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2008 English cricket season

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Runners-up
  
Nottinghamshire

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James Tomlinson (67)

Most wickets
  
Yasir Arafat (24)

Most runs
  
Murray Goodwin (1,343)

Runners-up
  
Kent Spitfires

Start date
  
2008

Most runs
  
Martin van Jaarsveld (660)

Champions
  
Durham County Cricket Club

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2009 English cricket season

The 2008 season of England's county cricket saw the four regular tournaments 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.

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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.

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
  • Division One Standings

    Source:
    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

    Source:
    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

    Natwest Pro40

    Source: BBC Sport

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

    References

    2008 English cricket season Wikipedia