Broadcast
The televised county cricket fixtures for summer 2008 have been confirmed by ECB and Sky Sports, with at least 65 matches scheduled for broadcast, more than ever before.
Every county will feature at least four times, including one home match, in the initial 49 fixtures selected by Sky together with the ECB. The coverage includes:
- Friends Provident Trophy: 14 matches including both semi-finals and final
- Twenty20 Cup: 18 matches including all least three quarter-finals for the first time
- NatWest Pro40: 31 matches including 23 day night games
- LV County Championship: Three live matches, including Sussex vs Lancashire
Friends Provident Trophy
Sunday 20 April
Durham v Yorkshire, Chester-le-Street
Sunday 27 April
Ireland v Nottinghamshire, Clontarf
Sunday 4 May
Hampshire v Gloucestershire, Rose Bowl
Monday 5 May
Surrey v Kent, The Brit Oval
Thursday 8 May
Sussex v Surrey, Hove d/n
Friday 9 May
Glamorgan v Gloucestershire, Cardiff d/n
Sunday 11 May
Warwickshire v Northamptonshire, Edgbaston
Tuesday 20 May
Hampshire v Worcestershire, Rose Bowl d/n
Wednesday 28 May
tbc
Wednesday 4 June
Quarter Final
Friday 4 July
Semi Final
Saturday 5 July
Semi Final
Saturday 16 August
Final, Lord’s
Twenty20 Cup
Wednesday 11 June
Kent v Sussex, Canterbury
Thursday 12 June
Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, Worcester
Saturday 14 June
Somerset v Warwickshire, Taunton
Monday 16 June
Middlesex v Surrey, Lord’s
Tuesday 17 June
Lancashire v Durham, Old Trafford
Thursday 19 June
Worcestershire v Somerset, Worcester
Friday 20 June
Lancashire v Yorkshire, Old Trafford
Sunday 22 June
Northamptonshire v Glamorgan, Northampton
Monday 23 June
Hampshire v Surrey, Rose Bowl d/n
Tuesday 24 June
Essex v Sussex, Chelmsford d/n
Thursday 26 June
Yorkshire v Leicestershire, Headingley
Friday 27 June
tbc
Monday 7 July
Quarter Final
Tuesday 8 July
Quarter Final
Wednesday 9 July
Quarter Final
Saturday 26 July
Finals Day, Rose Bowl
NatWest Pro40
Tuesday 15 July
Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire, Worcester d/n
Wednesday 16 July
Essex v Yorkshire, Chelmsford d/n
Thursday 17 July
Lancashire v Gloucestershire, Old Trafford d/n
Wednesday 23 July
Durham v Somerset, Chester-le-Street d/n
Thursday 24 July
Glamorgan v Surrey, Cardiff d/n
Monday 28 July
Derbyshire v Essex, Derby d/n
Tuesday 29 July
Leicestershire v Warwickshire, Leicester d/n
Monday 4 August
Middlesex v Somerset, Lord’s d/n
Tuesday 5 August
Essex v Surrey, Chelmsford d/n
Wednesday 6 August
Warwickshire v Northamptonshire, Edgbaston d/n
Tuesday 12 August
Kent v Leicestershire, Canterbury d/n
Wednesday 13 August
Hampshire v Sussex, Rose Bowl d/n
Tuesday 19 August
Nottinghamshire v Durham, Trent Bridge d/n
Thursday 21 August
Derbyshire v Yorkshire, Derby d/n
Saturday 23 August
Somerset v Gloucestershire, Taunton
Sunday 24 August
Middlesex v Hampshire, Lord’s
Monday 25 August
Sussex v Lancashire, Hove d/n
Wednesday 27 August
Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Bristol d/n
Thursday 28 August
Somerset v Worcestershire, Taunton d/n
Saturday 30 August
Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, Worcester
Monday 1 September
Hampshire v Durham, Rose Bowl d/n
Tuesday 2 September
Surrey v Kent, The Brit Oval d/n
Saturday 6 September
Hampshire v Worcestershire, Rose Bowl
Sunday 7 September
Leicestershire v Northamptonshire, Leicester
Monday 8 September
Glamorgan v Derbyshire, Cardiff d/n
Tuesday 9 September
Yorkshire v Warwickshire, Headingley d/n
Weds 10 September
Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Trent Bridge d/n
Thursday 11 September
Sussex v Middlesex, Hove d/n
Saturday 13 September
Pro40 Div 2 tbc
Sunday 14 September
Pro40 Div 1 tbc
Sunday 21 September
Pro40 Playoff
LV County Championship
29 June – 2 July
Sussex v Lancashire, Hove
17 – 20 September
tbc
24 – 27 September
tbc
