2008 County Championship

English cricket tournament November 2020 England and Wales Cricket Board First-class cricket (4 days) League system Durham 1 16 April 27 September 2008 LV County chapionship 2006 to 2014.jpg 18 144 Murray Goodwin (1,343 for Sussex)subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/LV_County_Championship_2008/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and Fielding in LV County Championship 2008 (Ordered by Runs) CricketArchive 22 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080919132612/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/LV_County_Championship_2008/Batting_by_Runs.html 19 September 2008 live James Tomlinson (67 for Hampshire)subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/LV_County_Championship_2008/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in LV County Championship 2008 (Ordered by Wickets) CricketArchive 22 September 2009 2007 2007 County Championship 2009 2009 County Championship The 2008 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away. The top two teams from Division Two are promoted to the first division for 2009, while the bottom two teams from Division 1 are relegated. Durham won the tournament, their first title, after beating Kent in their final match.http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149904.html A Kiwi bazooka 27 September 2007 27 September 2017 ESPNcricinfo Teams Teams in the County Championship 2008: 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 Points system Fourteen points were awarded for each win, four points were awarded for a draw or abandonment. Defeats scored no points. Teams were awarded bonus points during the first 130 overs of their first innings; one bowling point for every three wickets taken (up to three points available), and one batting point gained when teams reached 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400 runs (up to five points available). Standings Division One TeamPWLDABat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsDed Deducted pointsPts Points1Durham166361374101902Nottinghamshire165371374301823Hampshire165470334701784Somerset1632110444401745Lancashire165281244001706Sussex1622120453801597Yorkshire162590504501598Kent164660304401549Surrey160510145361124 = Champions= Relegated Division Two TeamPWLDABat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsDed Deducted pointsPts Points1Warwickshire1650110534602132Worcestershire166271404551963Middlesex164570464501754Northamptonshire1633100523501695Essex165650364531686Derbyshire164390334641677Leicestershire163490294301508Glamorgan163571263601369Gloucestershire160511042382122 = Champions= Promoted Records 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://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/results_fixtures_tables/4432353.stm County Championship Division One BBC Sport 22 September 2009 11 April 2005http://content.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/series/319681.html?view=pointstable County Championship Division One 2008 / Points table ESPNcricinfo 22 September 2009 September 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://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/results_fixtures_tables/4432395.stm County Championship Division Two BBC Sport 22 September 2009 11 April 2005http://content.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/series/319687.html?view=pointstable County Championship Division Two 2008 / Points table ESPNcricinfo 22 September 2009 September 2012 Records Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 1343 58.39 Murray Goodwin Sussex 1302 56.60 Hylton Ackerman Leicestershire 1292 56.17 Jacques Rudolph Yorkshire 1288 53.66 Stephen Moore Worcestershire 1258 46.59 Marcus Trescothick Somerset 1240 62.00 Jonathan Trott Warwickshire 1235 61.75 Mark Ramprakash Surrey 1232 56.00 Chris Rogers Derbyshire 1162 64.55 Ravi Bopara Essex 1150 47.91 Martin van Jaarsveld KentSource: Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 67 24.76 James Tomlinson Hampshire 64 26.43 Tim Murtagh Middlesex 62 30.41 Adil Rashid Yorkshire 60 22.35 Steve Harmison Durham 59 18.74 Kabir Ali Worcestershire 58 28.67 Charlie Shreck Nottinghamshire 57 27.14 Graham Wagg Derbyshire 55 22.50 Charl Langeveldt Derbyshire 55 26.05 Robbie Joseph Kent 50 19.62 Callum Thorp DurhamSource: See also 2008 English cricket season References External links 2008 County Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20140713105627/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/2008_ENG_LV_County_Championship_2008.html 13 July 2014 at CricketArchive 2008 County Championship at Cricinfo: 2008 County Championship - Division One 2008 County Championship - Division Two BBC Wear - Pictures - Durham celebrate winning the County Championship 2008 for the first time Category:County Championship seasons County Championship, 2008 Category:Long stubs with short prose