Kent County Cricket Club
2008 season
CoachSouth Africa Graham Ford
CaptainEngland Rob Key
Overseas playerPakistan Yasir Arafat
Ground(s)St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
County Ground, Beckenham
County Championship8th, Division One (relegated)
Friends Provident TrophyRunners-up
Natwest Pro404th, Division Two
Twenty20 CupRunners-up
Most runsFC: M van Jaarsveld (1,150)
LA: M van Jaarsveld (907)
T20: JL Denly (451)
Most wicketsFC: RH Joseph (55)
LA: Yasir Arafat (27)
T20: Yasir Arafat (23)
Most catchesFC: M van Jaarsveld (28)
LA: DI Stevens (7)
T20: M van Jaarsveld (8)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsFC: GO Jones (67)
LA: GO Jones (28)
T20: GO Jones (10)
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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.
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Alex Blake England25 January 1989 (aged 19)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
Joe Denly England16 March 1986 (aged 22)Right-handedRight arm leg break
Neil Dexter England21 August 1984 (aged 23)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
James Goodman England19 November 1990 (aged 17)Right-handedRight arm medium
Robert Key England12 May 1979 (aged 28)Right-handedRight arm off breakClub captain
Sam Northeast England16 October 1989 (aged 18)Right-handedRight arm off break
Martin van Jaarsveld South Africa18 June 1974 (aged 33)Right-handedRight arm medium / Right arm off breakKolpak player, vice-captain
Matt Walker England2 January 1974 (aged 34)Left-handedRight arm medium
All-rounders
Azhar Mahmood Pakistan28 February 1975 (aged 33)Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumBritish citizen
Justin Kemp South Africa2 October 1977 (aged 30)Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumKolpak player
Ryan McLaren South Africa9 February 1983 (aged 25)Left-handedRight arm medium-fastKolpak player
Darren Stevens England30 April 1976 (aged 31)Right-handedRight arm medium
Yasir Arafat Pakistan12 March 1982 (aged 26)Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumOverseas player
Wicket-keepers
Paul Dixey England2 November 1987 (aged 20)Right-handed—
Geraint Jones England14 July 1979 (aged 28)Right-handed—
Bowlers
Simon Cook England15 January 1977 (aged 31)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
James Iles England11 February 1990 (aged 18)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Robbie Joseph England20 January 1982 (aged 26)Right-handedRight arm fast
Amjad Khan England14 October 1980 (aged 27)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Martin Saggers England23 May 1972 (aged 35)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
James Tredwell England27 February 1982 (aged 26)Left-handedRight arm off break

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 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 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

Matches

16–19 April
Kent (H)
v
Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets
  
 
162 (53.4 overs)
RWT Key 79 (163)
Darren Pattinson 5/22 (13 overs)
434/9d (128 overs)
MA Ealham 130* (216)
DI Stevens 4/70 (24 overs)
293 (88.5 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 116 (160)
Darren Pattinson 3/63 (23 overs)
24/0 (5.4 overs)
Matt Wood 17* (20)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 3, Nottinghamshire 22
23–26 April
Sussex (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
303 (100.1 overs)
MJ Prior 105 (176)
Yasir Arafat 4/88 (22 overs)
204 (72.1 overs)
Geraint Jones 51* (117)
Mushtaq Ahmed 5/83 (29.1 overs)
237 (66.4 overs)
MJ Prior 59 (88)
Azhar Mahmood 5/30 (9.4 overs)
193/3 (63 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 82* (148)
Mushtaq Ahmed 2/74 (24 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Sussex 10, Kent 8
7–10 May
v
Kent won by 3 wickets
  
 
202 (82.4 overs)
AC Voges 43 (86)
DI Stevens 3/42 (24 overs)
238 (76.2 overs)
Yasir Arafat 67 (93)
RJ Sidebottom 5/55 (23 overs)
279 (89.1 overs)
CMW Read 88 (132)
R McLaren 6/75 (21.1 overs)
244/7 (71.3 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 63 (98)
SCJ Broad 3/59 (15 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 4, Kent 18
21–24 May
v
(H) Kent
Somerset won by 20 runs
  
 
208 (57.3 overs)
PD Trego 49 (57)
R McLaren 5/31 (12.3 overs)
273 (88.1 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 95 (199)
PD Trego 4/52 (22 overs)
335 (95.4 overs)
ME Trescothick 139 (249)
3/59 (19 overs)
R McLaren 250 (73.5 overs)
JL Denly 149 (233)
PS Jones 5/63 (17.3 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 5, Somerset 18
30 May – 2 June
v
Match drawn
  
 
431/8d (107.4 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 133 (234)
JA Tomlinson 3/116 (22.4 overs)
215 (75.1 overs)
AD Mascarenhas 45 (69)
R McLaren 4/49 (21 overs)
33/0 (12.5 overs) (f/o)
MJ Brown 21* (39)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Hampshire 7, Kent 12
6–9 June
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
350/8d (95.5 overs)
JM Kemp 102 (156)
RG Aga 4/63 (16.5 overs)
300/8d (85.1 overs)
CD Hopkinson 69 (117)
R McLaren 3/42 (15 overs)
14/1 (17.1 overs)
JL Denly 8 (11)
RSC Martin-Jenkins 1/1 (3.1 overs)
  • 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
Surrey (H)
v
Kent won by 4 wickets
  
 
397 (132.3 overs)
JN Batty 136* (343)
JC Tredwell 3/79 (29 overs)
270 (66.1 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 114* (159)
Saqlain Mushtaq 5/79 (21 overs)
130 (39.3 overs)
SA Newman 72 (101)
M van Jaarsveld 5/33 (13 overs)
260/6 (65.5 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 115* (157)
PT Collins 2/44 (11 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 7, Kent 18
11–14 July
v
(H) Kent
Kent won by 3 wickets
  
 
410 (109.4 overs)
A McGrath 144 (226)
Azhar Mahmood 6/55 (24.4 overs)
467 (121 overs)
RWT Key 157 (267)
AU Rashid 5/140 (35 overs)
196 (51.1 overs)
GL Brophy 51 (62)
Yasir Arafat 4/38 (9.1 overs)
142/7 (38.3 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 41 (52)
Naved-ul-Hasan 3/24 (4.3 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 8, Kent 22
16–19 July
v
Somerset won by 246 runs
  
 
427 (88.5 overs)
Z de Bruyn 81 (128)
MJ Saggers 3/84 (18 overs)
208 (57.5 overs)
R McLaren 34 (34)
CM Willoughby 3/30 (14 overs)
243/8d (73 overs)
JL Langer 88 (130)
R McLaren 3/57 (20 overs)
216 (67.5 overs)
GO Jones 53* (118)
PS Jones 5/53 (16.5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Somerset 22, Kent 4
30 July – 2 August
v
(H) Kent
Match drawn
  
 
367 (110.2 overs)
MA Carberry 92 (179)
Yasir Arafat 6/86 (27.2 overs)
369 (104.5 overs)
JL Denly 89 (160)
Imran Tahir 5/96 (30.5 overs)
311/7d (93 overs)
N Pothas 105* (219)
Azhar Mahmood 3/38 (17 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 11, Hampshire 11
6–8 August
Durham (H)
v
Durham won by 43 runs
  
 
146 (57.3 overs)
MJ Di Venuto 27 (47)
MJ Saggers 4/26 (14.3 overs)
78 (39.5 overs)
JL Denly 21 (44)
M Davies 5/21 (14 overs)
108 (41.2 overs)
WR Smith 28 (66)
RH Joseph 6/32 (14 overs)
133 (33.2 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 53 (65)
M Davies 5/24 (11 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Durham 17, Kent 3
20–23 August
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 211 runs
  
 
283 (110.1 overs)
GO Jones 106 (197)
DG Cork 3/43 (23 overs)
125 (36.5 overs)
G Chapple 44* (40)
RH Joseph 5/34 (14 overs)
317/4d (86 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 118 (217)
SJ Croft 2/80 (15 overs)
264 (80.2 overs)
MJ Chilton 102 (229)
M van Jaarsveld 3/18 (6 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 19, Lancashire 3
27–30 August
v
Match drawn
  
 
227 (63.1 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 107 (139)
D Gough 2/34 (13 overs)
457 (143 overs)
JA Rudolph 146 (221)
A Khan 3/79 (26 overs)
433 (122.2 overs)
NJ Dexter 105 (224)
Naved-ul-Hasan 4/86 (21.2 overs)
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
(H) Kent
Match drawn
  
 
307/9d (106.4 overs)
MR Ramprakash 127 (176)
Yasir Arafat 3/66 (20 overs)
160/1 (21.2 overs)
JL Denly 80 (60 overs)
AJ Tudor 1/42 (5 overs)
  • 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
  
 
107 (39 overs)
SJ Croft 30 (65)
A Khan 3/10 (9 overs)
233 (58 overs)
GO Jones 91 (88)
OJ Newby 4/79 (19 overs)
288 (81.5 overs)
SG Law 79 (127)
Yasir Arafat 4/41 (14.5 overs)
92 (38 overs)
R McLaren 27 (65)
G Chapple 6/40 (19 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Lancashire 17, Kent 4
24–27 September
Kent (H)
v
Durham won by an innings and 70 runs
  
 
225 (59.5 overs)
RWT Key 58 (100)
SJ Harmison 4/89 (21 overs)
500/8d (136 overs)
GR Breese 121* (215)
R McLaren 2/73 (18 overs)
204 (60.3 overs)
R McLaren 65* (115)
CD Thorp 7/88 (23 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 3, Durham 22

Other first-class match

Tour match

28–30 April
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
324/1d
RWT Key 178* (260)
TG Southee 1/49 (15 overs)
92/1 (38.2 overs)
JM How 53* (106)
R McLaren 1/29 (10.2 overs)
  • 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

Team Pld W T L NR Pts NRR
Kent Spitfires 8502111+0.647
Essex Eagles 840319+0.310
Middlesex Crusaders 830328+0.064
Surrey Brown Caps 830417-0.627
Sussex Sharks 810435-0.534

Matches

20 April
Essex
317/5 (50 overs)
v
(H) Kent
286/9 (50 overs)
Essex won by 31 runs
  
 
ML Pettini 119 (141)
Yasir Arafat 2/39 (9 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 124 (93)
JD Middlebrook 2/38 (7 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 0, Essex 2
27 April
Middlesex (H)
177/8 (36.5 overs)
v
Kent
166 (33 overs)
Middlesex won by 6 runs (D/L method)
  
 
BA Godleman 43 (69)
Yasir Arafat 2/26 (7 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 53 (68)
TJ Murtagh 4/29 (7 overs)
  • 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
Sussex (H)
245/6 (50 overs)
v
Kent
249/6 (49.5 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
  
 
MH Yardy 50 (78)
Yasir Arafat 3/58 (9 overs)
JM Kemp 68* (79)
LJ Wright 3/65 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Sussex 0, Kent 2
5 May
Kent
282/7 (50 overs)
v
(H) Surrey
192 (42.4 overs)
Kent won by 90 runs
  
 
The Oval, Kennington, London
Umpires: B Dudleston and NA Mallender
Player of the match: GO Jones
GO Jones 86 (88)
PT Collins 4/46 (10 overs)
JN Batty 63 (91)
R McLaren 5/46 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 0, Kent 2
11 May
Sussex
218/9 (50 overs)
v
(H) Kent
219/1 (42.1 overs)
Kent won by 9 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)
  
 
MH Yardy 54 (78)
SJ Cook 3/41 (8 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 109* (102)
RSC Martin-Jenkins 138 (7 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Sussex 0
16 May
Kent
230/7 (50 overs)
v
(H) Essex
124 (25.5 overs)
Kent won by 106 runs
  
 
JM Kemp 51 (86)
GR Napier 3/29 (9 overs)
JER Gallian 24 (20)
Yasir Arafat 4/29 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Essex 0, Kent 2
18 May
Kent (H)
337/3 (50 overs)
v
Surrey
320 (49.4 overs)
Kent won by 17 runs
  
 
DI Stevens 119* (77)
CJ Jordan 3/53 (10 overs)
MA Butcher 139 (121)
Azhar Mahmood 4/40 (9.4 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Surrey 0
    M van Jaarsveld and DI Stevens set a Kent List A record for the 4th wicket, scoring an unbeaten 216 runs
26 May
Kent (H)
v
No result (match abandoned without a toss)
  
 
  • No toss
  • Points: Kent 1, Middlesex 1

Quarter-finals

4–5 June
Kent (H)
259/5 (50 overs)
v
Somerset
222 (44.5 overs)
Kent won by 37 runs
  
 
NJ Dexter 101* (113)
BJ Phillips 2/55 (10 overs)
C Kieswetter 90 (119)
Yasir Arafat 3/23 (8 overs)
  • 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
Kent
301/4 (50 overs)
v
(H) Durham
218 (43.1 overs)
Kent won by 83 runs
  
 
Riverside, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: RA Kettleborough and NA Mallender
Player of the match: M van Jaarsveld (Kent)
M van Jaarsveld 122* (93)
SJ Harmison 4/47 (10 overs)
DM Benkenstein 80* (89)
JC Tredwell 3/37 (10 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field

Final

16 August
Kent
214 (50 overs)
v
Essex
218/5 (48.5 overs)
Essex won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
  
 
Lord's, St John's Wood, London
Umpires: NJ Llong and G Sharp
Player of the match: GW Flower (Essex)
R McLaren 63 (71)
DD Masters 2/34 (10 overs)
GW Flower 70* (97)
RH Joseph 3/40 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat

NatWest Pro40

Division Two

Team Pld W T L N/R Pts Net R/R
Essex Eagles 8610114+1.479
Yorkshire Carnegie 8511112+0.250
Glamorgan Dragons 8503010+0.113
Kent Spitfires 8402210+1.629
Surrey Brown Caps 840408–0.444
Warwickshire Bears 830328–0.242
Leicestershire Foxes 811425–0.463
Derbyshire Phantoms 811603–0.892
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 800622–0.993

Matches

20 July
Kent
228/8 (40 overs)
v
(H) Warwickshire
206/9 (40 overs)
Kent won by 22 runs
  
 
RWT Key 80 (83)
DL Maddy 2/26 (6 overs)
IJL Trott 91* (102)
Azhar Mahmood 4/29 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 0, Kent 2
3 August
Kent (H)
202/9 (36 overs)
v
Glamorgan
131/9 (30.2 overs)
Kent won by 59 runs (D/L method)
  
 
Azhar Mahmood 68 (51)
JAR Harris 4/48 (7 overs)
BJ Wright 51 (69)
Azhar Mahmood 3/14 (6 overs)
  • 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
Kent (H)
226/7 (40 overs)
v
Leicestershire
23/2 (6 overs)
No result
  
 
RWT Key 62 (93)
D du Preez 3/65 (8 overs)
J du Toit 12 (13)
Azhar Mahmood 1/9 (3 overs)
  • 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
Derbyshire
60 (22.4 overs)
v
(H) Kent
63/1 (9.4 overs)
Kent won by 9 wickets (with 182 balls remaining)
  
 
JL Clare 18 (26)
RH Joseph 5/13 (8 overs)
JL Denly 28* (32)
R Clarke 1/17 (1.4 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Derbyshire 0, Kent 2
25 August
Kent
189/4 (40 overs)
v
(H) Yorkshire
190/3 (33.1 overs)
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets (with 41 balls remaining)
  
 
DI Stevens 60* (40)
RM Pyrah 4/35 (8 overs)
A McGrath 85* (80)
R McLaren 2/16 (5 overs)
  • 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
Kent
314/6 (40 overs)
v
(H) Surrey
172 (31.4 overs)
Kent won by 142 runs
  
 
The Oval, Kennington, London
Umpires: B Leadbeater and G Sharp
Player of the match: JL Denly (Kent)
JL Denly 98 (97)
JW Dernbach 3/60 (8 overs)
MNW Spriegel 54 (55)
JC Tredwell 4/32 (6.4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 0, Kent 2
13 September
Kent (H)
246/5 (40 overs)
v
Essex
247/6 (39 overs)
Essex won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: IJ Gould and P Willey
Player of the match: GW Flower (Essex)
RWT Key 120* (117)
R ten Doeschate 2/54 (5 overs)
GW Flower 68* (42)
DI Stevens 2/27 (4 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 0, Essex 2

Twenty20 Cup

South Division

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1Middlesex Crusaders10820016+0.732
2Essex Eagles10631013+0.937
3Kent Spitfires10640012+0.640
4Hampshire Hawks10541011-0.505
5Sussex Sharks1028004-0.876
6Surrey Brown Caps1028004-0.905

Matches

11 June
Sussex
137 (19.5 overs)
v
(H) Kent
140/4 (19.5 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: NL Bainton and GI Burgess
Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood (Kent)
JL Denly 50 (57)
DR Smith 2/33 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Sussex 0
13 June
Kent
181/5 (20 overs)
v
(H) Surrey
168/7 (20 overs)
Kent won by 13 runs
  
 
The Oval, Kennington, London
Umpires: GI Burgess and P Willey
Player of the match: JL Denly (Kent)
JL Denly 52 (33)
Abdul Razzaq 2/32 (4 overs)
SA Newman 48 (31)
R McLaren 3/28 (4 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Surrey 0, Kent 2
14 June
Hampshire (H)
197/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent
153/7 (20 overs)
Hampshire won by 44 runs
  
 
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: RJ Bailey and B Dudleston
Player of the match: MJ Lumb (Hampshire)
JL Denly 63 (51)
GA Lamb 2/25 (4 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 2, Kent 0
16 June
Hampshire
162/7 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
166/6 (20 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: NGB Cook and JH Evans
Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood
MA Carberry 51 (39)
SJ Cook 2/21 (4 overs)
JL Denly 50 (46)
LA Dawson 1/14 (2 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Hampshire 0
18 June
Essex (H)
147/5 (20 overs)
v
Kent
146/8 (20 overs)
Essex won by 1 run
  
 
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: NA Mallender and G Sharp
Player of the match: Danish Kaneria (Essex)
JER Gallian 44 (30)
JC Tredwell 2/25 (4 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 32 (27)
GW Flower 3/21 (2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Essex 2, Kent 0
20 June
Kent (H)
86/7 (8 overs)
v
Middlesex
61/7 (8 overs)
Kent won by 25 runs
  
 
County Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: MJD Bodenham and MJ Harris
Player of the match: JM Kemp (Kent)
JM Kemp 28 (10)
M Kartik 2/15 (2 overs)
DJ Malan 25 (19)
JC Trewell 3/9 (2 overs)
  • 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
Kent (H)
204/5 (20 overs)
v
Essex
123 (18.5 overs)
Kent won by 81 runs
  
 
County Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: RK Illingworth and B Leadbeater
Player of the match: JL Denly (Kent)
JL Denly 91 (57)
Danish Kaneria 2/30 (4 overs)
RN ten Doeschate 22 (15)
JC Trewell 3/17 (4 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Essex 0
24 June
Middlesex (H)
171/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent
165/8 (20 overs)
Middlesex won by 6 runs
  
 
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge
Umpires: B Leadbeater and JF Steele
Player of the match: T Henderson (Middlesex)
EJG Morgan 62 (43)
Azhar Mahmood 3/27 (4 overs)
RWT Key 49 (38)
T Henderson 4/29 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 2, Kent 0
25 June
Surrey
166/7 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
160/9 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 6 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: RT Robinson and JF Steele
Player of the match: Abdul Razzaq (Surrey)
SA Newman 38 (25)
R McLaren 2/26 (4 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 55 (31)
Abdul Razzaq 4/17 (4 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Surrey 2
27 June
Kent
162/9 (20 overs)
v
(H) Sussex
112 (17 overs)
Kent won by 50 runs
  
 
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: VA Holder and G Sharp
Player of the match: Yasir Arafat (Kent)
Yasir Arafat 42 (23)
CJ Liddle 4/28 (4 overs)
RJ Hamilton-Brown 36 (32)
Yasir Arafat 3/12 (2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 0, Kent 2
    RH Joseph made his Twenty20 debut

Quarter-finals

9–10 July
Kent
175/6 (20 overs)
v
(H) Warwickshire
133/8 (20 overs)
Kent won by 42 runs
  
 
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: RJ Bailey and JW Lloyds
Player of the match: DI Stevens (Kent)
DI Stevens 69 (32)
DL Maddy 1/7 (0.3 overs)
AG Botha 35 (19)
Yasir Arafat 3/29 (4 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Match moved to reserve day due to rain[15]

Semi-finals

26 July
Kent
173/8 (20 overs)
v
Essex
159/8 (20 overs)
Kent won by 14 runs
  
 
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: RJ Bailey and JW Lloyds
Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood (Kent)
JL Denly 36 (27)
RS Bopara 3/36 (3 overs)
ML Pettini 54* (47)
Yasir Arafat 2/22 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat

Final

26 July
Middlesex
187/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent
184/5 (20 overs)
Middlesex won by 3 runs
  
 
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: JW Lloyds and NA Mallender
Player of the match: OA Shah (Middlesex)
OA Shah 75 (35)
Yasir Arafat 2/20 (4 overs)
RWT Key 52 (30)
SD Udal 1/21 (4 overs)
  • 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
  
 
481/5d (101 overs)
JL Denly 122 (149)
JRC Campbell 1/16 (4 overs)
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

First-class (County Championship and Tour match)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Martin van Jaarsveld 162731,15013347.9160.464741406
Joe Denly 1730090514930.1660.812481288
Robert Key 15253864178*39.2756.212421240
Geraint Jones 1726466810630.3652.43133923
James Tredwell 17283566123*22.6438.50133791
Ryan McLaren 1623346465*23.2047.63023730
Darren Stevens 1421146312723.1565.02115665
Justin Kemp 1017141210225.7556.20130493
Yasir Arafat 1219539590*28.2162.30020530
Azhar Mahmood 68230611651.0073.20110463
Neil Dexter 78026510533.1242.74110291
Robbie Joseph 1518511823*9.0742.29005160
Martin Saggers 111671013311.2234.23003190
Matt Walker 6101942310.4440.0000190
Amjad Khan 6714621*7.6633.5700370
Alex Blake 10----------
Simon Cook 10----------
Source: Cricinfo[16]
List A (Friends Provident Trophy and NatWest Pro40)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Martin van Jaarsveld 1616490712475.58105.224528514
Joe Denly 1717257910238.6069.84121733
Robert Key 16161543120*36.2080.32131584
Darren Stevens 15133336119*33.60106.661122810
Justin Kemp 1210126768*29.6666.08030212
Azhar Mahmood 141202586821.50120.000201411
Geraint Jones 171222318623.1082.79010174
Ryan McLaren 151162226344.40105.71011144
Matt Walker 7701684324.0078.50000123
Neil Dexter 221122101*122.0086.5210073
Yasir Arafat 1252812727.00117.3900062
Simon Cook 1330444214.6686.2700150
James Tredwell 171063820*9.5073.0700110
Amjad Khan 310444.0066.6600000
Martin Saggers 11133*-37.5000000
Robbie Joseph 102232*-50.0000000
Source:Cricinfo[17]
Twenty20 (Twenty20 Cup)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Joe Denly 131304519134.69118.990514416
Robert Key 131303455226.53133.72011525
Azhar Mahmood 131362945542.00168.000102314
Darren Stevens 131352676933.37146.700122111
Justin Kemp 111102014918.27122.560001011
Martin van Jaarsveld 121101403212.72121.73000141
Yasir Arafat 13821304221.66154.76000135
Ryan McLaren 13946319*12.60143.1800060
Geraint Jones 1311359287.37100.0000322
Matt Walker 33020126.6674.0700001
James Tredwell 135462*6.0060.0000100
Robbie Joseph 11111*-100.0000000
Simon Cook 121100*--00000
Source: Cricinfo[18]

Bowling

First-class (County Championship and Tour match)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5w 10w
Robbie Joseph 1527419.1871,433556/369/6226.053.4145.720
Ryan McLaren 1625400.0831,179506/758/9023.582.9448.020
Yasir Arafat 1220317.4621,105386/867/14929.073.4750.110
Martin Saggers 1119276.569873244/265/4836.373.1569.200
James Tredwell 1723364.4631,226243/356/11451.083.3691.100
Azhar Mahmood 610147.028404216/557/9119.232.7442.020
Amjad Khan 611145.136433213/106/6320.612.9841.400
Martin van Jaarsveld 161277.012220115/335/3320.002.8542.010
Darren Stevens 1417123.026322104/704/7032.202.6173.800
Matt Walker 629.014011/341/4040.004.4454.000
Robert Key 1512.0120---1.00-00
Neil Dexter 712.0090---4.50-00
Alex Blake 114.01170---4.25-00
Simon Cook 117.00250---3.57-00
Joe Denly 17414.02470---3.35-00
Source: Cricinfo[19]
List A (Friends Provident Trophy and NatWest Pro40)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave Econ SR 4w 5w
Yasir Arafat 1212101.411479274/2917.744.7122.520
Azhar Mahmood 1414106.17459204/2922.954.3231.820
Ryan McLaren 1514101.34525195/4627.635.1732.001
Robbie Joseph 101065.54314165/1319.624.7624.601
James Tredwell 171489.41478154/3231.865.3335.810
Simon Cook 131287.14410123/4134.164.7043.500
Darren Stevens 151159.0328652/2757.204.8470.800
Amjad Khan 3315.418142/2320.255.1723.500
Martin van Jaarsveld 16312.008121/2640.506.7536.000
Justin Kemp 1211.00120--12.00-00
Martin Saggers 116.00430--7.16-00
Source:Cricinfo[20]
Twenty20 (Twenty20 Cup)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave Econ SR 4w 5w
Yasir Arafat 131344.00341234/1714.827.7511.420
James Tredwell 131241.01264163/916.506.4315.300
Ryan McLaren 131343.50334153/2822.267.6117.500
Azhar Mahmood 131347.50368153/2724.537.6919.100
Simon Cook 121246.00379113/2134.458.2325.000
Darren Stevens 13816.0014052/2928.008.7519.200
Robbie Joseph 114.002422/2412.006.0012.0000
Martin van Jaarsveld 1211.00130--13.00-00
Source: Cricinfo[21]

References

  1. ↑ Middlesex crowned champions in thriller, Cricnfo, 2008-7-8. Retrieved 2017-2-02.
  2. ↑ Flower guides Essex to trophy triumph, Cricnfo, 2008-8-16. Retrieved 2017-2-02.
  3. ↑ Azhar Mahmood joins Kent, Cricinfo, 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  4. ↑ Kent re-sign South Africa's Kemp, BBC Sport, 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  5. ↑ Min Patel announces retirement, Cricinfo, 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  6. ↑ Dexter signs loan deal with Essex, BBC Sport, 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  7. ↑ Essex extend Dexter loan deal, Cricinfo, 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  8. ↑ Dexter quits Kent for Middlesex, Kent Online, 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  9. ↑ Walker sad at end of Kent career, BBC Sport, 2008-9-8. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  10. ↑ Essex sign up Kent veteran Walker, BBC Sport, 2008-9-19. Retrieved 2017-2-02.
  11. ↑ Paceman Arafat returns to Sussex, BBC Sport, 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  12. ↑ "County Championship Division One". BBC Sport. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  13. ↑ "County Championship Division One 2008 / Points table". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  14. ↑ Dexter steers Kent into semi-finals, Cricinfo, 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  15. ↑ Rain forces match into reserve day, Cricinfo, 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  16. ↑ Season 2008 - Kent / Records / First-class matches / Most runs, ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  17. ↑ Season 2008 - Kent / Records / List A matches / Most runs, ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  18. ↑ Season 2008 - Kent / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most runs, ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  19. ↑ Season 2008 - Kent / Records / First-class matches / Most wickets, ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  20. ↑ Season 2008 - Kent / Records / List A matches / Most wickets, ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  21. ↑ Season 2008 - Kent / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most wickets, ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
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