2008 English cricket season

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 season of England's county cricket saw the four regular tournaments 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.

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.

Roll of honour

Test series

England v New Zealand: 3 Tests - England won 2–0.
England v South Africa: 4 Tests - South Africa won 2–1.

ODI series

England v New Zealand: 5 ODI's - New Zealand won 3–1.
England v South Africa: 5 ODI's - England won 4–0. (One match abandoned due to rain)
England v Scotland: 1 ODI - Match abandoned because of rain.

Twenty20 Internationals

England v New Zealand: 1 Twenty20 International - England won.
England v South Africa: 1 Twenty20 International - Match abandoned because of rain.

County Championship

Champions: Durham
Division Two winners: Warwickshire
Relegated from Division One: Surrey, Kent
Promoted from Division Two: Worcestershire

Friends Provident Trophy

Winners: Essex
Runners-up: Kent

Pro40 (National League)

Division One winners: Sussex
Division Two winners: Essex
Relegated from Division One: Middlesex, Lancashire
Promoted from Division Two: Yorkshire

Twenty20 Cup

Winners: Middlesex
Runners-up: Kent

Minor Counties Championship

Winners: Berkshire
Runners-up: Lincolnshire

MCCA Knockout Trophy

Winners: Devon
Runners-up: Berkshire

Second XI Championship

Winners: Durham 2nd XI

Second XI Trophy

Winners: Hampshire 2nd XI
Runners-up: Essex 2nd XI

LV County Championship

Main article: 2008 County Championship

Divisions

Division One	Division 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	D	Aban	Bat	Bowl	Deduct	Pts	Promoted / Relegated
1	Durham	16	6	3	6	1	37	41	0	190	Winners of Championship
2	Nottinghamshire	16	5	3	7	1	37	43	0	182
3	Hampshire	16	5	4	7	0	33	47	0	178
4	Somerset	16	3	2	11	0	44	44	0	174
5	Lancashire	16	5	2	8	1	24	40	0	170
6	Sussex	16	2	2	12	0	45	38	0	159
7	Yorkshire	16	2	5	9	0	50	45	0	159
8	Kent	16	4	6	6	0	30	44	0	154	Relegated to Championship Division 2
9	Surrey	16	0	5	10	1	45	36	1	124	Relegated to Championship Division 2

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd 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	D	Aban	Bat	Bowl	Deduct	Pts	Promoted / Relegated
1	Warwickshire	16	5	0	11	0	53	46	0	213	Promoted to Championship Division 1
2	Worcestershire	16	6	2	7	1	40	45	5	196	Promoted to Championship Division 1
3	Middlesex	16	4	5	7	0	46	45	0	175
4	Northamptonshire	16	3	3	10	0	52	35	0	169
5	Essex	16	5	6	5	0	36	45	3	168
6	Derbyshire	16	4	3	9	0	33	46	4	167
7	Leicestershire	16	3	4	9	0	29	43	0	150
8	Glamorgan	16	3	5	7	1	26	36	0	136
9	Gloucestershire	16	0	5	11	0	42	38	2	122

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd 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

Main article: 2008 Friends Provident Trophy

Source: BBC Sport

Friends Provident Trophy Tables

North Conference

P	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Durham	8	5	3	0	10	0.43
2	Yorkshire	8	4	2	2	10	0.54
3	Derbyshire	8	3	2	3	9	-0.14
4	Lancashire	8	3	3	2	8	0.24
5	Scotland	8	1	6	1	3	-1.09

Source: CricketArchive
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd net run rate
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; NR = No result in matches started; Aban = Matches abandoned; Pts = Points; NRR = Net Run Rate

Midlands Conference

P	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Leicestershire	8	5	2	1	11	0.69
2	Nottinghamshire	8	4	2	2	10	0.01
3	Northamptonshire	8	4	2	2	10	0.28
4	Warwickshire	8	2	4	2	6	-0.14
5	Ireland	8	1	6	1	3	-0.68

South East Conference

P	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Kent	8	5	2	1	11	0.67
2	Essex	8	4	3	1	9	0.31
3	Middlesex	8	3	3	2	8	0.06
4	Surrey	8	3	4	1	7	0.63
5	Sussex	8	1	4	3	5	0.54

South West Conference

P	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Gloucestershire	8	4	1	3	11	0.71
2	Somerset	8	3	2	3	9	0.31
3	Worcestershire	8	3	3	2	8	-0.12
4	Hampshire	8	3	4	1	7	-0.43
5	Glamorgan	8	1	4	3	5	-0.22

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

4 June - Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

Nottingham Outlaws	188
		4 July – Riverside, Chester-le-Street
Durham Dynamos	189/9
		Kent Spitfires	301/4
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 Eagles	215/5
Essex Eagles	350/5
		5 July - County Ground, Chelmsford
Leicestershire Foxes	232
		Essex Eagles	285/8
4 June–5 June - County Ground, Beckenham
		Yorkshire Carnegie	198
Kent Spitfires	259/5

Somerset Sabres	222

Natwest Pro40

Source: BBC Sport

Natwest Pro40 Tables

Division One

P	Team	Pld	W	L	Tie	NR	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Sussex	8	5	1	0	2	12	-0.106
2	Hampshire	8	4	2	0	2	10	0.633
3	Durham	8	4	3	0	1	9	0.369
4	Nottinghamshire	8	4	4	0	0	8	0.250
5	Gloucestershire	8	3	3	0	2	8	-0.460
6	Somerset	8	3	4	1	0	7	-0.154
7	Worcestershire	8	2	3	1	2	7	0.110
8	Lancashire	8	1	3	0	4	6	-0.815
9	Middlesex	8	2	5	0	1	5	-0.138

Source: Cricinfo
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd net run rate
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; NR = No result in matches started; Aban = Matches abandoned; Pts = Points; NRR = Net Run Rate

Division Two

P	Team	Pld	W	L	Tie	NR	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Essex	8	6	0	1	1	14	1.479
2	Yorkshire	8	5	1	1	1	12	0.250
3	Glamorgan	8	5	3	0	0	10	0.113
4	Kent	8	4	2	0	2	10	1.629
5	Surrey	8	4	4	0	0	8	-0.444
6	Warwickshire	8	3	3	0	2	8	-0.242
7	Leicestershire	8	1	4	1	2	5	-0.463
8	Derbyshire	8	1	6	1	0	3	-0.892
9	Northamptonshire	8	0	6	0	2	2	-0.993

Worcestershire beat Glamorgan in the playoff match to retain their Division 1 status for the 2009 season.^[3]

Twenty20 Cup

Main article: 2008 Twenty20 Cup

Twenty20 Cup Group Stage

Midlands/Wales/West Division

P	Team	Pld	W	L	Tie	NR	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Warwickshire	10	6	1	1	2	15	0.694
2	Northamptonshire	10	6	3	0	1	13	0.431
3	Glamorgan	10	3	3	0	4	10	-0.176
4	Somerset	10	3	4	0	3	9	0.313
5	Worcestershire	10	3	6	0	1	7	-0.488
6	Gloucestershire	10	1	5	1	3	6	-0.931

Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2008.html
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd net run rate
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; NR = No result in matches started; Aban = Matches abandoned; Pts = Points; NRR = Net Run Rate

North Division

P	Team	Pld	W	L	Tie	NR	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Durham	10	6	1	1	2	15	0.984
2	Lancashire	10	6	3	0	1	13	0.921
3	Yorkshire	10	5	3	1	1	12	-0.312
4	Nottinghamshire	10	4	5	0	1	9	0.027
5	Derbyshire	10	3	7	0	0	6	-0.421
6	Leicestershire	10	2	7	0	1	5	-0.893

Yorkshire were docked two points after fielding an unregistered player (Azeem Rafiq) in their match against Durham.

South Division

P	Team	Pld	W	L	Tie	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Middlesex	10	8	2	0	16	0.732
2	Essex	10	6	3	1	13	0.937
3	Kent	10	6	4	0	12	0.640
4	Hampshire	10	5	4	1	11	-0.505
5	Sussex	10	2	8	0	4	-0.876
6	Surrey	10	2	8	0	4	-0.905

Knockout stage

Main article: 2008 Twenty20 Cup knockout stage

Main article: 2008 Twenty20 Cup Finals Day

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

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 Crusaders	141/2
Middlesex Crusaders	176/7
				26 July – The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Lancashire Lightning	164/8
				Middlesex Crusaders	187/6
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 July–10 July - Edgbaston, Birmingham
		Kent Spitfires	173/7
Warwickshire Bears	133/8

Kent Spitfires	175/6

References

↑ "County Championship Division One 2008 / Points table". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
↑ "County Championship Division Two 2008 / Points table". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
↑ "Pro40 Playoff Match, Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff". 21 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-24.

External links

2008 English cricket season from Cricinfo

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