2012 English cricket season

The 2012 English cricket season was the 113th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on 31 March with a round of university matches, and continued until the final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 on 15 September. Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2012 County Championship won by Warwickshire, the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40 and the 2012 Friends Life t20 both won by Hampshire Royals.[1]

2012 (2012) English cricket season
County Championship
ChampionsWarwickshire
Runners-upSomerset
Most runsNick Compton (1,191)
Most wicketsGraham Onions (64)
Clydesdale Bank 40
ChampionsHampshire Royals
Runners-upWarwickshire Bears
Most runsMichael Carberry (598)
Most wicketsAjmal Shahzad (21)
Friends Life t20
ChampionsHampshire Royals
Runners-upYorkshire Carnegie
Most runsPhillip Hughes (402)
Most wicketsMitchell Starc (21)
PCA Player of the Year
Nick Compton
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Tim Bresnan
Alastair Cook
Glen Chapple
Alan Richardson
Kumar Sangakkara
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2013

During this season, three Test teams toured England: West Indies lost both the Test series (2–0) and the One Day International (ODI) series (2–0), and the solitary Twenty20 International (T20I). Australia also toured, in a series of five match One Day International (ODI) series which they lost 4–0. South Africa also toured, beating England in a three Test series 2–0 and drew the five match ODI series and the three match Twenty20 International (T20I) series.[2]

Roll of honour

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Test series
ODI series
Twenty20 International series
County Championship
Clydesdale Bank 40 (CB40)
Friends Life t20
Minor Counties Championship
MCCA Knockout Trophy
Second XI Championship
  • Winners: Kent II
Second XI Trophy
  • Winners: Lancashire II - Runners-up: Durham II
Second XI Twenty20 - Winners
England Under-19s
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
PCA Player of the Year
PCA Most Valuable Player of the Year

Test series

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Wisden Trophy

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Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

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County Championship

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Divisions

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Division One Division Two
Durham Derbyshire
Lancashire Essex
Middlesex Glamorgan
Nottinghamshire Gloucestershire
Somerset Hampshire
Surrey Kent
Sussex Leicestershire
Warwickshire Northamptonshire
Worcestershire Yorkshire
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Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

Division One Standings

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  • Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.
Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Warwickshire (C) 16 6 1 0 9 0 43 45 0.0 211
Somerset 16 5 1 0 10 0 32 45 0.0 187
Middlesex 16 5 4 0 7 0 33 38 0.0 172
Sussex 16 5 5 0 6 0 28 41 0.0 167
Nottinghamshire 16 4 2 0 10 0 26 43 0.0 163
Durham 16 5 5 0 6 0 18 45 4.0 157
Surrey 16 3 4 0 9 0 26 40 2.0 139
Lancashire (R) 16 1 5 0 10 0 25 35 0.0 106
Worcestershire (R) 16 1 8 0 7 0 17 42 0.0 96

Division Two Standings

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  • Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.
Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Derbyshire (C) 16 6 2 0 8 0 31 43 0.0 194
Yorkshire (P) 16 5 0 0 11 0 41 40 0.0 194
Kent 16 4 3 0 9 0 39 40 0.0 170
Hampshire 16 4 5 0 7 0 28 40 0.0 153
Essex 16 3 3 0 10 0 27 40 0.0 145
Glamorgan 16 3 6 0 7 0 28 35 1.0 131
Leicestershire 16 3 3 0 10 0 24 33 5.0 130
Northamptonshire 16 2 5 0 9 0 37 34 0.0 130
Gloucestershire 16 3 6 0 7 0 22 35 0.0 126

Clydesdale Bank 40

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Group stage

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Knockout stage

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Semi-finals Final
      
1 Sussex Sharks 219/8
4 Hampshire Royals 222/2
Hampshire Royals 244/5
Warwickshire Bears 244/7
3 Warwickshire Bears 250/6
2 Lancashire Lightning 227

Friends Life t20

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Group stage

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Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
N2 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 178/7
S2 Hampshire Royals 182/6
S2 Hampshire Royals 126/4
M1 Somerset 125/6
M1 Somerset 175/6
S3 Essex Eagles 148
S2 Hampshire Royals 150/6
N1 Yorkshire Carnegie 140/8
S1 Sussex Sharks 230/4
M2 Gloucestershire Gladiators 191/8
S1 Sussex Sharks 136/8
N1 Yorkshire Carnegie 172/6
N1 Yorkshire Carnegie 212/5
M3 Worcestershire Royals 183/6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cricket in England in 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Season review". ESPN Cricinfo.