Who won the cricket county championship in both 2008 and 2009?
"2009 County Championship The 2009 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th County Championship season. It was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away. The top two teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for the 2010 season, while the bottom two sides from Division 1 were relegated. Durham County Cricket Club won the Championship for the second consecutive season. Worcestershire and Sussex were relegated from Division One, with Kent and Essex promoted in"
"on the senior county team. When a team wins this championship, it has to pick a new team for the following year. No player can thus be on a winning team for two successive years. Currently, Ulster does not participate in this championship, Cavan the 2014 champions represented Leinster in the absence of an Ulster competition. Kerry are the most successful county in the competition's history, having lifted the title on eighteen occasions. Kerry are current winners winning four in a row All Irelands. The 2008 championship was won by Dublin for the first time since 1960. Sligo defeated Kerry"
"The traditional Minor counties, plus Huntingdonshire and the ""cricket boards"" of the 18 first-class counties, as well as a Channel Islands team. The 2002 competition, which was won by the Warwickshire Cricket Board, remains the only time a non-Minor county has won the competition. This format was discontinued after 2002 and the competition is again a purely Minor counties affair. The most successful Counties are Devon and Norfolk, who have won the competition five times. The current champion is Berkshire who defeated Lincolnshire in the 2017 final by four wickets at Wormsley Park in Buckinghamshire. ""Updated 14 April 2018"" MCCA"
"2010 County Championship The 2010 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 111th County Championship season. It was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away. The top two teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for the 2011 season, while the bottom two sides from Division One were relegated. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club won the Championship for the sixth time in their history, the first time since 2005. Essex and Kent were relegated from Division"
"Twenty20 Cup Minor Counties Championship MCCA Knockout Trophy Second XI Championship Second XI Trophy Source: BBC Sport Source: BBC Sport Worcestershire beat Glamorgan in the playoff match to retain their Division 1 status for the 2009 season. 2008 English cricket season The 2008 English cricket season was the 109th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. Four regular tournaments were played: The LV County Championship (first-class), Friends Provident Trophy (50 Over), NatWest Pro40 League (40 Over) and the Twenty20 Cup (T20). All four tournaments featured the eighteen classic county cricket teams, although the Friends Provident Trophy also"
"the County Championship for the first time since 1950 when they shared the title. Luke Procter Luke Anthony Procter (born 24 June 1988) is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Northamptonshire. Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, Procter played for Cumberland in the Minor Counties Trophy in 2007. He first represented Lancashire in the Second XI Championship in 2006, made his List A debut in September 2009, against Warwickshire, opening the batting with Tom Smith, Procter scored 2 runs and suffered a broken thumb. Procter graduated from Lancashire's cricket academy, and after"
"to date. He ended the season with 67 wickets at an average of 24.76, to end the season as the leading wicket-taker in the County Championship, and becoming the first Hampshire cricketer to do so since Malcolm Marshall in 1982. His 8/46 against Somerset were also the best figures by a Hampshire since Peter Hartley's 8/65 in 1999. He won his Hampshire cap during this season, and was named the county's Player of the Year. His performances in 2008, coupled with being injury free, cemented his place as a regular for Hampshire in County Championship matches. In the 2009 County"
"County Championship The County Championship, currently known as the Specsavers County Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It became an official title in 1890. The competition consists of eighteen clubs named after, and originally representing, historic counties, seventeen from England and one from Wales. From 2016, the Championship has been sponsored by Specsavers, who replaced Liverpool Victoria after 14 years. The earliest known inter-county match was played in 1709. Until 1889, the concept of an unofficial county championship existed whereby various"
"deliveries. In September 2008, Durham claimed their first County Championship by winning their final match of the season at Canterbury, against Kent. Durham won the match by an innings, condemning Kent to be relegated, and moving 8 points clear of runners up, Nottinghamshire. Twelve months later they retained their title defeating Nottinghamshire by an innings and 52 runs at a sun soaked Riverside Ground in front of 5,000 jubilant supporters. In September 2013 they won the Championship for a third time, beating Nottinghamshire by 8 wickets at Chester le Street. The club's acceptance into first-class cricket was made conditional on"
"1909 English cricket season 1909 was the 20th season of County Championship cricket in England and featured a Test series between England and Australia. Kent won the championship and Australia, captained by Monty Noble, won the Test series. The season was the first in which W. G. Grace had not played a first-class match since 1864. It saw Wiltshire win their second Minor Counties Championship title and the formation of the Imperial Cricket Council, which was later renamed as the International Cricket Council, in London with Australia, England and South Africa as the founding members. Monty Noble's Australian tourists played"
"1911 County Championship The 1911 County Championship was the twenty-second officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 4 May to 5 September 1911. Warwickshire County Cricket Club won their first championship title. Somerset finished bottom of the table, winning only one match all season. Tom Hayward topping the batting charts, scoring 1,963 runs for Surrey at an average of 50.33, though C. B. Fry scored his 1,299 runs at a far superior average of 76.41. Lancashire's Harry Dean took the most wickets, accumulating 175 at an average of 17.52. The championship adopted a new method of scoring"
"maiden 1st class double-hundred (201 not out) against Surrey, sending Durham to the top of the County Champion Division 1 as a result. Durham went on to win the County Championship for the first time in their history, and Smith's runs saw him named 2008 Player of the Year ahead of more recognisable names such as Shiv Chanderpaul and Steven Harmison. Smith was appointed as the new captain of Durham on 14 November 2008, succeeding Dale Benkenstein. Durham County Cricket Club continued their success in 2009, with Smith leading them to a successful defence of their County Championship Title in"
"in 1895, the wooden spoon for finishing bottom has been 'won' by the teams shown in the table below. Lancashire, Middlesex, and Surrey have never finished bottom. Leicestershire have shared last place twice, with Hampshire and Somerset. Records can be found at Cricket Archive – County Championship Records. A team has scored 800 or more runs in the County Championship on seven occasions, with Yorkshire holding the record for the highest score of 887 all out against Warwickshire in 1896. County Championship The County Championship, currently known as the Specsavers County Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the domestic first-class cricket"
"Champion County match The Champion County match is a cricket match, traditionally played between the winner of the previous season's County Championship, and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The match was played at Lord's Cricket Ground for many seasons, but from 2010 to 2017 it took place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The 2018 match will be played at the Kensington Oval ground in Bridgetown, Barbados. The earliest record of a Champion County match is in 1901, when the 1901 County Championship winners, Yorkshire, faced the ""Rest of England"" at the end of the season at Lord's"
"2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship The 2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football tournament played between senior football clubs from all over Ireland. The 2008–09 champions were Kilmacud Crokes from Dublin, who defeated Crossmaglen Rangers from Armagh, on 17 March 2009 to win their second title. However they failed to qualify this year after being knocked out at the semi-final stage of the Dublin Senior Football Championship. The winners of the competition were St. Gall's from Antrim, who defeated Kilmurry Ibrickane of (Clare)on 17 March 2010 to win their first title. Each of Ireland's 32 counties"
"It was their third All-Ireland title in succession and a record thirty-first for the county. Kilkenny overtook Cork with the most All Ireland Titles. A position which they have not lost since. The format of the 2008 championship was slightly different from previous formats: 12 counties participated in Tier 1 of the 2008 Championship. These teams were as follows: Provincial Championships The Leinster and Munster championships were played as usual. The Leinster and Munster champions advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals. All-Ireland Qualifiers ""Phase 1:"" (1 match) This was a single match between Antrim and Galway. ""Phase 2:"" (2 matches)"
"(4 years of consecutive promotion), while Nick Birks led the 3rd XI to the Division 8 title. The 1st XI once again reached the final of the Oxfordshire leg of the Village Cup, only to lose by bowl-out. The 2008 season will see the 1st XI playing the highest standard of cricket in the club's history in the Oxford Times Cherwell League's Division 1. Horspath Cricket Club Horspath Cricket Club is a cricket club based in the village of Horspath, Oxfordshire, England. They play at the Recreation Ground on the Oxford Road and are members of the Home Counties Premier"
"to clinch the C&G Trophy, before winning the County Championship following an emphatic victory against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, in which Sussex defeated their hosts by an innings and 245 runs. Sussex then won the title for the third time in five years in 2007, when in a nail-biting finale on the last day of the season, Sussex defeated Worcestershire early in the day and then had to wait until past five o'clock as title rivals Lancashire narrowly failed to beat Surrey – prompting relieved celebrations at the County Cricket Ground, Hove. Sussex enjoyed further limited overs success with consecutive"
"a first-class county. Heino Kuhn's score of 117 was the second century made on the ground in List A cricket, beating Neil Dexter's score of 101 scored against Somerset in 2008, and Darren Stevens' 6/25 was the second five-wicket haul taken on the ground, Martin Saggers having taken 5/51 in 2004 against the touring West Indians. Kuhn went on to score a second hundred two days later against Gloucestershire, making 113 while Joe Denly scored 109 not out to post the fourth century on the ground in List A cricket. The two batsmen set a new record for any wicket"
"the county between 2005 and 2006 against Wiltshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. His brother Mark played first-class cricket for Sussex and Derbyshire, as well as List A cricket for the Sussex Cricket Board. Additionally, he also represented Buckinghamshire in Minor Counties cricket. His other brother Keith played first-class cricket for Sussex, Matabeleland and Glamorgan. He also played List A cricket for Wales Minor Counties. Jonathan Newell Jonathan James Newell (born 30 September 1978) is a former English cricketer. Newell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Crawley, Sussex. Newell represented the Sussex Cricket Board in"
"reintroduced in 2004, reverting to the MCC hosting the Champion County at Lord's. Six years later, the match moved to the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and then, in 2018, to Barbados. At the same time, the match began to be played as a day/night game with a pink ball. Champion County match The Champion County match is a cricket match, traditionally played between the winner of the previous season's County Championship, and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The match was played at Lord's Cricket Ground for many seasons, but from 2010 to 2017 it took place at the"
"game by 2–24 to 1–8. It was their second All-Ireland title in succession and an unprecedented third in four years. The 2008–09 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the sixteen participating counties enter their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows: Sixteen county club champions participated in the 2008–09 championship. These counties were as follows: Provincial Championships The Leinster, Munster and Ulster championships were played as usual on a straight knock-out basis. The three respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals. All-Ireland Series ""Semi-finals:"" (2 matches) The"
"counties play their own championship between all the senior Gaelic football clubs in the county — depending on the county, it can be league,knockout or a mixture of both. The 32 county champions play in the 4 provincial championships, with the four winners of these advancing to the All-Ireland Semi Final/Quarter Final. The All-Ireland Final was played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day (17 March 2009). Schedule: Preliminary Round: Quarter Final: Quarter Final Replay: Semi-Final: Final: Preliminary Round: Quarter Final: Semi-Final: Final: Final Replay: Preliminary Round: Semi Final: Final: Quarter Final: Semi-Final: Final: Quarter Final: Semi Final: Final: 2008–09"
"the season. Dalrymple and Ed Joyce added fifties as Middlesex made their way to 550 for 9 at stumps on day three. Golwalkar took three wickets on the final day, but it was not enough, as Kent made it to 192 for 7 to save the draw - Andrew Hall grinding out 26 in the last 51 minutes with Niall O'Brien before conditions stopped play. Nottinghamshire (20pts) beat Kent (3pts) by 214 runs Nottinghamshire won the County Championship title with a victory over Kent, thanks to an overnight declaration from their opponents, two big innings from Jason Gallian and a"
"played by each team in the County Championship from 28 to 24. Glamorgan won the Championship title. England defeated both West Indies and New Zealand in Test series. England had a very strong team captained by Ray Illingworth. Other notable England players included John Snow, Geoff Boycott, John Edrich, Alan Knott and Derek Underwood. John Hampshire scored a century on his Test debut versus West Indies at Lord's. John Edrich topped the averages with 2238 runs at 69.93. Other leading batsmen were Basil Butcher, Mushtaq Mohammed and Barry Richards, who all averaged over 50. Alan Ward was the leading bowler,"
"2012 County Championship The 2012 County Championship season, known as the LV= County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 113th cricket County Championship season. Warwickshire won their seventh County Championship title. It 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 (Derbyshire and Yorkshire) were promoted to the first division for the 2013 season, while the bottom two sides from Division One (Worcestershire and defending champions Lancashire) were relegated. Team promoted from Division Two Team relegated from Division One"
"the County Ground, Northampton where the Bears won by 24 runs. This was followed by wins over Somerset (by 7 wickets), Northampton (by 20 runs), Worcestershire (by 11 runs; defeats to Glamorgan (by 6 wickets), Gloucestershire (by 3 runs), Worcestershire (by 4 runs), and a no result against Glamorgan. Warwickshire secured 3rd position in the table, but their record was worse than both Yorkshire and Kent (who both finished third in their respected leagues), so did not qualify for the quarter-final. The final's day was once again controlled by Leicestershire, who beat Nottinghamshire in a spectacular final that lasted to"
"2008–09 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship The 2008–09 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football tournament played between senior football clubs from all over Ireland. The 2007–2008 champions were St. Vincent's from Dublin, who defeated Nemo Rangers from Cork, on 17 March 2008 to win their second title. However they failed to qualify this year after being knocked out at the semi-final stage of the Dublin Senior Football Championship. The winners of the competition were Kilmacud Crokes from Dublin, who defeated Crossmaglen Rangers from Armagh, on 17 March 2009 to win their second title. Each of Ireland's 32"
"1910 English cricket season 1910 was the 21st season of County Championship cricket in England. Kent won a second successive title. Norfolk won the Minor Counties Championship, defeating Berkshire in the final challenge match. There were no overseas tours to England during the season, the English team having toured South Africa over the 1909–10 winter. A tour to the West Indies also took place over the 1910–11 winter. The County Championship was won by Kent, recording their second successive victory following their Championship win in 1909. Surrey finished in second place. Somerset finished last without winning a first-class match all"
"recommendations of the ""Schofield Report""; an investigation into England's 5–0 Ashes defeat, were also cited as a cause for the changes. 2008 Friends Provident Trophy The 2008 Friends Provident Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 20 April and 16 August 2008. The tournament was won by Essex. 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. A spokesman for the England and"
"1890 County Championship The 1890 County Championship was the first County Championship held as an ""official"" competition, following agreement between Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the leading county clubs at a meeting in December 1889. Surrey became the first official county champions after winning nine out of fourteen games. The ""official"" County Championship was constituted in a meeting at Lord's on 10 December 1889 which was called to enable club secretaries to determine the 1890 fixtures. While this was going on, representatives of the eight leading county clubs held a private meeting to discuss the method by which the County"
"Championship debut for the county against Hertfordshire. From 2005 to 2008, he represented the county in 7 Championship matches, the last of which came against Bedfordshire. He also represented the county in 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches during the 2007 season. He also represented Staffordshire in a single List A match against Surrey in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his career total of 6 List A matches, he scored 49 runs at a batting average of 8.16, with a high score of 16. In the field he took a single catch. Christopher Howell (cricketer) Christopher Robert Howell (born"
"2009 Twenty20 Cup Final The 2009 Twenty20 Cup Final was a cricket match between Somerset County Cricket Club and Sussex County Cricket Club played on 15 August 2009 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. It was the seventh final of the Twenty20 Cup, which was the first domestic Twenty20 competition between first-class sides. Somerset were making their second appearance in a Twenty 20 final, having won the competition in 2005. In contrast, the furthest that Sussex had previously progressed was the semi-finals in 2007. Somerset won the toss and elected to bowl first, and despite claiming the early wicket of Murray Goodwin,"