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.
| 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 → | |
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. 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
Pro40 (National League)
- Division One winners: Sussex
- Division Two winners: Essex
- Relegated from Division One: Middlesex, Lancashire
- Promoted from Division Two: Yorkshire
Twenty20 Cup
Minor Counties Championship
- Winners: Berkshire
- Runners-up: Lincolnshire
MCCA Knockout Trophy
Second XI Championship
- Winners: Durham 2nd XI
Second XI Trophy
- Winners: Hampshire 2nd XI
- Runners-up: Essex 2nd XI
LV County Championship
Divisions
| Division One | Division Two | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham CCC | Warwickshire CCC | ||
| Hampshire CCC | Worcestershire CCC | ||
| Kent CCC | Glamorgan CCC | ||
| Lancashire CCC | Gloucestershire CCC | ||
| Yorkshire CCC | Leicestershire CCC | ||
| Sussex CCC | Middlesex CCC | Teams Promoted to Division 1 from 2007. | |
| Surrey CCC | Northamptonshire CCC | ||
| Somerset CCC | Derbyshire CCC | Teams Relegated to Division 2 from 2007. | |
| Nottinghamshire CCC | Essex CCC |
Division One Standings
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
Tie |
D |
Aban |
Bat |
Bowl |
Deduct |
Pts |
Promoted / Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Durham
|
16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 41 | 0 | 190 | Winners of Championship |
| 2 |  Nottinghamshire
|
16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 43 | 0 | 182 | |
| 3 |  Hampshire
|
16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 47 | 0 | 178 | |
| 4 | Somerset | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 174 | |
| 5 |  Lancashire
|
16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 170 | |
| 6 |  Sussex
|
16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 38 | 0 | 159 | |
| 7 |  Yorkshire
|
16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 159 | |
| 8 |  Kent
|
16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 44 | 0 | 154 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
| 9 |  Surrey
|
16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 36 | 1 | 124 |
Source: BBC Sport, Cricinfo
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
|
16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 46 | 0 | 213 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 2 |  Worcestershire
|
16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 45 | 5 | 196 | |
| 3 |  Middlesex
|
16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 175 | |
| 4 |  Northamptonshire
|
16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 35 | 0 | 169 | |
| 5 |  Essex
|
16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 45 | 3 | 168 | |
| 6 |  Derbyshire
|
16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 46 | 4 | 167 | |
| 7 |  Leicestershire
|
16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 43 | 0 | 150 | |
| 8 |  Glamorgan
|
16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 36 | 0 | 136 | |
| 9 |  Gloucestershire
|
16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 38 | 2 | 122 |
Source: BBC Sport, Cricinfo
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
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North Conference
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Midlands Conference
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South East Conference
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South West Conference
Source: CricketArchive |
| 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
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Division One
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Division Two
Source: Cricinfo |
Worcestershire beat Glamorgan in the playoff match to retain their Division 1 status for the 2009 season.[1]
Twenty20 Cup
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Midlands/Wales/West Division
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North Division
Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2008.html
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South Division
Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2008.html |
Knockout stage
| 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
- ^ "Pro40 Playoff Match, Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff". 21 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-24.