2008 English cricket season

Cricket season in England March 2014 March 2014 English cricket season 2008 County Championship Durham Nottinghamshire Murray Goodwin (1,343) James Tomlinson (67) Friends Provident Trophy Essex Eagles Kent Spitfires Martin van Jaarsveld (660) Yasir Arafat (24) NatWest Pro40 Sussex Sharks Hampshire Hawks Marcus Trescothick (556) Jade Dernbach (24) Twenty20 Cup Middlesex Crusaders Kent Spitfires Joe Denly (451) Yasir Arafat (23) Martin van Jaarsveld James AndersonDale BenkensteinMark BoucherNeil McKenzieClaire 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 teams 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 teams 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 teams 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.http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/index.html?season=2008;view=season TESTS, 2008 ESPN Cricinfo 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 Friends Provident Trophy Winners: Essex - Runners-up: Kent Pro40 (National League) Division One winners: Sussex Division Two winners: Essex 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 Test Series South African tour South African cricket team in England in 2008 New Zealand tour New Zealand cricket team in England in 2008 LV County Championship 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 1 Durham 6 3 0 6 1 37 41 0 #D0F0C0 y 1 Winners of Championship 2 Nottinghamshire 5 3 0 7 1 37 43 0 3 Hampshire 5 4 0 7 0 33 47 0 4 Somerset 3 2 0 11 0 44 44 0 5 Lancashire 5 2 0 8 1 24 40 0 6 Sussex 2 2 0 12 0 45 38 0 7 Yorkshire 2 5 0 9 0 50 45 0 8 Kent 4 6 0 6 0 30 44 0 #FFCCCC y 2 Championship Division 2 9 Surrey 0 5 0 10 1 45 36 1 #FFCCCC http://content.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/series/319681.html?view=pointstable County Championship Division One 2008 / Points table Cricinfo 22 September 2009 December 2012 Division Two Standings 1 Warwickshire 5 0 0 11 0 53 46 0 #D0F0C0 y 2 Promoted toChampionship Division 1 2 Worcestershire 6 2 0 7 1 40 45 5 #D0F0C0 3 Middlesex 4 5 0 7 0 46 45 0 4 Northamptonshire 3 3 0 10 0 52 35 0 5 Essex 5 6 0 5 0 36 45 3 6 Derbyshire 4 3 0 9 0 33 46 4 7 Leicestershire 3 4 0 9 0 29 43 0 8 Glamorgan 3 5 0 7 1 26 36 0 9 Gloucestershire 0 5 0 11 0 42 38 2 http://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/series/319687.html?view=pointstable County Championship Division Two 2008 / Points table Cricinfo 22 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091101004211/http://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/series/319687.html?view=pointstable 1 November 2009 live December 2012 Friends Provident Trophy 2008 Friends Provident Trophy Source: BBC Sport Friends Provident Trophy Tables North Conference 1 Durham 5 3 0 0 0 0.43 #D0F0C0 2 Yorkshire 4 2 0 2 0 0.54 #D0F0C0 3 Derbyshire 3 2 0 3 0 -0.14 4 Lancashire 3 3 0 2 0 0.24 5 Scotland 1 6 0 1 0 -1.09 CricketArchive December 2012Midlands Conference 1 Leicestershire 5 2 0 1 0 0.69 #D0F0C0 2 Nottinghamshire 4 2 0 2 0 0.01 #D0F0C0 3 Northamptonshire 4 2 0 2 0 0.28 4 Warwickshire 2 4 0 2 0 -0.14 5 Ireland 1 6 0 1 0 -0.68 CricketArchive December 2012South East Conference 1 Kent 5 2 0 1 0 0.67 #D0F0C0 2 Essex 4 3 0 1 0 0.31 #D0F0C0 3 Middlesex 3 3 0 2 0 0.06 4 Surrey 3 4 0 1 0 0.63 5 Sussex 1 4 0 3 0 0.54 CricketArchive December 2012South West Conference 1 Gloucestershire 4 1 0 3 0 0.71 #D0F0C0 2 Somerset 3 2 0 3 0 0.31 #D0F0C0 3 Worcestershire 3 3 0 2 0 -0.12 4 Hampshire 3 4 0 1 0 -0.43 5 Glamorgan 1 4 0 3 0 -0.22 CricketArchive December 2012 4 June - Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Nottingham Outlaws 188 Durham Dynamos 189/9 4 June - County Ground, Bristol Gloucestershire Gladiators 201 Yorkshire Carnegie 205/4 4 June - Grace Road, Leicester Essex Eagles 350/5 Leicestershire Foxes 232 4 June–5 June - County Ground, Beckenham Kent Spitfires 259/5 Somerset Sabres 222 4 July – Riverside, Chester-le-Street Kent Spitfires 301/4 Durham Dynamos 217 5 July - County Ground, Chelmsford Essex Eagles 285/8 Yorkshire Carnegie 198 17 August – Lord's Cricket Ground, London Kent Spitfires 214 Essex Eagles 215/5 Natwest Pro40 2008 NatWest Pro40 Source: BBC Sport Natwest Pro40 Tables Division One 1 Sussex 5 1 0 2 0 -0.106 #D0F0C0 2 Hampshire 4 2 0 2 0 0.633 3 Durham 4 3 0 1 0 0.369 4 Nottinghamshire 4 4 0 0 0 0.250 5 Gloucestershire 3 3 0 2 0 -0.460 6 Somerset 3 4 1 0 0 -0.154 7 Worcestershire 2 3 1 2 0 0.110 8 Lancashire 1 3 0 4 0 -0.815 #FFCCCC 9 Middlesex 2 5 0 1 0 -0.138 #FFCCCC Cricinfo December 2012Division Two 1 Essex 6 0 1 1 0 1.479 #D0F0C0 2 Yorkshire 5 1 1 1 0 0.250 #D0F0C0 3 Glamorgan 5 3 0 0 0 0.113 4 Kent 4 2 0 2 0 1.629 5 Surrey 4 4 0 0 0 -0.444 6 Warwickshire 3 3 0 2 0 -0.242 7 Leicestershire 1 4 1 2 0 -0.463 8 Derbyshire 1 6 1 0 0 -0.892 9 Northamptonshire 0 6 0 2 0 -0.993 Cricinfo December 2012 Worcestershire beat Glamorgan in the playoff match to retain their Division 1 status for the 2009 season.http://content.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/match/320095.html Pro40 Playoff Match, Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff 21 September 2008 2008-09-24 Twenty20 Cup 2008 Twenty20 Cup Twenty20 Cup Group Stage Midlands/Wales/West Division 1 Warwickshire 6 1 1 2 0 0.694 #D0F0C0 2 Northamptonshire 6 3 0 1 0 0.431 #D0F0C0 3 Glamorgan 3 3 0 4 0 -0.176 #FFFF99 4 Somerset 3 4 0 3 0 0.313 5 Worcestershire 3 6 0 1 0 -0.488 6 Gloucestershire 1 5 1 3 0 -0.931 https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2008.html December 2012North Division 1 Durham 6 1 1 2 0 0.984 #D0F0C0 2 Lancashire 6 3 0 1 0 0.921 #D0F0C0 3 Yorkshire 5 3 1 1 0 -0.312 2 4 Nottinghamshire 4 5 0 1 0 0.027 5 Derbyshire 3 7 0 0 0 -0.421 6 Leicestershire 2 7 0 1 0 -0.893 https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2008.html December 2012 Yorkshire were docked two points after fielding an unregistered player (Azeem Rafiq) in their match against Durham.South Division 1 Middlesex 8 2 0 0 0 0.732 #D0F0C0 2 Essex 6 3 1 0 0 0.937 #D0F0C0 3 Kent 6 4 0 0 0 0.640 #FFFF99 4 Hampshire 5 4 1 0 0 -0.505 5 Sussex 2 8 0 0 0 -0.876 6 Surrey 2 8 0 0 0 -0.905 https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2008.html December 2012 Knockout stage 2008 Twenty20 Cup knockout stage 2008 Twenty20 Cup Finals Day 22 July - Riverside, Chester-le-Street Durham Dynamos 163/8 Glamorgan Dragons 119 8 July - The Oval, London Middlesex Crusaders 176/7 Lancashire Lightning 164/8 7 July - Chelmsford Essex Eagles 192/9 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 115/7 9 July–10 July - Edgbaston, Birmingham Warwickshire Bears 133/8 Kent Spitfires 175/6 26 July – The Rose Bowl, Southampton Durham Dynamos 138/6 Middlesex Crusaders 141/2 26 July - The Rose Bowl, Southampton Essex Eagles 159/8 Kent Spitfires 173/7 26 July – The Rose Bowl, Southampton Middlesex Crusaders 187/6 Kent Spitfires 184/5 References External links 2008 English cricket season from Cricinfo Category:2008 in cricket Cricket season 2008