The 2008–09

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was the 43rd domestic first-class

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tournament held in the

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, it took place from 9 January 2009 – 14 April 2009. Each team played the other twice, one played at home and the other away.

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won the tournament after finishing top of the table with seven wins from their twelve matches. It was their 2nd tournament win in succession and their 9th overall. Narsingh Deonarine of

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finished as the tournament's highest run-scorer, he made 1,068 runs at an average of 59.33, including two

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and a highest score of 198. The leading wicket-taker in the competition was Ryan Austin of the Combined Campuses and Colleges, he took 60 wickets at an average of 24.06 with best innings figures of 6/123.

Points table

Points allocation

*Won 12 *Lost: 0 *Lost but won on 1st innings: 4 *Won on 1st innings in drawn match: 6 *Lost on 1st innings in drawn match: 3 *No Decision on 1st innings: 4 *Abandoned without a ball bowled: 4

References

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