The 2008 Friends Provident Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 20 April and 16 August 2008. The tournament was won by Essex.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Knockout |
| Champions | Essex (3rd title) |
| Participants | 20 |
| Matches | 69 (+18 results) |
| Most runs | Martin van Jaarsveld(660 for Kent) |
| Most wickets | Yasir Arafat(24 for Kent) |
| Official website | Friends Provident cricket |
Format
editUnlike in 2007, the 18 English counties, Ireland and Scotland were divided into four groups of five, based on geographical location. Each side played the other four teams home and away, with the top two sides from each group progressing to the quarter-final stage.[1] A spokesman for the England and Wales Cricket Board, which instigated the changes, explained that the changes "provides [sic] more local derbies and less travel for players".[1] The recommendations of the Schofield Report; an investigation into England's 5–0 Ashes defeat, were also cited as a cause for the changes.
Group stage
editMidlands Division
edit| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire Foxes | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | +0.692 |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | +0.017 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | +0.569 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -0.145 |
| Ireland | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | -0.862 |
North Division
edit| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Dynamos | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.432 |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | +0.544 |
| Derbyshire Phantoms | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -0.141 |
| Lancashire Lightning | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | +0.243 |
| Scottish Saltires | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | -1.090 |
South East Division
edit| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Spitfires | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | +0.647 |
| Essex Eagles | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | +0.310 |
| Middlesex Crusaders | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | +0.064 |
| Surrey Brown Caps | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -0.627 |
| Sussex Sharks | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -0.534 |
South/West Division
edit| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | +0.705 |
| Somerset Sabres | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | +0.307 |
| Worcestershire Royals | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -0.121 |
| Hampshire Hawks | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -0.431 |
| Glamorgan Dragons | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -0.219 |
Knockout stage
editQuarter finals
edit 4 June 2008
|
Gloucestershire Gladiators
201 all out (45.2 overs) |
v
|
Yorkshire Carnegie
205 for 4 (44.1 overs) |
4–5 June 2008
|
Kent Spitfires
259 for 5 (50 overs) |
v
|
Somerset Sabres
222 all out (45.5 overs) |
- Reserve day used
Semi finals
editFinal
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Changes to structure of domestic tournaments". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ "Quarter-Final: Durham v Nottinghamshire at Chester-le-Street, Jun 4, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ "Quarter-Final: Gloucestershire v Yorkshire at Bristol, Jun 4, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ "Quarter-Final: Leicestershire v Essex at Leicester, Jun 4, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ "Quarter-Final: Kent v Somerset at Beckenham, Jun 4, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ "1st Semi-Final: Durham v Kent at Chester-le-Street, Jul 4, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ "2nd Semi-Final: Essex v Yorkshire at Chelmsford, Jul 5, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ "Final: Kent v Essex at Lord's, Aug 16, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
External links
edit- Official website
- Competition overview Archived 20 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine from CricketArchive
- Competition overview from Cricinfo