Kent County Cricket Club in 2008
In 2008, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division One of the County Championship , the South-East Division of the 50-over Friends Provident Trophy , Division Two of the NatWest Pro40 and the South Division of the Twenty20 Cup . Kent also hosted a three-day first-class match against the touring New Zealanders and a three-day match without first-class status against Leeds/Bradford UCCE , both at the St Lawrence Ground .
Kent were relegated from Division One of the County Championship, finishing second from bottom. They performed more strongly in limited overs cricket, finishing fourth in Division Two of the NatWest Pro40 and reaching the final of both the Twenty20 Cup and the Friends Provident Trophy, where they were defeated by Middlesex and Essex ,[ 1] [ 2] respectively. Kent had been the defending champions in the Twenty20 Cup.
Squad
Former Pakistan international all-rounder Azhar Mahmood signed a contract with Kent in November 2007 and, having recently applied for British citizenship, he would not count as an overseas player.[ 3] South African all-rounder Justin Kemp , who played for Kent in 2005 and 2006, re-signed for the county on a two-year deal in February as a Kolpak player.[ 4]
Left-arm spinner Min Patel announced his retirement in February, ending a 19-year career with Kent that included two Test caps for England and a total of 630 first-class wickets.[ 5]
Neil Dexter signed for Essex on a one-month load in June and this was subsequently extended.[ 6] [ 7] After becoming frustrated at a lack of first XI opportunities, Dexter turned down a new contract at the end of the season and went on to sign for Middlesex .[ 8]
Batsman Matt Walker was released in September after 20 years with Kent, and having made his first-team debut in 1992.[ 9] Walker went on to sign for Essex .[ 10] The 2008 season would also be the second and last with Kent for Yasir Arafat , before he re-signed for Sussex .[ 11]
Squad list
Ages given as of the first day of the County Championship season, 16 April 2008.
County Championship
Division One
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
Source: [ 12] [ 13] Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeatsP = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points
Matches
16–19 April
v
Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Kent 3, Nottinghamshire 22
23–26 April
v
Match drawn
Kent won the toss and elected to field
Points: Sussex 10, Kent 8
7–10 May
v
Kent won by 3 wickets
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Nottinghamshire 4, Kent 18
21–24 May
v
Somerset won by 20 runs
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Kent 5, Somerset 18
30 May – 2 June
v
Match drawn
Hampshire won the toss and elected to field
No play on day 1 due to rain
Points: Hampshire 7, Kent 12
6–9 June
v
Match drawn
Sussex won the toss and elected to field
No play on day 1 due to rain
Points: Kent 10, Sussex 9
29 June – 2 July
v
Kent won by 4 wickets
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Surrey 7, Kent 18
11–14 July
v
Kent won by 3 wickets
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Yorkshire 8, Kent 22
16–19 July
v
Somerset won by 246 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to field
Points: Somerset 22, Kent 4
30 July – 2 August
v
Match drawn
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Kent 11, Hampshire 11
6–8 August
v
Durham won by 43 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to field
Points: Durham 17, Kent 3
20–23 August
v
Kent won by 211 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Kent 19, Lancashire 3
27–30 August
v
Match drawn
175/9 (51 overs)
A Lyth 52 (84)A Khan 3/79 (26 overs) 3/32 (12 overs)
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Yorkshire 12, Kent 7
4–7 September
v
Match drawn
Kent won the toss and elected to field
No play on day 1, only 2.1 overs on day 2, and overs also lost on days 3 and 4 due to rain
Points: Kent 7, Surrey 7
17–19 September
v
Lancashire won by 70 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to field
Points: Lancashire 17, Kent 4
24–27 September
v
Durham won by an innings and 70 runs
Durham won the toss and elected to field
Points: Kent 3, Durham 22
Other first-class match
Tour match
28–30 April
v
Match drawn
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
No play on day 3 due to rain
AJ Blake made his first class debut
Friends Provident Trophy
South-East Division
Matches
20 April
v
Essex won by 31 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to field
Points: Kent 0, Essex 2
27 April
v
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
Rain stopped the Middlesex innings after 36.5 overs and Kent's D/L target 173 runs to win from 33 overs
Points: Middlesex 2, Kent 0
4 May
v
Kent won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Kent won the toss and elected to field
Points: Sussex 0, Kent 2
5 May
v
Kent won by 90 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Surrey 0, Kent 2
11 May
v
(H) Kent 219/1 (42.1 overs)
Kent won by 9 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Kent 2, Sussex 0
16 May
v
(H) Essex 124 (25.5 overs)
Kent won by 106 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Essex 0, Kent 2
18 May
v
Kent won by 17 runs
Surrey won the toss and elected to field
Points: Kent 2, Surrey 0M van Jaarsveld and DI Stevens set a Kent List A record for the 4th wicket, scoring an unbeaten 216 runs
26 May
v
No result (match abandoned without a toss)
No toss
Points: Kent 1, Middlesex 1
Quarter-finals
4–5 June
v
Kent won by 37 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Match moved to reserve day due to heavy rain The match was originally scheduled to be played at Canterbury, but was moved to Beckenham on the reserve day due to wet conditions at the St Lawrence Ground[ 14]
Semi-finals
4 July
v
Kent won by 83 runs
Durham won the toss and elected to field
Final
16 August
v
Essex won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
NatWest Pro40
Division Two
Matches
20 July
v
Kent won by 22 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Warwickshire 0, Kent 2
3 August
v
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
Rain stopped play after 5.5 overs of Kent's innings and the match was reduced to 36 overs per side. Further rain ended the match after 30.2 overs of Glamorgan's reply (the D/L victory target at this stage was 191)
Points: Kent 2, Glamorgan 0
12 August
v
No result
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Bad light stopped play before enough overs had been bowled for a D/L target to be set
Points: Kent 1, Leicestershire 1
18 August
v
Kent won by 9 wickets (with 182 balls remaining)
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Derbyshire 0, Kent 2
25 August
v
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets (with 41 balls remaining)
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Yorkshire 2, Kent 0
31 August
v
No result (match abandoned without a toss)
No toss
Points: Northamptonshire 1, Kent 1
2 September
v
Kent won by 142 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Surrey 0, Kent 2
13 September
v
Essex won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Essex won the toss and elected to field
Points: Kent 0, Essex 2
Twenty20 Cup
South Division
Matches
11 June
v
(H) Kent 140/4 (19.5 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Kent won the toss and elected to field
Points: Kent 2, Sussex 0
13 June
v
Kent won by 13 runs
Surrey won the toss and elected to field
Points: Surrey 0, Kent 2
14 June
v
Hampshire won by 44 runs
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Hampshire 2, Kent 0
16 June
v
Kent won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Kent 2, Hampshire 0
18 June
Essex (H)147/5 (20 overs)
v
Essex won by 1 run
Kent won the toss and elected to field
Points: Essex 2, Kent 0
20 June
v
Kent won by 25 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Match reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain
Points: Kent 2, Middlesex 0
22 June
v
Kent won by 81 runs
Essex won the toss and elected to field
Points: Kent 2, Essex 0
24 June
v
Middlesex won by 6 runs
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Middlesex 2, Kent 0
25 June
v
Surrey won by 6 runs
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Kent 0, Surrey 2
27 June
v
Kent won by 50 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Sussex 0, Kent 2RH Joseph made his Twenty20 debut
Quarter-finals
9–10 July
v
Kent won by 42 runs
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
Match moved to reserve day due to rain[ 15]
Semi-finals
26 July
v
Kent won by 14 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Final
26 July
v
Middlesex won by 3 runs
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
UCCE match
Kent's 3-day match against Leeds/Bradford UCCE in April did not have first-class status.
12–14 April
v
Match drawn
299/7 (94.1 overs)
JR Moorhouse 94 (160)R McLaren 2/28 (17 overs)
Leeds/Bradford UCCE won the toss and elected to field
Match did not have first-class status
Statistics
Batting
Bowling
First-class (County Championship and Tour match)
Player
Matches
Innings
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Robbie Joseph
15
27
419.1
87
1,433
55
6/36
9/62
26.05
3.41
45.7
2
0
Ryan McLaren
16
25
400.0
83
1,179
50
6/75
8/90
23.58
2.94
48.0
2
0
Yasir Arafat
12
20
317.4
62
1,105
38
6/86
7/149
29.07
3.47
50.1
1
0
Martin Saggers
11
19
276.5
69
873
24
4/26
5/48
36.37
3.15
69.2
0
0
James Tredwell
17
23
364.4
63
1,226
24
3/35
6/114
51.08
3.36
91.1
0
0
Azhar Mahmood
6
10
147.0
28
404
21
6/55
7/91
19.23
2.74
42.0
2
0
Amjad Khan
6
11
145.1
36
433
21
3/10
6/63
20.61
2.98
41.4
0
0
Martin van Jaarsveld
16
12
77.0
12
220
11
5/33
5/33
20.00
2.85
42.0
1
0
Darren Stevens
14
17
123.0
26
322
10
4/70
4/70
32.20
2.61
73.8
0
0
Matt Walker
6
2
9.0
1
40
1
1/34
1/40
40.00
4.44
54.0
0
0
Rob Key
15
1
2.0
1
2
0
-
-
-
1.00
-
0
0
Neil Dexter
7
1
2.0
0
9
0
-
-
-
4.50
-
0
0
Alex Blake
1
1
4.0
1
17
0
-
-
-
4.25
-
0
0
Simon Cook
1
1
7.0
0
25
0
-
-
-
3.57
-
0
0
Joe Denly
17
4
14.0
2
47
0
-
-
-
3.35
-
0
0
Source: Cricinfo[ 19]
List A (Friends Provident Trophy and NatWest Pro40)
Player
Matches
Innings
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Yasir Arafat
12
12
101.4
11
479
27
4/29
17.74
4.71
22.5
2
0
Azhar Mahmood
14
14
106.1
7
459
20
4/29
22.95
4.32
31.8
2
0
Ryan McLaren
15
14
101.3
4
525
19
5/46
27.63
5.17
32.0
0
1
Robbie Joseph
10
10
65.5
4
314
16
5/13
19.62
4.76
24.6
0
1
James Tredwell
17
14
89.4
1
478
15
4/32
31.86
5.33
35.8
1
0
Simon Cook
13
12
87.1
4
410
12
3/41
34.16
4.70
43.5
0
0
Darren Stevens
15
11
59.0
3
286
5
2/27
57.20
4.84
70.8
0
0
Amjad Khan
3
3
15.4
1
81
4
2/23
20.25
5.17
23.5
0
0
Martin van Jaarsveld
16
3
12.0
0
81
2
1/26
40.50
6.75
36.0
0
0
Justin Kemp
12
1
1.0
0
12
0
-
-
12.00
-
0
0
Martin Saggers
1
1
6.0
0
43
0
-
-
7.16
-
0
0
Source:Cricinfo[ 20]
References
^ Middlesex crowned champions in thriller , Cricnfo, 2008-7-8. Retrieved 2017-2-02.
^ Flower guides Essex to trophy triumph , Cricnfo, 2008-8-16. Retrieved 2017-2-02.
^ Azhar Mahmood joins Kent , Cricinfo, 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
^ Kent re-sign South Africa's Kemp , BBC Sport, 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ Min Patel announces retirement , Cricinfo, 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
^ Dexter signs loan deal with Essex , BBC Sport, 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ Essex extend Dexter loan deal , Cricinfo, 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ Dexter quits Kent for Middlesex , Kent Online, 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ Walker sad at end of Kent career , BBC Sport, 2008-9-8. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
^ Essex sign up Kent veteran Walker , BBC Sport, 2008-9-19. Retrieved 2017-2-02.
^ Paceman Arafat returns to Sussex , BBC Sport, 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
^ "County Championship Division One" . BBC Sport. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2009 .
^ "County Championship Division One 2008 / Points table" . Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2009 .
^ Dexter steers Kent into semi-finals , Cricinfo, 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
^ Rain forces match into reserve day , Cricinfo, 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
^ Season 2008 - Kent / Records / First-class matches / Most runs , ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
^ Season 2008 - Kent / Records / List A matches / Most runs , ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
^ Season 2008 - Kent / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most runs , ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
^ Season 2008 - Kent / Records / First-class matches / Most wickets , ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
^ Season 2008 - Kent / Records / List A matches / Most wickets , ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
^ Season 2008 - Kent / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most wickets , ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
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