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 teams from Division 1 are relegated. Durham won the tournament, their first title, after beating Kent in their final match.

Teams 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 Icon Team promoted from Division Two Team relegated from Division One

Points system Fourteen points were awarded for each win, four points were awarded for a draw or abandonment. Defeats scored no points. Teams were awarded bonus points during the first 130 overs of their first innings; one bowling point for every three wickets taken (up to three points available), and one batting point gained when teams reached 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400 runs (up to five points available).

Standings Division One TeamPWLDA1Durham166361374101902Nottinghamshire165371374301823Hampshire165470334701784Somerset1632110444401745Lancashire165281244001706Sussex1622120453801597Yorkshire162590504501598Kent164660304401549Surrey160510145361124 = Champions= Relegated

Division Two TeamPWLDA1Warwickshire1650110534602132Worcestershire166271404551963Middlesex164570464501754Northamptonshire1633100523501695Essex165650364531686Derbyshire164390334641677Leicestershire163490294301508Glamorgan163571263601369Gloucestershire160511042382122 = Champions= Promoted

Records Division One

Standings

Division two

Standings

Records

Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 1343 58.39 Murray Goodwin Sussex 1302 56.60 Hylton Ackerman Leicestershire 1292 56.17 Jacques Rudolph Yorkshire 1288 53.66 Stephen Moore Worcestershire 1258 46.59 Marcus Trescothick Somerset 1240 62.00 Jonathan Trott Warwickshire 1235 61.75 Mark Ramprakash Surrey 1232 56.00 Chris Rogers Derbyshire 1162 64.55 Ravi Bopara Essex 1150 47.91 Martin van Jaarsveld KentSource: Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 67 24.76 James Tomlinson Hampshire 64 26.43 Tim Murtagh Middlesex 62 30.41 Adil Rashid Yorkshire 60 22.35 Steve Harmison Durham 59 18.74 Kabir Ali Worcestershire 58 28.67 Charlie Shreck Nottinghamshire 57 27.14 Graham Wagg Derbyshire 55 22.50 Charl Langeveldt Derbyshire 55 26.05 Robbie Joseph Kent 50 19.62 Callum Thorp DurhamSource:

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