2012 County Championship
| 2012 County Championship | |
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Warwickshire (7th title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches played | 144 |
The 2012 County Championship season, known as the LV= County Championship for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 113th cricket County Championship season. Warwickshire won their seventh County Championship title. It was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away. The top two teams from Division Two (Derbyshire and Yorkshire) were promoted to the first division for the 2013 season, while the bottom two sides from Division One (Worcestershire and defending champions Lancashire) were relegated.
Home grounds of each County
Teams
Division One
Team promoted from Division Two
Division Two
Team relegated from 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.
Teams receive 16 points for a win and 3 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.[2]
Division One
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Division Two
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Results summary
The fixtures for 2012 were announced in November 2011.[3]
Division One
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Durham | Lancashire | Middlesex | Nottinghamshire | Somerset | Surrey | Sussex | Warwickshire | Worcestershire |
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| Durham | 30 May - 2 Jun Lancashire 2 wickets | 27-30 Jul Durham 15 runs | 12-15 Apr Nottinghamshire 114 runs | 9–12 May Match drawn | 7-10 Aug Durham inns & 38 runs | 11-14 Sep Durham 5 wickets | 5-8 Jun Match drawn | 21-24 Aug Durham 6 wickets | |
| Lancashire | 28-31 Aug Match drawn | 23–26 May Match drawn | 2–5 May Nottinghamshire 185 runs | 1-4 Aug Match drawn | 11-14 Sep Match drawn | 12-15 Apr Sussex 10 wickets | 19-22 Apr Warwickshire 5 wickets | 18-21 Jul Worcestershire 205 runs | |
| Middlesex | 19-22 Apr Match drawn | 4-7 Sep Middlesex 109 runs | 11-14 Jul Match drawn | 5-8 Jun Match drawn | 12-15 Apr Middlesex 3 runs | 30 May - 2 Jun Middlesex 10 wickets | 1-4 Aug Match drawn | 3–6 May Middlesex 132 runs | |
| Nottinghamshire | 15-18 Aug Durham 16 runs | 6-9 Jun Match drawn | 9–12 May Match drawn | 19-22 Apr Match drawn | 18-21 Jul Match drawn | 27-30 Jul Match drawn | 11-14 Sep Match drawn | 5-8 Apr Nottinghamshire 92 runs | |
| Somerset | 22–25 May Somerset 5 wickets | 26-29 Apr Match drawn | 5-8 Apr Somerset 6 wickets | 7-10 Aug Match drawn | 28-31 Aug Match drawn | 21-24 Aug Match drawn | 18-21 Jul Somerset 1 wicket | 11-14 Sep Somerset inns & 148 runs | |
| Surrey | 26-29 Apr Match abandoned | 11-14 Jul Match drawn | 15-18 Aug Surrey 8 runs | 4-7 Sep Surrey 195 runs | 16–19 May Match drawn | 5-8 Apr Surrey 86 runs | 23–26 May Warwickshire 5 wickets | 19-22 Apr Match drawn | |
| Sussex | 18-21 Jul Somerset 2 wickets | 9–12 May Match drawn | 10-13 Aug Sussex 8 wickets | 25–28 May Nottinghamshire 7 wickets | 4-7 Sep Somerset 5 wickets | 6-9 Jun Sussex 10 wickets | 26-29 Apr Match drawn | 1-4 Aug Sussex inns & 117 runs | |
| Warwickshire | 2–5 May Warwickshire 9 wickets | 16–19 May Match drawn | 21-24 Aug Match drawn | 28-31 Aug Match drawn | 12-15 Apr Warwickshire 2 wickets | 27-30 Jul Match drawn | 12-15 Jul Match drawn | 8-11 Aug Warwickshire 7 wickets | |
| Worcestershire | 10-13 Jul Match drawn | 15-18 Aug Match drawn | 28-31 Aug Middlesex 5 wickets | 26-29 Apr Match drawn | 30 May - 2 Jun Match drawn | 9–12 May Match drawn | 16–19 May Match drawn | 4-7 Sep Warwickshire inns & 202 runs |
| Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |
Division Two
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Derbyshire | Essex | Glamorgan | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Kent | Leicestershire | Northamptonshire | Yorkshire |
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| Derbyshire | 28-31 Aug Match drawn | 16–19 May Derbyshire 8 wickets | 2–5 May Match drawn | 11-14 Sep Derbyshire 6 wickets | 2-5 Aug Derbyshire 2 wickets | 19-22 Apr Match drawn | 5-8 Apr Derbyshire 202 runs | 18-21 Jul Match drawn | |
| Essex | 23–26 May Derbyshire 10 wickets | 15-18 Aug Match drawn | 5-8 Apr Essex inns & 38 runs | 19-22 Jul Hampshire 2 runs | 9–12 May Match drawn | 1-4 Aug Match drawn | 26-29 Apr Match drawn | 11-14 Sep Yorkshire 239 runs | |
| Glamorgan | 12-15 Apr Derbyshire 130 runs | 2–5 May Match drawn | 1-4 Aug Glamorgan 26 runs | 19-22 Apr Hampshire 2 wickets | 11-14 Sep Glamorgan 7 wickets | 29 May - 1 Jun Match drawn | 28-31 Aug Match drawn | 6-9 Jun Match drawn | |
| Gloucestershire | 30 May - 2 Jun Gloucestershire 7 wickets | 11-14 Jul Match drawn | 26-29 Apr Match abandoned | 6-9 Aug Match drawn | 15-18 Aug Match drawn | 18-21 Jul Match drawn | 4-7 Sep 207 runs | 9–12 May Yorkshire 4 wickets | |
| Hampshire | 9–12 May Match drawn | 4-7 Sep Essex 122 runs | 23–26 May Hampshire 31 runs | 12-15 Apr Gloucestershire 33 runs | 27-30 Jul Match drawn | 26-29 Apr Match drawn | 15-18 Aug Hampshire 8 wickets | 11-14 Jul Match drawn | |
| Kent | 4-7 Sep Kent 222 runs | 8-11 Aug Essex 7 wickets | 19-22 Jul Match drawn | 19-22 Apr Match drawn | 6-9 Jun Match drawn | 23–26 May Kent inns & 279 runs | 16–19 May Match drawn | 26-29 Apr Match drawn | |
| Leicestershire | 5-8 Jun Match drawn | 16–19 May Match drawn | 5-8 Apr Leicestershire 52 runs | 11-14 Sep Leicestershire 2 wickets | 21-24 Aug Leicestershire 126 runs | 28-31 Aug Kent 147 runs | 9–12 May Match drawn | 27-30 Jul Match drawn | |
| Northamptonshire | 21-24 Aug Match drawn | 6-9 Jun Match drawn | 14-17 Jul Glamorgan 3 wickets | 23–26 May Northamptonshire 121 runs | 2–5 May Northamptonshire 117 runs | 12-15 Apr Kent inns & 120 runs | 10-13 Aug Match drawn | 1-4 Aug Match drawn | |
| Yorkshire | 15-18 Aug Match drawn | 19-22 Apr Match drawn | 4-7 Sep Yorkshire 8 wickets | 28-31 Aug Yorkshire 2 wickets | 16–19 May Match drawn | 5-8 Apr Match drawn | 2–5 May Yorkshire inns & 22 runs | 30 May - 2 Jun Match drawn |
| Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |
Results in full
Division One
April
| 5–8 April Scorecard |
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- Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
- Points: Nottinghamshire 19, Worcestershire 3
| 12–15 April Scorecard |
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- Durham won the toss and elected to field
- Points: Nottinghamshire 19, Durham 3
| 12–15 April Scorecard |
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- Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
- Points: Warwickshire 20, Somerset 3
| 19–22 April Scorecard |
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- Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
- Points: Warwickshire 22, Lancashire 5
| 19–22 April Scorecard |
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- Somerset won the toss and elected to field
- Points: Somerset 11, Nottinghamshire 3
| 19–22 April Scorecard |
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- Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
- Points: Surrey 6, Worcestershire 6
| 26–29 April Scorecard |
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- Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
- Points: Nottinghamshire 7, Worcestershire 6
References
- ↑ LV= extends County Championship deal, 21 March 2012, accessed 17 April 2012.
- ↑ ECB website: LV= County Championship - Scoring of points, accessed 17 April 2012.
- ↑ ECB reveals 2012 county fixtures, 29 November 2011, accessed 17 April 2011.
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