| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (40 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Sussex Sharks (1st title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 73 |
| Most runs | Marcus Trescothick (556) |
| Most wickets | Jade Dernbach (24) |
The 2008 NatWest Pro40 was a league system 40 over competition. Sussex Sharks won Division One, while Essex Eagles finished top of Division Two, gaining promotion; Yorkshire Carnegie were also promoted, but Glamorgan Dragons lost their playoff match and remained in Division Two.[1] Somerset Sabres' Marcus Trescothick was the leading run-scorer in the competition with 556 runs,[2] while Jade Dernbach of Surrey Brown Caps claimed the most wickets, with 24.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | N/R | Pts | Net R/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex Sharks C | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | –0.106 |
| Hampshire Hawks | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | +0.633 |
| Durham Dynamos | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | +0.369 |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | +0.250 |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | –0.460 |
| Somerset Sabres | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | –0.154 |
| Worcestershire Royals | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | +0.110 |
| Lancashire Lightning R | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | –0.815 |
| Middlesex Crusaders R | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | –0.138 |
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | N/R | Pts | Net R/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Eagles P | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | +1.479 |
| Yorkshire Carnegie P | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | +0.250 |
| Glamorgan Dragons | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.113 |
| Kent Spitfires | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | +1.629 |
| Surrey Brown Caps | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | –0.444 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | –0.242 |
| Leicestershire Foxes | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | –0.463 |
| Derbyshire Phantoms | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | –0.892 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | –0.993 |