2008 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 sides from Division 1 are relegated. Durham won the tournament, their first title, after beating Kent in their final match.[3]

2008 County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsDurham (1st title)
Participants18
Matches played144
Most runsMurray Goodwin
(1,343 for Sussex)[1]
Most wicketsJames Tomlinson
(67 for Hampshire)[2]

Teams in the County Championship 2008:

Division OneDivision Two
Durham Derbyshire
Hampshire Essex
Kent Glamorgan
Lancashire Gloucestershire
Nottinghamshire Leicestershire
Somerset Middlesex
Surrey Northamptonshire
Sussex Warwickshire
Yorkshire Worcestershire
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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: ,[4][5]
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
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: ,[6][7]
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

Records
Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
134358.39Murray GoodwinSussex
130256.60Hylton AckermanLeicestershire
129256.17Jacques RudolphYorkshire
128853.66Stephen MooreWorcestershire
125846.59Marcus TrescothickSomerset
124062.00Jonathan TrottWarwickshire
123561.75Mark RamprakashSurrey
123256.00Chris RogersDerbyshire
116264.55Ravi BoparaEssex
115047.91Martin van JaarsveldKent
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
6724.76James TomlinsonHampshire
6426.43Tim MurtaghMiddlesex
6230.41Adil RashidYorkshire
6022.35Steve HarmisonDurham
5918.74Kabir AliWorcestershire
5828.67Charlie ShreckNottinghamshire
5727.14Graham WaggDerbyshire
5522.50Charl LangeveldtDerbyshire
5526.05Robbie JosephKent
5019.62Callum ThorpDurham
Source:[2]

See also

References
  1. "Batting and Fielding in LV County Championship 2008 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  2. "Bowling in LV County Championship 2008 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  3. "A Kiwi bazooka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. "County Championship Division One". BBC Sport. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  5. "County Championship Division One 2008 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  6. "County Champsionship Division Two". BBC Sport. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  7. "County Championship Division Two 2008 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2009.


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