2008 Friends Provident Trophy
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Format
Unlike in 2007, the 18 English counties, Ireland and Scotland were divided into four groups of five, based on geographical location. Each side played the other four teams home and away, with the top two sides from each group progressing to the quarter-final stage.[1] A spokesman for the England and Wales Cricket Board, which instigated the changes, explained that the changes "provides [sic] more local derbies and less travel for players".[1] The recommendations of the Schofield Report; an investigation into England's 5–0 Ashes defeat, were also cited as a cause for the changes.
Group stage
Midlands Division
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire Foxes | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | +0.692 |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | +0.017 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | +0.569 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -0.145 |
| Ireland | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | -0.862 |
North Division
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Dynamos | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.432 |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | +0.544 |
| Derbyshire Phantoms | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -0.141 |
| Lancashire Lightning | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | +0.243 |
| Scottish Saltires | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | -1.090 |
South East Division
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Spitfires | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | +0.647 |
| Essex Eagles | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | +0.310 |
| Middlesex Crusaders | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | +0.064 |
| Surrey Brown Caps | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -0.627 |
| Sussex Sharks | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -0.534 |
South/West Division
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | +0.705 |
| Somerset Sabres | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | +0.307 |
| Worcestershire Royals | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -0.121 |
| Hampshire Hawks | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -0.431 |
| Glamorgan Dragons | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -0.219 |
Knockout stage
Quarter finals
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Semi finals
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Final
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References
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External links
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- Competition overview Template:Webarchive from CricketArchive
- Competition overview from Cricinfo
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