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2012 English cricket season

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FieldValue
tourney_nameEnglish cricket season
year2012
tournament1County Championship
champions1Warwickshire
runnersup1Somerset
runs1Nick Compton (1,191)
wickets1Graham Onions (64)
tournament2Clydesdale Bank 40
champions2Hampshire Royals
runnersup2Warwickshire Bears
runs2Michael Carberry (598)
wickets2Ajmal Shahzad (21)
tournament3Friends Life t20
champions3Hampshire Royals
runnersup3Yorkshire Carnegie
runs3Phillip Hughes (402)
wickets3Mitchell Starc (21)
pcaNick Compton
wisdenTim Bresnan
Alastair Cook
Glen Chapple
Alan Richardson
Kumar Sangakkara
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Alastair Cook Glen Chapple Alan Richardson Kumar Sangakkara 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.

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.

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 OneDivision Two
DurhamDerbyshire
LancashireEssex
MiddlesexGlamorgan
NottinghamshireGloucestershire
SomersetHampshire
SurreyKent
SussexLeicestershire
WarwickshireNorthamptonshire
WorcestershireYorkshire
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Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

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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.
TeamPldWLTDABatBowlDedPts
Warwickshire (C)166109043450.0**211**
Somerset1651010032450.0**187**
Middlesex165407033380.0**172**
Sussex165506028410.0**167**
Nottinghamshire1642010026430.0**163**
Durham165506018454.0**157**
Surrey163409026402.0**139**
Lancashire (R)1615010025350.0**106**
Worcestershire (R)161807017420.0**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.
TeamPldWLTDABatBowlDedPts
Derbyshire (C)166208031430.0**194**
Yorkshire (P)1650011041400.0**194**
Kent164309039400.0**170**
Hampshire164507028400.0**153**
Essex1633010027400.0**145**
Glamorgan163607028351.0**131**
Leicestershire1633010024335.0**130**
Northamptonshire162509037340.0**130**
Gloucestershire163607022350.0**126**

Clydesdale Bank 40

Main article: 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40

Group stage

Knockout stage

| seed-width=25px | score-width=50px | team-width=150px

| RD1-team1= Sussex Sharks | RD1-score1= 219/8 | RD1-team2= Hampshire Royals | RD1-score2= 222/2

| RD1-team3= Warwickshire Bears | RD1-score3= 250/6 | RD1-team4= Lancashire Lightning | RD1-score4= 227

| RD2-team1= Hampshire Royals | RD2-score1= 244/5 | RD2-team2= Warwickshire Bears | RD2-score2= 244/7

Friends Life t20

Main article: 2012 Twenty20 Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

| seed-width=25px | score-width=50px | team-width=160px

| RD1-seed1=N2 | RD1-team1=Nottinghamshire Outlaws | RD1-score1=178/7 | RD1-seed2=S2 | RD1-team2=Hampshire Royals | RD1-score2=182/6

| RD1-seed3=M1 | RD1-team3=Somerset | RD1-score3=175/6 | RD1-seed4=S3 | RD1-team4=Essex Eagles | RD1-score4=148

| RD1-seed5=S1 | RD1-team5=Sussex Sharks | RD1-score5=230/4 | RD1-seed6=M2 | RD1-team6=Gloucestershire Gladiators | RD1-score6=191/8

| RD1-seed7=N1 | RD1-team7=Yorkshire Carnegie | RD1-score7=212/5 | RD1-seed8=M3 | RD1-team8=Worcestershire Royals | RD1-score8=183/6

| RD2-seed1=S2 | RD2-team1=Hampshire Royals | RD2-score1=126/4 | RD2-seed2=M1 | RD2-team2=Somerset | RD2-score2=125/6

| RD2-seed3=S1 | RD2-team3=Sussex Sharks | RD2-score3=136/8 | RD2-seed4=N1 | RD2-team4=Yorkshire Carnegie | RD2-score4=172/6

| RD3-seed1=S2 | RD3-team1=Hampshire Royals | RD3-score1=150/6 | RD3-seed2=N1 | RD3-team2=Yorkshire Carnegie | RD3-score2=140/8

References

References

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