2008 English cricket season

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 sides from Ireland and Scotland.

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
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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.

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.[1]

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

New Zealand tour

LV 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	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: [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

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: [3]
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

Source: BBC Sport

Friends Provident Trophy Tables
North Conference P Team Pld W L Tie NR Aban Pts Net Run Rate 1 Durham 8 5 3 0 0 0 10 0.43 2 Yorkshire 8 4 2 0 2 0 10 0.54 3 Derbyshire 8 3 2 0 3 0 9 -0.14 4 Lancashire 8 3 3 0 2 0 8 0.24 5  Scotland 8 1 6 0 1 0 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 Tie NR Aban Pts Net Run Rate 1 Leicestershire 8 5 2 0 1 0 11 0.69 2 Nottinghamshire 8 4 2 0 2 0 10 0.01 3 Northamptonshire 8 4 2 0 2 0 10 0.28 4 Warwickshire 8 2 4 0 2 0 6 -0.14 5 Ireland 8 1 6 0 1 0 3 -0.68 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
South East Conference P Team Pld W L Tie NR Aban Pts Net Run Rate 1 Kent 8 5 2 0 1 0 11 0.67 2 Essex 8 4 3 0 1 0 9 0.31 3 Middlesex 8 3 3 0 2 0 8 0.06 4 Surrey 8 3 4 0 1 0 7 0.63 5 Sussex 8 1 4 0 3 0 5 0.54 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
South West Conference P Team Pld W L Tie NR Aban Pts Net Run Rate 1 Gloucestershire 8 4 1 0 3 0 11 0.71 2 Somerset 8 3 2 0 3 0 9 0.31 3 Worcestershire 8 3 3 0 2 0 8 -0.12 4 Hampshire 8 3 4 0 1 0 7 -0.43 5 Glamorgan 8 1 4 0 3 0 5 -0.22 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

	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 Aban Pts Net Run Rate 1 Sussex 8 5 1 0 2 0 12 -0.106 2 Hampshire 8 4 2 0 2 0 10 0.633 3 Durham 8 4 3 0 1 0 9 0.369 4 Nottinghamshire 8 4 4 0 0 0 8 0.250 5 Gloucestershire 8 3 3 0 2 0 8 -0.460 6 Somerset 8 3 4 1 0 0 7 -0.154 7 Worcestershire 8 2 3 1 2 0 7 0.110 8 Lancashire 8 1 3 0 4 0 6 -0.815 9 Middlesex 8 2 5 0 1 0 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 Aban Pts Net Run Rate 1 Essex 8 6 0 1 1 0 14 1.479 2 Yorkshire 8 5 1 1 1 0 12 0.250 3 Glamorgan 8 5 3 0 0 0 10 0.113 4 Kent 8 4 2 0 2 0 10 1.629 5 Surrey 8 4 4 0 0 0 8 -0.444 6 Warwickshire 8 3 3 0 2 0 8 -0.242 7 Leicestershire 8 1 4 1 2 0 5 -0.463 8 Derbyshire 8 1 6 1 0 0 3 -0.892 9 Northamptonshire 8 0 6 0 2 0 2 -0.993 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

Worcestershire beat Glamorgan in the playoff match to retain their Division 1 status for the 2009 season.[4]

Twenty20 Cup

Twenty20 Cup Group Stage
Midlands/Wales/West Division P Team Pld W L Tie NR Aban Pts Net Run Rate 1 Warwickshire 10 6 1 1 2 0 15 0.694 2 Northamptonshire 10 6 3 0 1 0 13 0.431 3 Glamorgan 10 3 3 0 4 0 10 -0.176 4 Somerset 10 3 4 0 3 0 9 0.313 5 Worcestershire 10 3 6 0 1 0 7 -0.488 6 Gloucestershire 10 1 5 1 3 0 6 -0.931 Source: https://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 Aban Pts Net Run Rate 1 Durham 10 6 1 1 2 0 15 0.984 2 Lancashire 10 6 3 0 1 0 13 0.921 3 Yorkshire 10 5 3 1 1 0 12 -0.312 4 Nottinghamshire 10 4 5 0 1 0 9 0.027 5 Derbyshire 10 3 7 0 0 0 6 -0.421 6 Leicestershire 10 2 7 0 1 0 5 -0.893 Source: https://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 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 NR Aban Pts Net Run Rate 1 Middlesex 10 8 2 0 0 0 16 0.732 2 Essex 10 6 3 1 0 0 13 0.937 3 Kent 10 6 4 0 0 0 12 0.640 4 Hampshire 10 5 4 1 0 0 11 -0.505 5 Sussex 10 2 8 0 0 0 4 -0.876 6 Surrey 10 2 8 0 0 0 4 -0.905 Source: https://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

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

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

External links

• 2008 English cricket season from Cricinfo