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2008 English cricket season
Cricket season in England
Cricket season in England
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | English cricket season |
| year | 2008 |
| tournament1 | County Championship |
| champions1 | Durham |
| runnersup1 | Nottinghamshire |
| runs1 | Murray Goodwin (1,343) |
| wickets1 | James Tomlinson (67) |
| tournament2 | Friends Provident Trophy |
| champions2 | Essex Eagles |
| runnersup2 | Kent Spitfires |
| runs2 | Martin van Jaarsveld (660) |
| wickets2 | Yasir Arafat (24) |
| tournament3 | NatWest Pro40 |
| champions3 | Sussex Sharks |
| runnersup3 | Hampshire Hawks |
| runs3 | Marcus Trescothick (556) |
| wickets3 | Jade Dernbach (24) |
| tournament4 | Twenty20 Cup |
| champions4 | Middlesex Crusaders |
| runnersup4 | Kent Spitfires |
| runs4 | Joe Denly (451) |
| wickets4 | Yasir Arafat (23) |
| pca | Martin van Jaarsveld |
| wisden | James Anderson |
| Dale Benkenstein | |
| Mark Boucher | |
| Neil McKenzie | |
| Claire Taylor | |
| prevseason | [2007](2007-english-cricket-season) |
| nextseason | [2009](2009-english-cricket-season) |
Dale Benkenstein Mark Boucher Neil McKenzie Claire Taylor 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.
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
Main article: South African cricket team in England in 2008
New Zealand tour
Main article: New Zealand cricket team in England in 2008
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
Division Two Standings
Friends Provident Trophy
Main article: 2008 Friends Provident Trophy
Source: BBC Sport
| **Friends Provident Trophy Tables** |
|---|
| **North Conference** |
| **Midlands Conference** |
| **South East Conference** |
| **South West Conference** |
|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
Main article: 2008 NatWest Pro40
Source: BBC Sport
| **Natwest Pro40 Tables** |
|---|
| **Division One** |
| **Division Two** |
Worcestershire beat Glamorgan in the playoff match to retain their Division 1 status for the 2009 season.
Twenty20 Cup
Main article: 2008 Twenty20 Cup
| **Twenty20 Cup Group Stage** |
|---|
| **Midlands/Wales/West Division** |
| **North Division** |
| **South Division** |
Knockout stage
Main article: 2008 Twenty20 Cup knockout stage
Main article: 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
References
- "TESTS, 2008". ESPN Cricinfo.
- "County Championship Division One 2008 / Points table". [[Cricinfo]].
- "County Championship Division Two 2008 / Points table". [[Cricinfo]].
- (21 September 2008). "Pro40 Playoff Match, Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff".
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