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

## 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).

## Division One
### Standings

| P | Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | D | Aban | Bat | Bowl | Deduct | Pts | Promoted / Relegated |
| 1 | Durham | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 41 | 0 | 190 | Winners of Championship |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 43 | 0 | 182 |
| 3 | Hampshire | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 47 | 0 | 178 |
| 4 | Somerset | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 174 |
| 5 | Lancashire | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 170 |
| 6 | Sussex | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 38 | 0 | 159 |
| 7 | Yorkshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 0 | 159 |
| 8 | Kent | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 44 | 0 | 154 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
| 9 | Surrey | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 36 | 1 | 124 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
Source: , Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points

## Division two
### Standings

| P | Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | D | Aban | Bat | Bowl | Deduct | Pts | Promoted / Relegated |
| 1 | Warwickshire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 46 | 0 | 213 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 2 | Worcestershire | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 45 | 5 | 196 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 3 | Middlesex | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 175 |
| 4 | Northamptonshire | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 35 | 0 | 169 |
| 5 | Essex | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 45 | 3 | 168 |
| 6 | Derbyshire | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 46 | 4 | 167 |
| 7 | Leicestershire | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 43 | 0 | 150 |
| 8 | Glamorgan | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 36 | 0 | 136 |
| 9 | Gloucestershire | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 38 | 2 | 122 |
Source: , Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points

## 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 | Kent |
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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 | Durham |
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