2008 English cricket season
PCA Player of the Year | |
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Martin van Jaarsveld | |
Wisden Cricketers of the Year | |
James Anderson Dale Benkenstein Mark Boucher Neil McKenzie Claire Taylor | |
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The 2008 English cricket season was the 109th in which the
In the county championship,
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.
- Champions: Durham
- Division Two winners: Warwickshire
- Winners: Berkshire - Runners-up: Lincolnshire
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
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Division One Standings
P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
Tie |
D |
Aban |
Bat |
Bowl |
Deduct |
Pts |
Promoted / Relegated |
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1 | ![]() |
16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 41 | 0 | 190 | Winners of Championship |
2 | ![]() |
16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 43 | 0 | 182 | |
3 | ![]() |
16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 47 | 0 | 178 | |
4 | Somerset | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 174 | |
5 | ![]() |
16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 170 | |
6 | ![]() |
16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 38 | 0 | 159 | |
7 | ![]() |
16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 159 | |
8 | ![]() |
16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 44 | 0 | 154 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
9 | ![]() |
16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 36 | 1 | 124 |
Source: [2]
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 |
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1 | ![]() |
16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 46 | 0 | 213 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
2 | ![]() |
16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 45 | 5 | 196 | |
3 | ![]() |
16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 175 | |
4 | ![]() |
16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 35 | 0 | 169 | |
5 | ![]() |
16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 45 | 3 | 168 | |
6 | ![]() |
16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 46 | 4 | 167 | |
7 | ![]() |
16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 43 | 0 | 150 | |
8 | ![]() |
16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 36 | 0 | 136 | |
9 | ![]() |
16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 38 | 2 | 122 |
Source: [3]
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
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Durham Dynamos | 217 | |||||||||
Gloucestershire Gladiators | 201 | |||||||||
17 August – Lord's Cricket Ground, London
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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.[4]
Twenty20 Cup
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Midlands/Wales/West Division
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North Division
Source: https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2008.html
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South Division
Source: https://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
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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
- ^ "TESTS, 2008". ESPN Cricinfo.
- Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- Cricinfo. Archivedfrom the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ^ "Pro40 Playoff Match, Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff". 21 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
External links
- 2008 English cricket season from Cricinfo