bowling
Flag of England.svg Ajmal Shahzad 124.0664321.332.67002/43
Flag of England.svg Steven Patterson 499.1232801223.332.82003/19
Flag of England.svg Matthew Hoggard 13342.56610374224.693.02106/57
Flag of England.svg Tim Bresnan 14419.072612674428.803.02105/94
Flag of England.svg Adil Rashid 16590.16418866230.423.20407/107
Flag of England.svg David Wainwright 485.118246830.752.89003/9
Flag of England.svg Anthony McGrath 1499.116282931.332.84002/27
Flag of South Africa.svg Morné Morkel 115.2433133.002.15001/33
Flag of Pakistan.svg Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 7153.1216041637.753.94004/86
Flag of South Africa.svg Deon Kruis 10295.3689032241.053.06105/47
Flag of England.svg Darren Gough 8149.025528958.673.54002/34
Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Rudolph 1621.2274174.003.47001/13
Flag of England.svg Adam Lyth 1430.151051105.003.48001/20
Flag of England.svg Oliver Hannon-Dalby 129.051141114.003.93001/58
Flag of England.svg Ben Sanderson 237.071401140.003.78001/87
Flag of England.svg Richard Pyrah 556.0112011201.003.59001/14
Flag of England.svg Andrew Gale 151.0030N/A3.00000/3
Flag of England.svg Michael Vaughan 66.00470N/A7.83000/47
Total Bowling1512453.0418781422333.543.19707/107

One-day batting statistics

PlayerMatchesInningsNot outRunsHigh scoreAverageStrike rate100s50s
Flag of England.svg Craig White 77319569*48.7549.2402
Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Rudolph 1816267512048.2176.7015
Flag of England.svg Anthony McGrath 17153489105*40.7578.6213
Flag of England.svg Ajmal Shahzad 210333333.00150.0000
Flag of England.svg Andrew Gale 181714508928.1380.9403
Flag of Pakistan.svg Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 9802127426.50113.9802
Flag of England.svg Gerard Brophy 1715523861*23.8090.8402
Flag of England.svg Chris Taylor 220452322.5086.5400
Flag of England.svg Adil Rashid 178310141*20.2075.3700
Flag of England.svg Tim Bresnan 16921355519.2983.8501
Flag of England.svg Darren Gough 1731383319.0064.4100
Flag of England.svg Michael Vaughan 220382219.0073.0800
Flag of England.svg Adam Lyth 1510116238*18.0082.6500
Flag of England.svg Richard Pyrah 18948326*16.6087.3700
Flag of England.svg Simon Guy 110666.00100.0000
Flag of England.svg David Wainwright 7332913*N/A76.3200
Flag of South Africa.svg Deon Kruis 121133*N/A75.0000
Flag of England.svg Matthew Hoggard 21111*N/A50.0000
Flag of England.svg Steven Patterson 10000N/AN/A00
Total Batting19812830293312029.9378.78218

One Day Bowling Statistics

PlayerMatchesOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy5wBest Bowling
Flag of England.svg Steven Patterson 18.011829.002.2502/18
Flag of England.svg Anthony McGrath 1731.401641016.405.1803/16
Flag of England.svg Tim Bresnan 16111.1144852420.214.3604/31
Flag of Pakistan.svg Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 958.033071421.935.2902/26
Flag of England.svg Matthew Hoggard 216.0267322.334.1903/26
Flag of South Africa.svg Deon Kruis 1280.093001323.083.7504/32
Flag of England.svg Darren Gough 17105.235112124.334.8503/17
Flag of England.svg Richard Pyrah 18105.245852424.385.5504/35
Flag of England.svg Adil Rashid 1777.333841232.004.9503/37
Flag of England.svg Ajmal Shahzad 216.0055155.003.4401/30
Flag of England.svg David Wainwright 732.02166355.335.1902/33
Flag of England.svg Adam Lyth 151.0030N/A3.0000/3
Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Rudolph 183.00190N/A6.3300/8
Total Bowling151645.041306412724.134.7504/31

Twenty20 batting statistics

PlayerMatchesInningsNot outRunsHigh scoreAverageStrike rate100s50s
Flag of England.svg Anthony McGrath 99239272*56.00132.4304
Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Rudolph 9811915627.29129.0501
Flag of England.svg Darren Gough 9432620*26.00136.8400
Flag of England.svg Gerard Brophy 99117757*22.13113.4601
Flag of England.svg Andrew Gale 9921064515.1486.1800
Flag of England.svg Michael Vaughan 7701043414.86138.6700
Flag of England.svg Craig White 220262613.0092.8600
Flag of England.svg Tim Bresnan 983581511.6085.2900
Flag of England.svg Chris Taylor 2211010*10.00111.1100
Flag of England.svg Simon Guy 4201175.5078.5700
Flag of England.svg Richard Pyrah 9521685.33114.2900
Flag of England.svg Adil Rashid 86218104.5094.7400
Flag of England.svg Adam Lyth 110000.000.0000
Flag of England.svg David Wainwright 21133*N/A33.3300
Flag of England.svg Matthew Hoggard 90000N/AN/A00
Flag of Pakistan.svg Azeem Rafiq 10000N/AN/A00
Total Batting997318113872*20.69116.0006

Twenty20 bowling statistics

PlayerMatchesOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy5wBest bowling
Flag of England.svg Craig White 20.10010.000.0001/0
Flag of England.svg Richard Pyrah 930.002091414.936.9704/20
Flag of England.svg Adil Rashid 821.00162723.147.7104/24
Flag of England.svg Anthony McGrath 99.2076325.338.1401/14
Flag of England.svg Darren Gough 934.00242830.257.1202/28
Flag of England.svg Tim Bresnan 934.00244830.507.1802/12
Flag of England.svg Matthew Hoggard 932.01251641.837.8402/22
Flag of England.svg Michael Vaughan 78.0072172.009.0001/21
Flag of Pakistan.svg Azeem Rafiq 12.00180N/A9.0000/18
Flag of England.svg David Wainwright 23.50450N/A11.7400/6
Total Bowling65174.2113194827.487.5704/20

Fixtures

Pre-season

Yorkshire began their preparation for the 2008 season in the United Arab Emirates, playing four games in the Pro Arch Trophy. They won the tournament, finishing ahead of Lancashire, Somerset, Essex, Sussex and the United Arab Emirates.

Lancashire v Yorkshire

21 March 2008
Report
Yorkshire
237 (48.2 overs)
v
Lancashire
196 (47.1 overs)
Anthony McGrath 41 (58)
Simon Marshall 4/47 (8.2 overs)
Glen Chapple 51 (62)
Andrew Flintoff 51 (62)
David Wainwright 3/31 (7.1 overs)
Yorkshire won by 41 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Umpires: Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Asif

Somerset v Yorkshire

25 March 2008
Report
Yorkshire
264/7 (50 overs)
v
Somerset
213 (47.5 overs)
Andrew Gale 63 (61)
Steffan Jones 2/37 (10 overs)
Omari Banks 55 (75)
Adil Rashid 2/23 (10 overs)
Yorkshire won by 51 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Umpires: Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Asif

Sussex v Yorkshire

26 March 2008
Report
Sussex
209/8 (50 overs)
v
Yorkshire
200/9 (50 overs)
Michael Thornely 49 (101)
Tim Bresnan 2/21 (6 overs)
Craig White 30 (63)
Will Beer 3/34 (10 overs)
Sussex won by 9 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Umpires: Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Asif

United Arab Emirates v Yorkshire

28 March 2008
Report
United Arab Emirates
190 (48.1 overs)
v
Yorkshire
193/6 (24.1 overs)
Amjad Javed 43 (50)
Mark Lawson 3/36 (9 overs)
Andrew Gale 69 (61)
Jasim Suwaidi 3/17 (3.1 overs)
Yorkshire won by 4 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Umpires: Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Asif

Yorkshire v Leeds/Bradford UCCE

16 – 18 April
Scorecard
v
500 (128 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 114 (135)
Michael Lambert 4/115 (30 overs)
120 (39.3 overs)
James Campbell 60 (107)
Adil Rashid 4/21 (7 overs)
178/5d (41.4 overs)
Anthony McGrath 80 (84)
Michael Lambert 1/6 (6 overs)
Match drawn
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: B Dudleston and TJ Urben

County championship scorecards

Yorkshire v Hampshire

23 – 26 April
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
398 (126.0 overs)
Andrew Gale 138 (286)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 2/33 (19 overs)
159 (70.3 overs)
Nic Pothas 36 (84)
Matthew Hoggard 6/57 (19 overs)
212 (82.5 overs) (f/o)
Michael Brown 81 (215)
Anthony McGrath 2/27 (13.0 overs)
Yorkshire won by an innings and 27 runs
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: MJ Harris and P Willey
  • Points: Yorkshire 21, Hampshire 3.

Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire

30 April – 3 May
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
299 (121.5 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 104* (252)
Graeme Swann 4/25 (15.5 overs)
422 (119.1 overs)
Chris Read 142 (230)
Tim Bresnan 4/51 (22.5 overs)
187/8 (69.0 overs)
Anthony McGrath 43 (69)
Ryan Sidebottom 3/39 (17.0 overs)
Match drawn
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: SA Garratt and PJ Hartley
  • Points: Yorkshire 9, Nottinghamshire 12.

Durham v Yorkshire

14 – 16 May
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
v
406 (121.2 overs)
Michael Di Venuto 184 (265)
Tim Bresnan 4/73 (29.0 overs)
194 (61.1 overs)
Adil Rashid 70 (121)
Graham Onions 5/75 (20.0 overs)
205/6d (55.0 overs)
Dale Benkenstein 86* (135)
Matthew Hoggard 2/27 (14.0 overs)
122 (45.0 overs)
Tim Bresnan 32* (52)
Graham Onions 3/23 (12.0 overs)
Durham won by 295 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
Umpires: NL Bainton and MJ Harris
  • Points; Durham 22, Yorkshire 3.

Surrey v Yorkshire

21 – 24 May
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
466/8d (119.4 overs)
Mark Butcher 205 (289)
Tim Bresnan 3/102 (27.0 overs)
525 (132.3 overs)
Andrew Gale 150 (231)
Pedro Collins 4/111 (26.3 overs)
299/6 (101.1 overs)
Usman Afzaal 105 (198)
Deon Kruis 2/36 (15.0 overs)
Match drawn
The Oval, Kennington, England
Umpires: GI Burgess and NG Cowley
  • Points: Surrey 11, Yorkshire 11

Yorkshire v Lancashire

30 May – 2 June
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
395 (124.4 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 66 (126)
Sajid Mahmood 4/89 (30.0 overs)
481/5 (151.2 overs)
Mohammad Yousuf 205* (381)
Adil Rashid 2/133 (47.0 overs)
Match drawn
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: JF Steele and P Willey
  • Points: Yorkshire 9, Lancashire 12

Somerset v Yorkshire

6 – 9 June
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
372 (111.4 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 155 (273)
Charl Willoughby 4/65 (19.0 overs)
258 (81.4 overs)
Craig Kieswetter 67 (158)
Steven Patterson 3/19 (12.0 overs)
208 (82.3 overs)
Andrew Gale 58 (90)
Alfonso Thomas 5/46 (18.3 overs)
282 (97.1 overs)
Zander de Bruyn 103 (243)
Matthew Hoggard 3/48 (20.0 overs)
Yorkshire won by 40 runs
County Ground, Taunton, England
Umpires: B Dudleston and TE Jesty
  • Points: Yorkshire 21, Somerset 5

Yorkshire v Durham

29 June – 2 July
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
v
184 (50.5 overs)
Gerard Brophy 43 (49)
Paul Collingwood 3/17 (3.5 overs)
347 (94.1 overs)
Phil Mustard 92 (110)
Tim Bresnan 5/94 (26.0 overs)
273 (65.4 overs)
Adam Lyth 80 (97)
Callum Thorp 5/71 (18.4 overs)
113/2 (27.2 overs)
Michael Di Venuto 65* (86)
Matthew Hoggard 2/22 (6.0 overs)
Durham won by 8 wickets
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: PJ Hartley and NA Mallender
  • Points: Durham 20, Yorkshire 3

Kent v Yorkshire

11 – 14 July
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
410 (109.4 overs)
Anthony McGrath 144 (226)
Azhar Mahmood 6/55 (24.4 overs)
467 (121.0 overs)
Robert Key 157 (267)
Adil Rashid 5/140 (35.0 overs)
196 (51.1 overs)
Gerard Brophy 51 (62)
Yasir Arafat 4/38 (9.1 overs)
142/7 (38.3 overs)
Martin van Jaarsveld 41 (52)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 3/24 (4.3 overs)
Kent won by 3 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England
Umpires: TE Jesty and RA Kettleborough
  • Points: Kent 22, Yorkshire 8

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire

22 – 25 July
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
213 (68.0 overs)
Matthew Wood 58 (103)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 3/63 (16.0 overs)
161 (59.2 overs)
Tim Bresnan 32 (90)
Charlie Shreck 5/58 (20.0 overs)
350 (118.2 overs)
Bilal Shafayat 62 (147)
Adil Rashid 4/96 (33.0 overs)
290 (100.4 overs)
Adam Lyth 132 (266)
Mark Ealham 7/59 (26.4 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 112 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Umpires: JH Evans and NJ Llong
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 18, Yorkshire 3

Yorkshire v Surrey

30 July – 2 August
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
204 (56.1 overs)
Stewart Walters 40 (84)
Deon Kruis 5/47 (17.0 overs)
414/9d (126.0 overs)
Adil Rashid 67* (148)
Pedro Collins 3/74 (24.0 overs)
264/3 (74.0 overs)
Scott Newman 129 (215)
Adil Rashid 1/47 (17.0 overs)
Match drawn
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: RK Illingworth and JW Lloyds
  • Points: Yorkshire 12, Surrey 8

Hampshire v Yorkshire

6 – 9 August
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
v
236 (93.5 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 89 (197)
James Tomlinson 5/53 (21.5 overs)
236 (79.1 overs)
Michael Carberry 46 (129)
Adil Rashid 7/107 (31.1 overs)
107 (30.1 overs)
Andrew Gale 31 (41)
James Tomlinson 4/31 (8.0 overs)
108/0 (24.1 overs)
Michael Carberry 53* (80)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 0/7 (5.0 overs)
Hampshire won by 10 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
Umpires: RA Kettleborough and NA Mallender
  • Points: Hampshire 18, Yorkshire 4

Lancashire v Yorkshire

12 – 15 August
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
231 (73.4 overs)
Robert Croft 68 (136)
Adil Rashid 5/95 (30.4 overs)
400/6d (128.5 overs)
Andrew Gale 136 (328)
Francois du Plessis 3/61 (21.0 overs)
104/3 (42.0 overs)
Paul Horton 69* (131)
Tim Bresnan 1/7 (4.0 overs)
Match drawn
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: G I Burgess and A A Jones
  • Points: Lancashire 6, Yorkshire 12

Yorkshire v Kent

27 – 30 August
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
227 (63.1 overs)
Martin van Jaarsveld 107 (139)
Darren Gough 2/34 (13.0 overs)
457 (143.0 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 146 (221)
Amjad Khan 3/79 (26.0 overs)
433 (122.2 overs)
Neil Dexter 105 (224)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 4/86 (21.2 overs)
175/9 (51.0 overs)
Adam Lyth 52 (84)
Amjad Khan 3/32 (12.0 overs)
Match drawn
North Marine Road, Scarborough, England
Umpires: JH Evans and RT Robinson
  • Points: Yorkshire 12, Kent 7

Yorkshire v Sussex

3 – 6 September
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
265 (82.1 overs)
Andy Hodd 81 (174)
Adil Rashid 4/56 (19.0 overs)
133/7 (47.0 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 41 (80)
Jason Lewry 3/27 (12.0 overs)
Match drawn
North Marine Road, Scarborough, England
Umpires: SA Garratt and JW Lloyds
  • Points: Yorkshire 7, Sussex 8

Yorkshire v Somerset

17 – 20 September
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
380 (101.0 overs)
Ian Blackwell 127* (167)
Matthew Hoggard 4/42 (19.0 overs)
414 (126.4 overs)
Anthony McGrath 128 (255)
Alfonso Thomas 5/84 (23.0 overs)
317/8 (85.0 overs)
James Hildreth 63 (120)
Adil Rashid 3/109 (29.0 overs)
Match drawn
North Marine Road, Scarborough, England
Umpires: PJ Hartley and B Leadbeater
  • Points: Yorkshire 12, Somerset 11

Sussex v Yorkshire

24 – 27 September
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
v
400/9d (122.5 overs)
Adil Rashid 111 (205)
Mohammad Sami 4/117 (35.0 overs)
207 (68.0 overs)
Chris Nash 106 (184)
David Wainwright 3/9 (5.0 overs)
379/9 (116.0 overs) (f/o)
Murray Goodwin 118 (183)
Adil Rashid 7/136 (45.0 overs)
Match drawn
County Ground, Hove, England
Umpires: RJ Bailey and RK Illingworth
  • Points: Yorkshire 12, Sussex 8

Friends Provident scorecards

Durham v Yorkshire

20 April 2008
Report
Durham Dynamos
220 (49.1 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
215 (49.5 overs)
Neil McKenzie 77 (123)
Tim Bresnan 3/51 (9.1 overs)
Tim Bresnan 55 (58)
Neil Killeen 3/45 (10 overs)
Durham won by 5 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
Umpires: VA Holder and RA Kettleborough
  • Points: Durham 2, Yorkshire 0.

Yorkshire v Derbyshire (24 over match)

27 April 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
119/7 (24 overs)
v
Derbyshire Phantoms
94 (22.4 overs)
Adil Rashid 41* (36)
Tom Lungley 2/12 (4.0 overs)
James Pipe 20 (23)
Anthony McGrath 3/16 (4.0 overs)
Yorkshire won by 25 runs
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: VA Holder and TE Jesty
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Derbyshire 0.

Yorkshire v Durham

5 May 2008
Report
Durham Dynamos
185 (45.3 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
186/5 (35.4 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 61 (101)
Richard Pyrah 3/25 (6 overs)
Andrew Gale 68 (50)
Steven Harmison 3/58 (9.4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 5 wickets
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: NG Cowley and PJ Hartley
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Durham 0.

Lancashire v Yorkshire

11 May 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
204/7 (45.0 overs)
v
Lancashire Lightning
216/7 (44.0 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 65 (86)
Brad Hogg 3/27 (10 overs)
Francois du Plessis 77 (80)
Darren Gough 3/45 (8 overs)
Lancashire won by 3 wickets (D/L method)
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: TE Jesty and NA Mallender
  • Points: Lancashire 2, Yorkshire 0.

Scotland v Yorkshire

18 May 2008
Report
Scottish Saltires
193/8 (50 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
197/3 (47.2 overs)
Ed Cowan 36 (82)
Richard Pyrah 2/30 (8 overs)
Craig White 69* (142)
John Blain 2/17 (10 overs)
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
The Grange, Edinburgh, Scotland
Umpires: SA Garratt and PJ Hartley
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Scotland 0

Derbyshire v Yorkshire

25 May 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
59/4 (21.1 overs)
v
Adam Lyth 18 (21)
Charl Langeveldt 2/10 (6.0 overs)
No Result
County Ground, Derby, England
Umpires: TE Jesty and NJ Llong
  • Points: Derbyshire 1, Yorkshire 1

Yorkshire v Scotland

26 May 2008
Report
Scottish Saltires
244 (50.0 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
245/3 (40.4 overs)
Colin Smith 60 (70)
Darren Gough 3/40 (10.0 overs)
Anthony McGrath 105* (99)
Dewald Nel 2/53 (8.0 overs)
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England
Umpires: AA Jones and B Leadbeater
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Scotland 0

Yorkshire v Lancashire

28 May 2008
Report
Lancashire Lightning
89 (31.2 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
34/0 (4.5 overs)
Brad Hogg 25 (23)
Darren Gough 3/17 (8.0 overs)
Andrew Gale 23* (19)
Sajid Mahmood 0/14 (2.0 overs)
No Result
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: NGB Cook, IJ Gould
  • Points: Yorkshire 1, Lancashire 1

Gloucestershire v Yorkshire

4 June 2008
Report
Gloucestershire Gladiators
201 (45.2 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
205/4 (44.1 overs)
Stephen Adshead 71 (73)
Tim Bresnan 4/31 (10.0 overs)
Craig White 55 (107)
Jon Lewis 2/21 (10.0 overs)
Yorkshire won by 6 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Bristol, England
Umpires: B Dudleston and NJ Llong
  • Yorkshire progress to the semi-finals.

Essex v Yorkshire

5 July 2008
Report
Essex Eagles
285/8 (50.0 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
198 (42.5 overs)
Alistair Cook 95 (127)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 2/41 (10.0 overs)
Andrew Gale 64 (84)
Ryan ten Doeschate 3/30 (7.0 overs)
Essex won by 87 runs
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, England
Umpires: PJ Hartley and NJ Llong
  • Essex progress to the final.

Twenty20 Cup

Yorkshire v Derbyshire

12 June 2008
Report
Derbyshire Phantoms
181/2 (20.0 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
134/9 (20.0 overs)
Greg Smith 100* (62)
Tim Bresnan 1/32 (4.0 overs)
Anthony McGrath 55 (43)
Charl Langeveldt 4/9 (4.0 overs)
Derbyshire won by 47 runs
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: NG Cowley and JW Lloyds
  • Points: Derbyshire 2, Yorkshire 0

Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire (15 over match)

13 June 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
141/8 (15.0 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
143/6 (14.2 overs)
Anthony McGrath 32 (19)
Charlie Shreck 2/20 (3.0 overs)
Adam Voges 40* (22)
Richard Pyrah 3/28 (3.0 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: NG Cowley and JW Lloyds
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 2, Yorkshire 0

Derbyshire v Yorkshire

15 June 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
169/5 (20.0 overs)
v
Derbyshire Phantoms
158/6 (20.0 overs)
Anthony McGrath 72* (42)
Rikki Clarke 2/32 (4.0 overs)
Greg Smith 68 (42)
Craig White 1/0 (0.1 overs)
Yorkshire won by 11 runs
County Ground, Derby, England
Umpires: GI Burgess and RT Robinson
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Nottinghamshire 0

Leicestershire v Yorkshire

17 June 2008
Report
Leicestershire Foxes
154/3 (20.0 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
158/4 (20.0 overs)
HD Ackerman 57 (51)
Adil Rashid 2/28 (4.0 overs)
Anthony McGrath 59 (46)
Nadeem Malik 1/17 (4.0 overs)
Yorkshire won by 6 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester, England
Umpires: NA Mallender and G Sharp
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Leicestershire 0

Yorkshire v Lancashire

18 June 2008
Report
Lancashire Lightning
150/6 (20.0 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
154/8 (19.4 overs)
Mal Loye 43 (33)
Richard Pyrah 3/20 (4.0 overs)
Anthony McGrath 46 (39)
Sajid Mahmood 2/13 (4.0 overs)
Yorkshire won by 2 wickets
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: NL Bainton and JW Holder
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Lancashire 0

Lancashire v Yorkshire

20 June 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
135/8 (20.0 overs)
v
Lancashire Lightning
131/6 (20.0 overs)
Gerard Brophy 44 (36)
Simon Marshall 3/11 (3.0 overs)
Francois du Plessis 42 (38)
Tim Bresnan 2/12 (4.0 overs)
Yorkshire won by 4 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: B Dudleston and VA Holder
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Lancashire 0

Yorkshire v Durham

22 June 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
159/7 (20.0 overs)
v
Durham Dynamos
159/7 (20.0 overs)
Anthony McGrath 65 (58)
Steve Harmison 4/38 (4.0 overs)
Phil Mustard 40 (28)
Richard Pyrah 4/20 (4.0 overs)
Yorkshire tied with Durham
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: B Dudleston and AA Jones
  • Points: Yorkshire 1, Durham 1

Durham v Yorkshire

24 June 2008
Report
Durham Dynamos
162/8 (20.0 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
49/5 (10.0 overs)
Phil Mustard 49 (37)
Richard Pyrah 3/32 (4.0 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 22* (22)
Steve Harmison 2/7 (2.0 overs)
Durham won by 39 runs (D/L)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
Umpires: MJD Bodenham and GI Burgess
  • Points: Durham 2, Yorkshire 0

Yorkshire v Leicestershire

26 June 2008
Report
v
No Result
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: RJ Bailey and B Leadbeater
  • Points: Yorkshire 1, Leicestershire 1

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire

27 June 2008
Report
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
136/8 (20.0 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
137/1 (18.0 overs)
Adam Voges 39 (28)
Adil Rashid 4/24 (4.0 overs)
Gerard Brophy 57* (45)
Robert Ferley 1/33 (4.0 overs)
Yorkshire won by 9 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Umpires: SA Garratt and TE Jesty
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Nottinghamshire 0. Yorkshire were deemed to have fielded an ineligible player, thus were penalised two match points.

Durham v Yorkshire

7 July 2008
v
Match Cancelled
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
  • Yorkshire failed to qualify to the knock-out stages as they were penalised with a two match-point penalty after fielding an ineligible player against Nottinghamshire.

NatWest Pro40

Essex v Yorkshire

16 July 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
157 (36.2 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
158/5 (33.0 overs)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 57 (65)
Danish Kaneria 2/18 (7.0 overs)
Mark Pettini 57 (73)
David Wainwright 2/33 (8.0 overs)
Essex won by 5 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, England
Umpires: NL Bainton and RA Kettleborough
  • Points: Essex 2, Yorkshire 0

Surrey v Yorkshire

20 July 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
230/7 (40.0 overs)
v
Surrey Brown Caps
219/8 (40.0 overs)
Andrew Gale 44 (40)
Usman Afzaal 3/43 (8.0 overs)
Chris Schofield 58 (44)
Tim Bresnan 2/33 (8.0 overs)
Yorkshire won by 11 runs
Woodbridge Road, Guildford, England
Umpires: NJ Llong and DJ Millns
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Surrey 0

Yorkshire v Leicestershire

3 August 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
303/4 (40.0 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
302/7 (40.0 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 120 (97)
James Allenby 2/70 (8.0 overs)
Dillon Du Preez 107* (65)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 2/46 (8.0 overs)
Yorkshire won by 1 run
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: RK Illingworth and JW Lloyds
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Leicestershire 0

Derbyshire v Yorkshire (34 over match)

21 August 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
213/7 (34.0 overs)
v
Derbyshire Phantoms
213/6 (34.0 overs)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 74 (58)
Ian Hunter 3/44 (7.0 overs)
Dan Redfern 57* (56)
Adil Rashid 3/37 (7.0 overs)
Match Tied
County Cricket Ground, Derby, England
Umpires: NGB Cook and G Sharp
  • Points: Derbyshire 1, Yorkshire 1

Yorkshire v Kent

25 August 2008
Report
Kent Spitfires
189/9 (40.0 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
190/3 (33.1 overs)
Darren Stevens 60* (40)
Richard Pyrah 4/35 (8.0 overs)
Anthony McGrath 85* (80)
Ryan McLaren 2/16 (5.0 overs)
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
North Marine Road, Scarborough, England
Umpires: MJD Bodenham and JH Evans
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Kent 0

Yorkshire v Glamorgan

31 August 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
230/6 (40.0 overs)
v
Glamorgan Dragons
135/7 (29.2 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 84 (93)
James Harris 2/40 (8.0 overs)
Jason Gillespie 2/40 (8.0 overs)
David Hemp 38 (62)
Darren Gough 2/20 (4.2 overs)
Yorkshire won by 49 runs (D/L)
North Marine Road, Scarborough, England
Umpires: JH Evans and RT Robinson
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Glamorgan 0

Yorkshire v Warwickshire

9 September 2008
Report
Warwickshire Bears
28/1 (6.0 overs)
v
Neil Carter 12* (17)
Deon Kruis 1/12 (3.0 overs)
Match Abandoned
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: NL Bainton and AA Jones
  • Points: Yorkshire 1, Warwickshire 1

Northamptonshire v Yorkshire

13 September 2008
Report
Yorkshire Carnegie
182/8 (40.0 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
178 (34.4 overs)
Gerard Brophy 59 (69)
Nicky Boje 3/34 (7.0 overs)
David Sales 88 (99)
Deon Kruis 4/32 (6.4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 4 runs
County Cricket Ground, Northampton, England
Umpires: MJ Harris and PJ Hartley
  • Points: Yorkshire 2, Northamptonshire 0

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