The MTN Domestic Championship is the premier List A cricket championship in South Africa. This was the 28th time the championship was contested. Each team plays each other twice in a home and away leg. The top four teams progress to the semi-finals, with the winners of the semi-finals going through to the final.

2008–09 MTN Domestic Championship
Official logo of the MTN Domestic Championship
Dates14 October 2008 (2008-10-14) – 17 January 2009 (2009-01-17)
Administrator(s)Cricket South Africa
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and playoffs
ChampionsTitans
Participants6
Most runsVaughn van Jaarsveld (Lions) 487
Most wicketsRoelof van der Merwe (Titans) 24

The series starts on 14 October 2008 and plays through until the final on 17 January 2009.

Teams

Stadiums

Stadium City Capacity Home Team
Sahara Park Newlands Cape Town25 000Cape Cobras
Boland Park Paarl10 000Cape Cobras
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead Durban25 000Dolphins
Pietermaritzburg Oval Pietermaritzburg12 000Dolphins
OUTsurance Oval Bloemfontein20 000Diamond Eagles
De Beers Diamond Oval Kimberley11 000Diamond Eagles
Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg34 000Highveld Lions
Senwes Park Potchefstroom9 000Highveld Lions
Willowmoore Park Benoni20 000Titans
Supersport Park Centurion20 000Titans
Sahara Oval St George's Port Elizabeth19 000Warriors
Buffalo Park East London15 000Warriors

Points table

2008/9 MTN Domestic Championship
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR For Against
1 Diamond Eagles 10 7 2 0 1 4 34 0.842 2082/344.3 1897/364.4
2 Titans 10 6 2 0 2 1 29 0.069 1688/318.1 1791/342
3 Cape Cobras 10 5 3 0 2 2 26 0.247 1588/338.3 1488/334.5
4 Dolphins 10 4 4 0 2 1 21 −0.341 1713/359.2 1771/346.4
5 Warriors 10 2 7 0 1 1 11 −0.311 1763/373.1 1823/362
6 Highveld Lions 10 2 8 0 0 1 9 −0.362 2162/425.1 2226/408.4
Source: [1]

Point system

  • Win: 4 points
  • Tie, no result or abandoned: 2 points
  • Loss: 0 points
  • Bonus points: 1 point awarded if the run rate is sufficiently higher than that of the opposition.

Fixtures & Results

November 2008

14 November 2008
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Diamond Eagles
334/4 (45 overs)
v
Titans
336/3 (40.4 overs)
Boeta Dippenaar 71 not out (45 balls)
Thandi Tshabalala 1/41 (4 overs)
Martin van Jaarsveld 132 not out (96 balls)
Roelof van der Merwe 2/75 (9 overs)
Titans win by 7 wickets
OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein
Umpires: M Erasmus & BG Jerling
Player of the match: Martin van Jaarsveld, (Titans)
14 November 2008
Report
Highveld Lions
344/5 (45 overs)
v
Dolphins
228/10 (38.4 overs)
Jean Symes 146 (138 balls)
Cliff Deacon 5/38 (7.4 overs)
Grant Rowley 46 (43 balls)
Sanath Jayasuriya 2/52 (6 overs)
Highveld Lions win by 116 runs
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: S George & RE Koertzen
Player of the match: Jean Symes, (Highveld Lions)
16 November 2008
Report
Titans
89/3 (16.2 overs)
v
Warriors
127/10 (33.5 overs)
Arno Jacobs 31 (38 balls)
Johan Botha 1/17 (5 overs)
Gulam Bodi 35 (25 balls)
Roelof van der Merwe 4/28 (6.5 overs)
Titans won by 7 wickets (D/L method)
Supersport Park, Centurion, Gauteng
Umpires: MW Brown & RE Koertzen
Player of the match: Roelof van der Merwe, (Titans)
19 November 2008
Report
Dolphins
137/9 (45 overs)
v
Diamond Eagles
138/5 (34 overs)
Ahmed Amla 34 not out (65 balls)
Yusuf Abdullah 3/43 (9 overs)
Loots Bosman 35 (32 balls)
Victor Mpitsang 3/18 (9 overs)
Eagles won by 5 wickets
Sahara Park Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: JD Cloete & GH Pienaar
Player of the match: Ryan McLaren, (Diamond Eagles)
21 November 2008
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Warriors
264/8 (45 overs)
v
Diamond Eagles
358/5 (45 overs)
Johan Botha 54 not out (44 balls)
Johan Botha 1/59 (7 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 131 (108 balls)
Dillon du Preez 3/31 (7 overs)
Eagles win by 94 runs
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: IL Howell & GH Pienaar
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw, (Diamond Eagles)
21 November 2008
Report
Highveld Lions
229/10 (44 overs)
v
Titans
230/7 (41.4 overs)
Vaughn van Jaarsveld 70 not out (80 balls)
Cliff Deacon 2/53 (9 overs)
Blake Snijman 84 (96 balls)
Basheeru-Deen Walters 3/35 (8 overs)
Titans win by 3 wickets
Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: EC Hendrikse & KH Hurter
Player of the match: Blake Snijman, (Titans)
23 November 2008
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Diamond Eagles
175/4 (32.3 overs)
v
Highveld Lions
174/10 (44.3 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 54 (61 balls)
Richard Cameron 1/6 (3 overs)
Stephen Cook 51 (68 balls)
Victor Mpitsang 2/23 (9 overs)
Eagles win by 6 wickets
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Umpires: S George & IL Howell
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw, (Diamond Eagles)
23 November 2008
Report
Titans
107/10 (27.1 overs)
v
Cape Cobra
208/10 (44.1 overs)
Gulam Bodi 34 (59 balls)
Claude Henderson 4/25 (6 overs)
Jean-Paul Duminy 59 (73 balls)
Martin van Jaarsveld 3/13 (4.1 overs)
Cape Cobra win by 101 runs
Supersport Park, Centurion, Gauteng
Umpires: ZTA Ndamane & DJ Smith
Player of the match: Claude Henderson, (Cape Cobra)
26 November 2008
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Titans
191/7 (43.4 overs)
v
Dolphins
187/8 (45 overs)
Gulam Bodi 65 (88 balls)
Roelof van der Merwe 3/30 (9 overs)
Daryn Smit 52 (66 balls)
Daryn Smit 2/23 (5 overs)
Titans win by 3 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: KH Hunter & MB White
Player of the match: Gulam Bodi, (Titans)
28 November 2008
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Diamond Eagles
203/8 (44 overs)
v
Cape Cobra
57/0 (12.4 overs)
Boeta Dippenaar 63 (88 balls)
Herschelle Gibbs 32 (39 balls)
Claude Henderson 3/52 (9 overs)
No Result
OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein
Umpires: GH Pienaar & DJ Smith
30 November 2008
Report
Highveld Lions
161/10 (35.5 overs)
v
Warriors
244/10 (44.5 overs)
Jean Symes 53 (60 balls)
Richard Cameron 2/37 (7 overs)
Justin Kreusch 38 (39 balls)
Robin Peterson 5/11 (7.5 overs)
Warriors win by 83 runs
Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: MW Brown & KH Hunter
Player of the match: Robin Peterson, (Warriors)

December 2008

5 December 2008
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Warriors
196/10 (42 overs)
v
Cape Cobra
220/8 (45 overs)
Robin Peterson 55 (52 balls)
Robin Peterson 3/37 (9 overs)
Ryan Canning 54 not out (48 balls)
Claude Henderson 2/23 (9 overs)
Cape Cobras won by 24 runs
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: IH Howell & DJ Smith
Player of the match: Ryan Canning (Warriors)
5 December 2008
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Highveld Lions
215/6 (32 overs)
v
Diamond Eagles
223/6 (32 overs)
Vaughn van Jaarsveld 97 (79 balls)
Werner Coetsee 3/33 (6 overs)
Morne van Wyk 56 (63 balls)
Thandi Tshabalala 2/34 (5 overs)
Eagles win by 9 runs
Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: MW Brown & KH Hunter
Player of the match: Vaughn van Jaarsveld (Highveld Lions)
12 December 2008
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Diamond Eagles
229/7 (43 overs)
v
Warriors
227/3 (43 overs)
Morne van Wyk 88 (144 balls)
Con de Lange 1/24 (7 overs)
JJ Smuts 104 not out (122 balls)
Wayne Parnell 2/48 (9 overs)
Warriors won by 4 runs (D/L method)
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Umpires: JD Cloete & KH Hunter
Player of the match: JJ Smuts (Warriors)
12 December 2008
Report
Titans
257/6 (45 overs)
v
Highveld Lions
256/8 (45 overs)
Gulam Bodi 115 (111 balls)
Pierre Joubert 3/44 (9 overs)
Vaughn van Jaarsveld 68 (57 balls)
Craig Alexander 2/59 (9 overs)
Titans won by 4 wickets
Supersport Park, Centurion, Gauteng
Umpires: S George & EC Hendrikse
Player of the match: Gulam Bodi (Titans)
14 December 2008
Report
Cape Cobra
179/10 (42.4 overs)
v
Dolphins
232/7 (45 overs)
Ryan Canning 49 (52 balls)
Charl Langeveldt 3/34 (9 overs)
Imraan Khan 91 (109 balls)
Jon Kent 3/30 (9 overs)
Dolphins won by 53 runs
Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: M Erasmus & ZTA Ndamane
Player of the match: Jon Kent (Dolphins)
16 December 2008
Report
Diamond Eagles
267/5 (45 overs)
v
Dolphins
268/4 (44 overs)
Morne van Wyk 126 (124 balls)
Ryan McLaren & Con de Lange 2/45 (9 overs)
Imraan Khan 110 not out (126 balls)
Yusuf Abdullah 1/36 (9 overs)
Eagles won by 6 wickets
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Umpires: KH Hunter & ZTA Ndamane
Player of the match: Morne van Wyk (Diamond Eagles)
16 December 2008
Report
Highveld Lions
247/10 (43.5 overs)
v
Cape Cobra
295/8 (45 overs)
Vaughn van Jaarsveld 84 ( 73 balls)
Werner Coetsee 2/41 (9 overs)
Henry Davids 97 (101 balls)
Rory Kleinveldt 3/26 (9 overs)
Cape Cobras won by 48 runs
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: S George & BG Jerling
Player of the match: Henry Davids (Cape Cobra)
19 December 2008
Report
Dolphins
250/7 (45 overs)
v
Warriors
241/9 (45 overs)
Imraan Khan 86 (118 balls)
Sanath Jayasuriya 9/39 (9 overs)
Davey Jacobs 73 (71 balls)
Wayne Parnell 4/56 (9 overs)
Dolphins won by 9 runs
Sahara Park Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: M Erasmus & AT Holdstock
Player of the match: Imraan Khan (Dolphins)
19 December 2008
Report
Titans
232/9 (45 overs)
v
Diamond Eagles
244/6 (45 overs)
Blake Snijman 73 (91 balls)
Roelof van der Merwe 4/45 (9 overs)
Ryan Bailey 93 not out (93 balls)
Thandi Tshabalala 3/38 (9 overs)
Eagles won by 12 runs
Supersport Park, Centurion, Gauteng
Umpires: KH Hurter & DJ Smith
Player of the match: Ryan Bailey (Diamond Eagles)
21 December 2008
Report
Cape Cobra
245/8 (45 overs)
v
Titans
246/5 (40.5 overs)
Stiaan van Zyl 108 (130 balls)
Francois Plaatjies 2/49 (6.5 overs)
Farhaan Behardien 67 not out(63 balls)
Roelof van der Merwe 4/59 (9 overs)
Titans won by 5 wickets
Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: BG Jerling & GH Pienaar
Player of the match: Roelof van der Merwe (Titans)
21 December 2008
Report
Dolphins
230/5 (44.2 overs)
v
Highveld Lions
229/10 (44.2 overs)
Imraan Khan 74 (82 balls)
Quinton Friend 4/38 (6.2 overs)
Vaughn van Jaarsveld 52 (58 balls)
Craig Alexander 2/49 (9 overs)
Dolphins won by 5 wickets
Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg
Umpires: M Erasmus & LJ Willemse
Player of the match: Imraan Khan (Dolphins)
26 December 2008
Report
Warriors
184/10 (44.2 overs)
v
Highveld Lions
146/5 (33.1 overs)
Zander de Bruyn 27 (37 balls)
Wayne Parnell 2/21 (5 overs)
Alviro Petersen 52 not out (87 balls)
Jean Symes 3/33 (8 overs)
Highveld Lions won by 17 runs (D/L method)
Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: MW Brown & EC Hendrikse
Player of the match: Jean Symes (Highveld Lions)
26 December 2008
Report
Dolphins
103/3 (24.5 overs)
v
Cape Cobra
Rain stopped play
Ahmed Amla 52 not out (72 balls)
Rain stopped play
Rain stopped play
Charl Langeveldt 1/11 (5 overs)
No Result (Rain stopped play)
Sahara Park Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: IL Howell & ZTA Ndamane
28 December 2008
Report
Cape Cobra
39/10 (15.2 overs)
v
Diamond Eagles
99/2 (32 overs)
Richard Levi 14 (13 balls)
Charl Langeveldt 1/16 (4.3 overs)
Morne van Wyk 34 not out (89 balls)
Dillon du Preez 2/4 (3 overs)
Eagles won by 73 runs (D/L method)
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: BG Jerling & DJ Smith
Player of the match: Dillon du Preez (Diamond Eagles)
28 December 2008
Report
Warriors
Did not bat
v
Titans
74/2 (10.5 overs)
Did not bat
Wayne Parnell 1/18 (3 overs)
Blake Snijman 32 not out (24 balls)
Did not bowl
No Result (Rain stopped play)
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: GH Pienaar & BM White

January 2009

2 January 2009
Report
Cape Cobra
188/5 (44.3 overs)
v
Warriors
187/9 (45 overs)
Henry Davids 85 not out (117 balls)
Charl Langeveldt 2/34 (9 overs)
Justin Kreusch 55 (93 balls)
Justin Kreusch 2/26 (7 overs)
Cape Cobras won by 5 wickets
Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: JD Cloete & GH Pienaar
Player of the match: Henry Davids (Cape Cobra)
2 January 2009
Report
Dolphins
97/4 (16.2 overs)
v
Titans
153/5 (33 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 58 (36 balls)
Sanath Jayasuriya 2/26 (8 overs)
Francois du Plessis 47 not out (45 balls)
Pierre Joubert 2/21 (5 overs)
No result (Rain stopped play)
Sahara Park Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: MW Brown & EC Hendrikse
4 January 2009
Report
Cape Cobra
214/6 (45 overs)
v
Highveld Lions
161/10 (38.1 overs)
Henry Davids 116 (140 balls)
Francois Plaatjies 3/21 (7 overs)
André Nel 58 (45 balls)
Werner Coetsee 2/35 (9 overs)
Cape Cobras won by 53 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: JD Cloete & M Erasmus
Player of the match: Henry Davids (Cape Cobra)
4 January 2009
Report
Warriors
181/9 (45 overs)
v
Dolphins
182/7 (45 overs)
Johan Botha 47 (81 balls)
Juan Theron 3/25 (9 overs)
Jon Kent 86 (119 balls)
Quinton Friend 3/39 (8 overs)
Dolphins won by 3 wickets
Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: IL Howell & BG Jerling
Player of the match: Jon Kent (Dolphins)

Knock Out Stages

Semi-finals

9 January 2009
Report
Titans
186/1 (26 overs)
v
Cape Cobras
183/9 (33 overs)
Gulam Bodi 84 (90 balls)
Roelof van der Merwe 5/31 (7 overs)
Henry Davids 49 (68 balls)
Rory Kleinveldt 1/34 (5 overs)
Titans won by 9 wickets
Supersport Park, Centurion
Umpires: S George & IH Howell
Player of the match: Roelof van der Merwe (Titans)
11 January 2009
Report
Diamond Eagles
253/8 (45 overs)
v
Dolphins
245/7 (45 overs)
Loots Bosman 95 (89 balls)
Victor Mpitsang 2/47 (9 overs)
Daryn Smit 55 not out (35 balls)
Daryn Smit 3/13 (3 overs)
Eagles won by 8 runs
OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein
Umpires: MW Brown & M Erasmus
Player of the match: Loots Bosman (Diamond Eagles)

Final

16 January 2009
Report
Diamond Eagles
138/10 (44 overs)
v
Titans
141/2 (25.3 overs)
Riley Rossouw 39 (59 balls)
Con de Lange 1/12 (3 overs)
Goolam Bodi 69 (65 balls)
Paul Harris 5/27 (9 overs)
Titans won by 8 wickets
OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein
Umpires: BG Jerling & RE Koertzen
Player of the match: Paul Harris (Titans)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

External sources

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