2012 English cricket season

2012 English cricket seasonCounty Championship

Champions| Warwickshire
Runners-up| Somerset
Most runs| Nick Compton (1,191)
Most wickets| Graham Onions (64)
Clydesdale Bank 40
Champions| Hampshire Royals
Runners-up| Warwickshire Bears
Most runs| Michael Carberry (598)
Most wickets| Ajmal Shahzad (21)
Friends Life t20
Champions| Hampshire Royals
Runners-up| Yorkshire Carnegie
Most runs| Phillip Hughes (402)
Most wickets| Mitchell 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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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]

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

* England v West Indies: 3 Tests - England won 2–0.
* England v South Africa: 3 Tests - South Africa won 2–0.

ODI series

* England v West Indies: 3 ODIs - England won 2–0.
* England v Australia: 5 ODIs - England won 4–0.
* England v South Africa: 5 ODIs - Series drawn 2-2.

Twenty20 International series

* England v West Indies: Only T20I - England won by 7 wickets.
* England v South Africa: 3 T20Is - Series drawn 1-1.

County Championship

* Division One winners: Warwickshire
* Division One Runners-up: Somerset
* Division Two winners: Derbyshire (on most wins)
* Relegated from Division One: Lancashire and Worcestershire
* Promoted from Division Two: Derbyshire and Yorkshire

Clydesdale Bank 40 (CB40)

* Winners: Hampshire Royals \- Runners-up: Warwickshire Bears

Friends Life t20

* Winners: Hampshire Royals \- Runners-up: Yorkshire Carnegie

Minor Counties Championship

* Winners: Cornwall

MCCA Knockout Trophy

* Winners: Cumberland

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

* Tim Bresnan, Alastair Cook, Glen Chapple, Alan Richardson, Kumar Sangakkara

PCA Player of the Year

* Nick Compton

PCA Most Valuable Player of the Year

* Peter Trego

## Test series

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### Wisden Trophy

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Main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 2012

### Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

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Main article: South African cricket team in England in 2012

## County Championship

[edit]

Main article: 2012 County Championship

### Divisions

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| Division One | Division Two

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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

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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

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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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Main article: 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40

### Group stage

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Group A  | Pos | Team

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1  | Lancashire Lightning | 12  | 9  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 19  | 0.050
2  | Middlesex Panthers | 12  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 15  | 0.778
3  | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 12  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 2  | 12  | 0.995
4  | Netherlands | 12  | 5  | 6  | 0  | 1  | 11  | −0.910
5  | Essex Eagles | 12  | 4  | 6  | 0  | 2  | 10  | −0.185
6  | Leicestershire Foxes | 12  | 3  | 6  | 0  | 3  | 9  | −0.732
7  | Worcestershire Royals | 12  | 3  | 7  | 1  | 1  | 8  | −0.011

Source: [citation needed]

Group B  | Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR

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1  | Hampshire Royals | 12  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 16  | 0.754
2  | Surrey Lions | 12  | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 15  | 0.466
3  | Somerset | 12  | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 14  | 0.385
4  | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 12  | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 13  | 0.101
5  | Durham Dynamos | 12  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 2  | 12  | 0.262
6  | Welsh Dragons | 12  | 3  | 6  | 0  | 3  | 9  | −0.971
7  | Scottish Saltires | 12  | 1  | 8  | 0  | 3  | 5  | −1.359

Source: [citation needed]

Group C  | Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR

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1  | Sussex Sharks | 12  | 7  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 18  | 1.012
2  | Warwickshire Bears | 12  | 8  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 17  | 0.660
3  | Kent Spitfires | 12  | 7  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 17  | 0.870
4  | Derbyshire Falcons | 12  | 4  | 5  | 0  | 3  | 11  | −0.438
5  | Yorkshire Carnegie | 12  | 4  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 0.006
6  | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 12  | 1  | 6  | 0  | 5  | 7  | −0.568
7  | Unicorns | 12  | 1  | 8  | 0  | 3  | 5  | −1.545

Source: [citation needed]

### Knockout stage

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 1 | Sussex Sharks | 219/8 | |
| 4 | Hampshire Royals | 222/2 |
| | Hampshire Royals | 244/5 |
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| | | Warwickshire Bears | 244/7 |
| 3 | Warwickshire Bears | 250/6 |

| 2 | Lancashire Lightning | 227 |

## Friends Life t20

[edit]

Main article: 2012 Twenty20 Cup

### Group stage

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Midlands/Wales/West Division  | Pos | Team

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1  | Somerset | 10  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 13  | 0.275
2  | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 10  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 12  | 0.248
3  | Worcestershire Royals | 10  | 4  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 11  | 0.578
4  | Warwickshire Bears | 10  | 4  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 11  | −0.033
5  | Welsh Dragons | 10  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 5  | 9  | −0.708
6  | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 10  | 1  | 7  | 0  | 2  | 4  | −0.611

Source: [citation needed]

North Group  | Pos | Team

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1  | Yorkshire Carnegie | 10  | 7  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 16  | 0.863
2  | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 10  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 14  | 1.877
3  | Durham Dynamos | 10  | 4  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 10  | −0.251
4  | Lancashire Lightning | 10  | 3  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 0.106
5  | Derbyshire Falcons | 10  | 2  | 6  | 0  | 2  | 6  | −0.561
6  | Leicestershire Foxes | 10  | 2  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 5  | −1.352

Source: [citation needed]

South Group  | Pos | Team

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1  | Sussex Sharks | 10  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 15  | 1.389
2  | Hampshire Royals | 10  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 13  | 0.693
3  | Essex Eagles | 10  | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 11  | −0.032
4  | Kent Spitfires | 10  | 4  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 9  | −0.465
5  | Middlesex Panthers | 10  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 6  | −0.210
6  | Surrey Lions | 10  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 6  | −0.700

Source: [citation needed]

### Knockout stage

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| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| N2 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 178/7 | | |
| S2 | Hampshire Royals | 182/6 |
| | S2 | Hampshire Royals | 126/4 |
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| | | M1 | Somerset | 125/6 |
| M1 | Somerset | 175/6 |

| S3 | Essex Eagles | 148 |
| | S2 | Hampshire Royals | 150/6 |
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| | | N1 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 140/8 |
| S1 | Sussex Sharks | 230/4 | |

| M2 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 191/8 |
| | S1 | Sussex Sharks | 136/8 |
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| | | N1 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 172/6 |
| N1 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 212/5 |

| M3 | Worcestershire Royals | 183/6 |

## See also

[edit]

* Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2012

## References

[edit]

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

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*[Pos]: Position
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*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[L]: Lost
*[T]: Tied
*[NR]: No result
*[Pts]: Points
*[NRR]: Net run rate