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
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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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

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

Wisden Trophy

Main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 2012

Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

Main article: South African cricket team in England in 2012

County Championship

Main article: 2012 County Championship

Divisions

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

Icon Team promoted from Division Two Team relegated from Division One

Division One Standings

• 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

• 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

Main article: 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40

Group stage

Group A Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Lancashire Lightning 12 9 2 0 1 19 +0.050 Middlesex Panthers 12 6 3 1 2 15 +0.778 Gloucestershire Gladiators 12 5 5 0 2 12 +0.995 Netherlands 12 5 6 0 1 11 -0.910 Essex Eagles 12 4 6 0 2 10 -0.185 Leicestershire Foxes 12 3 6 0 3 9 -0.732 Worcestershire Royals 12 3 7 1 1 8 -0.011

Group B Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Hampshire Royals 12 7 3 0 2 16 +0.754 Surrey Lions 12 6 3 0 3 15 +0.466 Somerset 12 6 4 0 2 14 +0.385 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 12 6 5 0 1 13 +0.101 Durham Dynamos 12 5 5 0 2 12 +0.262 Welsh Dragons 12 3 6 0 3 9 -0.971 Scottish Saltires 12 1 8 0 3 5 -1.359

Group C Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Sussex Sharks 12 7 1 0 4 18 +1.012 Warwickshire Bears 12 8 3 0 1 17 +0.660 Kent Spitfires 12 7 2 0 3 17 +0.870 Derbyshire Falcons 12 4 5 0 3 11 -0.438 Yorkshire Carnegie 12 4 7 0 1 9 +0.006 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 12 1 6 0 5 7 -0.568 Unicorns 12 1 8 0 3 5 -1.545

Knockout stage

	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

Group stage

Midlands/Wales/West Division Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Somerset 10 5 2 0 3 13 +0.275 Gloucestershire Gladiators 10 4 2 0 4 12 +0.248 Worcestershire Royals 10 4 3 0 3 11 +0.578 Warwickshire Bears 10 4 3 0 3 11 –0.033 Welsh Dragons 10 2 3 0 5 9 –0.708 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 10 1 7 0 2 4 –0.611

North Group Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Yorkshire Carnegie 10 7 1 0 2 16 +0.863 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 10 5 1 0 4 14 +1.877 Durham Dynamos 10 4 4 1 1 10 –0.251 Lancashire Lightning 10 3 4 1 2 9 +0.106 Derbyshire Falcons 10 2 6 0 2 6 –0.561 Leicestershire Foxes 10 2 7 0 1 5 –1.352

South Group Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Sussex Sharks 10 6 1 0 3 15 +1.389 Hampshire Royals 10 5 2 0 3 13 +0.693 Essex Eagles 10 5 4 0 1 11 –0.032 Kent Spitfires 10 4 5 0 1 9 –0.465 Middlesex Panthers 10 3 7 0 0 6 –0.210 Surrey Lions 10 3 7 0 0 6 -0.700

Knockout stage

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

• Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2012

References

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