County 2008
Send in your opinions and predictions on the 2008 campaign
Last updated: 16th April 2008
The County Championship gets under way on Wednesday with seven fixtures spanning the two divisions.
Skysports.com's team-by-team guide
Sussex are two-time defending champions in Division One. Can Chris Adams lead his side to a title hat-trick, or will last season's runners-up Lancashire finally end their long wait in 2008?
Will Darren Gough build on a promising first campaign in charge of Yorkshire? Are Somerset or Nottinghamshire best equipped to bridge the gap between the two divisions after being promoted?
Which overseas players do you expect to shine? Can Simon Jones relaunch his career at Worcestershire? And will 39-year-old Mark Ramprakash enjoy a third consecutive 2,000-run summer?
Send in your views on the county season on these, or any other, subjects.
| Fixture |
|---|
| Wednesday 9th July |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Warwickshire vs Kent |
| Thursday 10th July |
| Test Match Series |
| England vs South Africa |
| County Championship - Division Two |
| Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire |
| Friday 11th July |
| County Championship - Division One |
| Durham vs Somerset |
| Nottinghamshire vs Surrey |
| Hampshire vs Lancashire |
| Kent vs Yorkshire |
| County Championship - Division Two |
| Gloucestershire vs Middlesex |
| Derbyshire vs Leicestershire |
| Glamorgan vs Essex |
| Result |
|---|
| Tuesday 8th July |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Middlesex vs Lancashire Middlesex won by 12 runs. |
| Monday 7th July |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Essex vs Northamptonshire Essex won by 59 runs. |
| Varsity Friendly |
| England Under 19 vs Bangladesh A Match Drawn |
| Sunday 6th July |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| West Indies vs Australia Australia won by 169 runs. |
| Asia Cup |
| India vs Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 100 runs. |
| Saturday 5th July |
| Friends Provident Trophy |
| Essex vs Yorkshire Essex won by 87 runs. |
| Friday 4th July |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| West Indies vs Australia Australia won by 1 runs. |
| Asia Cup |
| Pakistan vs Bangladesh Pakistan won by 10 wickets. |
| Friends Provident Trophy |
| Durham vs Kent Kent won by 83 runs. |
| Varsity Friendly |
| Middlesex vs South Africa Match Drawn |
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Comments
Paul Nathan-geary says...
Notts will finish in the top two of the County Championship and at last win another one-day trophy.
Posted 15:19 11th May 2008
Durbs Van onselen says...
Why do the commentators never mention Jade Dernbach's stats as he currently has the best one day domestic stats for bowling in the country, yet he is never mentioned and the commentators seem to focus on players that are either not playing or overseas players that could potentially one day play for England if they choose, eyt Jade now qualifies for England and no mention is made of him.
Posted 19:13 8th May 2008
Craig Cornwell says...
Chris Adams will be bringing in the crown this year to get the well deserved hat-trick of titles. Sussex have added to their already excellent squad and seem to have a much stronger side than last year. We have a excellent bowling line-up and a very good batting line-up so there is no real reason as to why we cannot do it again.
Posted 10:20 17th April 2008
Adam Mcwalter says...
Does no-one fancy Warwickshire this year??? They have bought in new players and the players from last season are just as good as they were last year,if not better. Lee Daggett has come on leaps and bounds over the winter and no-one seems to mention him!! Also, with people like Allan Donald in the setup, I think that Warwickshire are going to be a major force in Division 2 and I think they will shoot straight back up to Division 1. Last year was a just a one off!!
Posted 01:20 15th April 2008
Simon Smith says...
Durham had a great season last year, winning the Friends Provident and the Pro 40 division 2. I think that they will build on that success this year with the county championship and the Friends Provident again. Come on Durham!
Posted 19:02 14th April 2008
Ashley Field says...
Being a Somerset Sabres fan I have to fancy our chances this up and coming season; the squad has talent in all areas and there is a mix of youth and seniors. Disappointed to see Matthew Wood go, but James Hildreth will play for England soon and with Justin Langer, Marcus Trescothick, Neil Edwards, Andrew Caddick, Craig Kieswetter, Ian Blackwell and Andrew Caddick we willl have a real go against other contenders in Sussex and Lancashire. We must win at least one trophy with the squad we have.
Posted 18:54 14th April 2008
Dave Paks says...
Cannot understand why Sussex have two Division One games at Hove during April, where the likelihood of a clear result is highly unlikely. This only leaves four more Hove homes games for the rest of the summer. Watching cricket during the month of April does not feature in many supporters diaries. From a disappointed Sussex supporter for many years.
Posted 17:28 14th April 2008
Brian David says...
After watching Wales win the six nations, Ospreys winning EDF Cup, Cardiff City reaching the FA cup final, Swans getting promotion, Joe sorting Bernard out, you've got to fancy Glamorgan to come up trumps, no pressure! WELSH AND PROUD.
Posted 17:00 14th April 2008
Josh Salter says...
It will be a great season this year weather permitting. I fancy Lancashire, Somerset and Sussex to be top contenders in Division One, but it is hard to say as it is closely matched. Division Two will also be intresting and I'm hoping Middlesex get promoted.
Posted 15:05 14th April 2008
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