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.
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 team.
The group worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
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.
Teams Diamonds Emeralds Rubies Sapphires Charlotte Edwards (c) Charlotte Anneveld Lynsey Askew Karen Baker (wk) Sarah Bartlett Tammy Beaumont (wk) Rosalie Birch Georgia Elwiss Lydia Greenway Charlotte Horton Beth Morgan Ebony Rainford-Brent Anna Stevenson Izzy Westbury Nicky Shaw (c) Salliann Briggs Daisy Gardner Jenny Gunn Laura Joyce (wk) Heather Knight Laura Marsh Nicky Myers Sarah Taylor (wk) Jasmine Titmuss Jo Watts Beth Wild Danni Wyatt Gill Richards (c) Caroline Atkins Karen Baker (wk) Alex Blackwell Elwyn Campbell Holly Colvin Steph Davies Isa Guha Holly Knight Natalie Lane Sophie Le Marchand (wk) Kate Oakenfold Amanda Potgieter Anya Shrubsole Jo Watts Rebecca Williams Alexia Walker (c) Tammy Beaumont (wk) Katherine Brunt Kate Cross Kathryn Doherty Jenny Halstead Lauren Griffiths (wk) Danielle Hazell Stephanie Masters Rochelle Petty Leah Poulton Dawn Prestidge Laura Spragg Claire Taylor (wk)
50 over Results TeamSapphires (C) 6 3 1 0 2 7 74 Diamonds6 2 2 0 2 10 62Emeralds6 2 2 0 2 2 54Rubies6 1 3 0 2 3 40 Source: ESPN CricinfoSuper Fours 2008 Table, ESPN Cricinfo.
Twenty20 Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
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