2008 Super Fours

The 2008 Super Fours was the seventh cricket Super Fours season. It took place from May to July and saw 4 teams compete in a 50 over league and a Twenty20 knockout tournament. Sapphires won the 50 over tournament, achieving their third 50 over title, whilst Rubies won the Twenty20 tournament, claiming their first title in the format.

2008 Super Fours
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format50 over
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsSapphires (3rd title)
Participants4
Matches12
Most runsLeah Poulton, Sapphires (215)
Most wicketsGeorgia Elwiss, Diamonds;
Jenny Gunn, Emeralds;
Danielle Hazell, Sapphires (9)

Competition format

In the one day tournament, teams played each other twice in a round-robin format, with the winners of the group winning the tournament. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.

The group worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[1]

Win: 15 points.
Tie: 6 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Bonus Points: Up to 5 points available to the winning team.

The Twenty20 competition consisted of two semi-finals, with the winners progressing to a Final and the losers playing in a third-place play-off.[2]

Teams
Diamonds Emeralds Rubies Sapphires

50 over

Results
Team Pld W L T A BP Pts
Sapphires (C) 63102774
Diamonds 622021062
Emeralds 62202254
Rubies 61302340

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

31 May
Diamonds
120 (41.5 overs)
v
Emeralds
166 (46.5 overs)
Emeralds won by 46 runs
  
 
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Annette Owen and John Hayes
Charlotte Edwards 50 (69)
Jenny Gunn 2/9 (2 overs)
Sarah Taylor 58 (96)
Georgia Elwiss 3/15 (8.5 overs)
  • Emeralds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Emeralds 16, Diamonds 0
31 May
Rubies
146/8 (50 overs)
v
Sapphires
147/6 (45.1 overs)
Sapphires won by 4 wickets
  
 
Brockington Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Ann Roberts and John Harper
Anya Shrubsole 27 (40)
Katherine Brunt 2/18 (9 overs)
Leah Poulton 50 (87)
Isa Guha 2/23 (10 overs)
  • Rubies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Sapphires 17, Rubies 0
1 June
Diamonds
163 (34.1 overs)
v
Sapphires
192/6 (35 overs)
Sapphires won by 29 runs
  
 
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Ian Armitage and Arnold Brotherhood
Lydia Greenway 43 (60)
Danielle Hazell 5/27 (6.1 overs)
Leah Poulton 69 (87)
Georgia Elwiss 4/24 (7 overs)
  • Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Sapphires 17, Diamonds 0
1 June
Emeralds
163/3 (35 overs)
v
Rubies
118/9 (35 overs)
Emeralds won by 45 runs
  
 
Brockington Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Annette Owen and John Hayes
Sarah Taylor 60 (68)
Holly Colvin 1/20 (7 overs)
Amanda Potgieter 26 (33)
Jenny Gunn 3/22 (7 overs)
  • Rubies won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 35 overs per side.
  • Points: Emeralds 16, Rubies 0
14 June
Emeralds
116 (42.4 overs)
v
Sapphires
202 (46.5 overs)
Sapphires won by 86 runs
  
 
Worksop College Ground, Worksop
Umpires: Annette Owen and Graham Harvey
Sarah Taylor 52 (78)
Katherine Brunt 2/16 (10 overs)
Claire Taylor 100 (110)
Jenny Gunn 4/37 (7 overs)
  • Sapphires won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Sapphires 18, Emeralds 0
14 June
Diamonds
263/5 (50 overs)
v
Rubies
198/8 (50 overs)
Diamonds won by 65 runs
  
 
Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Roger Croft and Martin Seguss
Lydia Greenway 71 (89)
Caroline Atkins 1/26 (10 overs)
Caroline Atkins 69 (85)
Anna Stevenson 2/20 (5 overs)
  • Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Diamonds 20, Rubies 0
21 June
v
Match Abandoned
  
 
Topsham Sports Ground, Exeter
  • No toss.
  • No play possible due to rain.
  • Points: Diamonds 11, Rubies 11
21 June
v
Match Abandoned
  
 
Topsham Sports Ground, Exeter
  • No toss.
  • No play possible due to rain.
  • Points: Emeralds 11, Sapphires 11
5 July
Diamonds
299/8 (50 overs)
v
Sapphires
243 (46.4 overs)
Diamonds won by 56 runs
  
 
Wellington College, Crowthorne
Umpires: Terry Owen and Keith Parsons
Ebony Rainford-Brent 133 (147)
Katherine Brunt 2/31 (10 overs)
Leah Poulton 59 (86)
Charlotte Anneveld 4/33 (8.4 overs)
  • Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Diamonds 20, Sapphires 0
5 July
Emeralds
187 (49.4 overs)
v
Rubies
201/7 (50 overs)
Rubies won by 14 runs
  
 
Wellington College, Crowthorne
Umpires: Roger Croft and Graham Cooper
Heather Knight 35 (55)
Holly Colvin 2/5 (10 overs)
Caroline Atkins 95 (138)
Daisy Gardner 2/39 (8 overs)
  • Rubies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Rubies 18, Emeralds 0
6 July
v
Match Abandoned
  
 
  • No toss.
  • No play possible due to rain.
  • Points: Diamonds 11, Emeralds 11
6 July
v
Match Abandoned
  
 
  • No toss.
  • No play possible due to rain.
  • Points: Rubies 11, Sapphires 11

Twenty20

Semi-finals
26 May
Diamonds
124/4 (19.5 overs)
v
Sapphires
123 (19.4 overs)
Diamonds won by 6 wickets
  
 
Brockington Road, Loughborough
Umpires: John Hayes and C McGuiness
Charlotte Edwards 57* (55)
Rochelle Petty 1/22 (4 overs)
Leah Poulton 32 (17)
Georgia Elwiss 2/7 (2.4 overs)
  • Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Diamonds progress to the final.
26 May
Emeralds
77/9 (20 overs)
v
Rubies
83/9 (20 overs)
Rubies won by 6 runs
  
 
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Ian Armitage and Arnold Brotherhood
Laura Joyce 20 (40)
Holly Colvin 2/11 (4 overs)
Rebecca Williams 18 (27)
Nicky Myers 4/11 (4 overs)
  • Emeralds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rubies progress to the final.

Third-place play-off
26 May
Emeralds
119/4 (20 overs)
v
Sapphires
123/3 (18.2 overs)
Sapphires won by 7 wickets
  
 
Brockington Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: John Hayes and C McGuiness
Salliann Briggs 31 (40)
Leah Poulton 2/23 (3 overs)
Jenny Halstead 56* (53)
Danni Wyatt 1/16 (3 overs)
  • Emeralds won the toss and elected to bat.

Final
26 May
Diamonds
106/8 (20 overs)
v
Rubies
110/7 (20 overs)
Rubies won by 4 runs
  
 
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Ian Armitage and Arnold Brotherhood
Lydia Greenway 42* (33)
Isa Guha 2/15 (4 overs)
Kate Oakenfold 35 (31)
Charlotte Edwards 2/28 (4 overs)
  • Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rubies won the Super Fours Twenty20 2008.

References
  1. "Super Fours 2008 Table". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. "Super Fours Twenty20 2008". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. Super Fours 2008 Table, ESPN Cricinfo.
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