2008 County Championship

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
Matches144
Most runsMurray Goodwin
(1,343 for Sussex)[1]
Most wicketsJames Tomlinson
(67 for Hampshire)[2]
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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]

Teams in the County Championship 2008:

Division One Division 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
  1. ^ "Batting and Fielding in LV County Championship 2008 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Bowling in LV County Championship 2008 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  3. ^ "A Kiwi bazooka". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2017.