2008 Friends Provident Trophy
| 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 played | 87 |
| Most runs |
(660 for Kent) |
| Most wickets |
(24 for Kent) |
| Official website | Friends Provident cricket |
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.
Format
Unlike 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
Midlands Division
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
Quarter finals
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
Final
References
- 1 2 "Changes to structure of domestic tournaments". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ↑ "Quarter-Final: Durham v Nottinghamshire at Chester-le-Street, Jun 4, 2008". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ↑ "Quarter-Final: Gloucestershire v Yorkshire at Bristol, Jun 4, 2008". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ↑ "Quarter-Final: Leicestershire v Essex at Leicester, Jun 4, 2008". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ↑ "Quarter-Final: Kent v Somerset at Beckenham, Jun 4, 2008". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ↑ "1st Semi-Final: Durham v Kent at Chester-le-Street, Jul 4, 2008". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ↑ "2nd Semi-Final: Essex v Yorkshire at Chelmsford, Jul 5, 2008". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ↑ "Final: Kent v Essex at Lord's, Aug 16, 2008". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-17.