2008 Super Fours
The 2008 Super Fours was the 7th cricket Super Fours season. It took place from May to July and saw 4 teams compete in a 50 over league and a Twenty20 knockout tournament. Sapphires won the 50 over tournament, achieving their third 50 over title, whilst Rubies won the Twenty20 tournament, claiming their first title in the format.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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| Cricket format | 50 over |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Sapphires (3rd title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Most runs | Leah Poulton, Sapphires (215) |
| Most wickets | Georgia Elwiss, Diamonds; Jenny Gunn, Emeralds; Danielle Hazell, Sapphires (9) |
Competition format
In the one day tournament, teams played each other twice in a round-robin format, with the winners of the group winning the tournament. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.
The group worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[1]
Win: 15 points.
Tie: 6 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Bonus Points: Up to 5 points available to the winning team.
The Twenty20 competition consisted of two semi-finals, with the winners progressing to a Final and the losers playing in a third place play-off.[2]
Teams
| Diamonds | Emeralds | Rubies | Sapphires |
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50 over
Results
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | BP | Pts |
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| Sapphires (C) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 74 |
| Diamonds | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 62 |
| Emeralds | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
| Rubies | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]
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31 May |
Diamonds 120 (41.5 overs) |
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Emeralds 166 (46.5 overs) |
Emeralds won by 46 runs |
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31 May |
Rubies 146/8 (50 overs) |
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Sapphires 147/6 (45.1 overs) |
Sapphires won by 4 wickets |
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1 June |
Diamonds 163 (34.1 overs) |
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Sapphires 192/6 (35 overs) |
Sapphires won by 29 runs |
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1 June |
Emeralds 163/3 (35 overs) |
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Rubies 118/9 (35 overs) |
Emeralds won by 45 runs |
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Amanda Potgieter 26 (33) Jenny Gunn 3/22 (7 overs) | |||||
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14 June |
Emeralds 116 (42.4 overs) |
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Sapphires 202 (46.5 overs) |
Sapphires won by 86 runs |
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14 June |
Diamonds 263/5 (50 overs) |
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Rubies 198/8 (50 overs) |
Diamonds won by 65 runs |
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Caroline Atkins 69 (85) Anna Stevenson 2/20 (5 overs) | |||||
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21 June |
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Match Abandoned |
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Topsham Sports Ground, Exeter | |||||
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21 June |
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Match Abandoned |
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Topsham Sports Ground, Exeter | |||||
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5 July |
Diamonds 299/8 (50 overs) |
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Sapphires 243 (46.4 overs) |
Diamonds won by 56 runs |
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5 July |
Emeralds 187 (49.4 overs) |
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Rubies 201/7 (50 overs) |
Rubies won by 14 runs |
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Caroline Atkins 95 (138) Daisy Gardner 2/39 (8 overs) | |||||
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6 July |
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Match Abandoned |
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6 July |
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Match Abandoned |
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Twenty20
Semi-finals
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26 May |
Diamonds 124/4 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Sapphires 123 (19.4 overs) |
Diamonds won by 6 wickets |
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26 May |
Emeralds 77/9 (20 overs) |
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Rubies 83/9 (20 overs) |
Rubies won by 6 runs |
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Rebecca Williams 18 (27) Nicky Myers 4/11 (4 overs) | |||||
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Third Place Play-off
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26 May |
Emeralds 119/4 (20 overs) |
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Sapphires 123/3 (18.2 overs) |
Sapphires won by 7 wickets |
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References
- "Super Fours 2008 Table". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Super Fours Twenty20 2008". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- Super Fours 2008 Table, ESPN Cricinfo.
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