2012 County Championship

2012 County Championship
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.

Teams

Division One

     Team promoted from Division Two

Team Primary home ground Other grounds Coach Captain Overseas player(s)
Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street England Geoff Cook England Phil Mustard (Apr-Jul)
England Paul Collingwood (Jul-Sep)
Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Aigburth, Liverpool England Peter Moores England Glen Chapple South Africa Ashwell Prince
Middlesex Lord's, London Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge England Richard Scott England Neil Dexter (Apr)
Australia Chris Rogers (Apr-Sep)
Australia Chris Rogers
Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham England Mick Newell England Chris Read Australia Adam Voges (May-Sep)
Somerset County Ground, Taunton England Andy Hurry England Marcus Trescothick South Africa Vernon Philander (Apr-May)
Pakistan Abdur Rehman (Aug-Sep)
Surrey The Oval, London Woodbridge Road, Guildford England Chris Adams England Rory Hamilton-Brown (Apr-Aug)
England Gareth Batty (Aug-Sep)
South Africa Jacques Rudolph (Apr-May)
India Murali Kartik (Jun-Sep)
Sussex County Ground, Hove Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham
England Mark Robinson England Michael Yardy (Apr-Jul)
Ireland Ed Joyce (Jul-Sep)
Australia Steve Magoffin
Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham England Ashley Giles England Jim Troughton New Zealand Jeetan Patel
Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester England Steve Rhodes England Daryl Mitchell Australia Michael Klinger (Apr-May)
Australia Phillip Hughes (May-Sep)

Division Two

     Team relegated from Division One

Team Primary home ground Other grounds Coach Captain Overseas player(s)
Derbyshire County Ground, Derby Queen's Park, Chesterfield England Karl Krikken South Africa Wayne Madsen New Zealand Martin Guptill (Apr-Jun)
Australia Usman Khawaja (Jun-Sep)
Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester England Paul Grayson England James Foster South Africa Alviro Petersen (Apr-Jun)
India Harbhajan Singh (Jul-Aug)
Glamorgan SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea
St Helen's, Swansea
Australia Matthew Mott Wales Mark Wallace Australia Moisés Henriques (Apr-May)
Australia Marcus North (May-Aug)
Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol College Ground, Cheltenham New Zealand John Bracewell England Alex Gidman New Zealand Kane Williamson (Apr-Jun)
Australia Ed Cowan (Jul/Sep)
New Zealand Rob Nicol (Aug)
Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton England Giles White England Jimmy Adams Australia Simon Katich
Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells West Indies Cricket Board Jimmy Adams England Robert Key West Indies Cricket Board Brendan Nash
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester England Phil Whitticase England Matthew Hoggard West Indies Cricket Board Ramnaresh Sarwan
Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton England David Ripley South Africa Andrew Hall Sri Lanka Chaminda Vaas
Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Australia Jason Gillespie England Andrew Gale Australia Mitchell Starc

Standings

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

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 5 1 18 45 4.0 157
Surrey 16 3 4 0 8 1 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

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 6 1 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 6 1 22 35 0.0 126

Results summary

The fixtures for 2012 were announced in November 2011.[3]

Division One

Durham Lancashire Middlesex Nottinghamshire Somerset Surrey Sussex Warwickshire Worcestershire
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

Derbyshire Essex Glamorgan Gloucestershire Hampshire Kent Leicestershire Northamptonshire Yorkshire
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
v
125 (41.4 overs)
Paul Franks 51* (83)
Richard Jones 6/32 (10.4 overs)
130 (49.4 overs)
Michael Klinger 29 (55)
Ben Phillips 3/29 (13 overs)
403 (105 overs)
Riki Wessels 113 (148)
Alan Richardson 5/95 (32 overs)
299 (101.5 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 102 (239)
Luke Fletcher 4/53 (25.5 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 92 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Tim Robinson and George Sharp
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 19, Worcestershire 3

5–8 April
Scorecard
v
246 (68.4 overs)
Joe Denly 73 (120)
Vernon Philander 5/43 (20 overs)
350 (115 overs)
Nick Compton 99 (312)
Corey Collymore 3/66 (23 overs)
175 (72.1 overs)
Chris Rogers 50 (108)
George Dockrell 6/27 (20.1 overs)
73/4 (16 overs)
James Hildreth 37* (23)
Gareth Berg 3/25 (8 overs)
Somerset won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Bodenham
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Somerset 22, Middlesex 3

5–8 April
Scorecard
v
264 (68.1 overs)
Tom Maynard 86* (101)
Amjad Khan 5/57 (19.1 overs)
196 (49 overs)
Joe Gatting 72* (84)
Chris Jordan 3/29 (11 overs)
273 (70 overs)
Rory Hamilton-Brown 89 (103)
James Anyon 5/79 (24 overs)
255 (94.2 overs)
Luke Wells 108 (247)
Jon Lewis 3/40 (17.2 overs)
Surrey won by 86 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Nick Cook and Richard Illingworth
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Surrey 21, Sussex 3

12–15 April
Scorecard
v
161 (59.3 overs)
James Taylor 32 (72)
Graham Onions 4/42 (15.3 overs)
129 (43.4 overs)
Ben Stokes 33 (44)
Ben Phillips 4/33 (13 overs)
335 (107 overs)
Michael Lumb 131 (257)
Mitchell Claydon 4/84 (19 overs)
253 (69.2 overs)
Phil Mustard 80 (103)
Andre Adams 4/68 (21 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 114 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Jeremy Lloyds
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 19, Durham 3

12–14 April
Scorecard
v
124 (52.2 overs)
Steven Croft 50 (96)
James Anyon 5/36 (14.2 overs)
300 (104 overs)
Michael Yardy 110 (171)
Luke Procter 3/48 (16 overs)
176 (68.5 overs)
Ashwell Prince 58 (140)
Steve Magoffin 7/34 (19.5 overs)
4/0 (0.3 overs)
Ed Joyce 4* (3)
Sussex won by 10 wickets
Aigburth, Liverpool
Umpires: Neil Mallender and George Sharp
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Sussex 22, Lancashire 3

12–15 April
Scorecard
v
256 (93.3 overs)
Dawid Malan 88 (228)
Jade Dernbach 3/48 (26 overs)
222 (100 overs)
Steven Davies 62 (141)
Neil Dexter 3/23 (11 overs)
106 (34.5 overs)
Sam Robson 43 (62)
Jon Lewis 5/41 (15.5 overs)
137 (40.2 overs)
Rory Hamilton-Brown 63 (73)
Toby Roland-Jones 4/25 (10 overs)
Middlesex won by 3 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Martin Saggers
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 21, Surrey 3

12–15 April
Scorecard
v
147 (39.5 overs)
Vernon Philander 38 (47)
Chris Wright 4/47 (14.5 overs)
243 (85.2 overs)
Keith Barker 46 (73)
Adam Dibble 3/42 (13 overs)
354 (105 overs)
Nick Compton 133 (256)
Chris Wright 3/71 (26 overs)
262/8 (77.5 overs)
William Porterfield 84 (161)
Peter Trego 4/37 (17 overs)
Warwickshire won by 2 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Michael Gough
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 20, Somerset 3

19–22 April
Scorecard
v
250 (107.2 overs)
Karl Brown 46 (105)
Darren Maddy 4/39 (18 overs)
329 (102.2 overs)
Rikki Clarke 140 (201)
Simon Kerrigan 4/89 (27.2 overs)
148 (55 overs)
Ashwell Prince 51 (123)
Jeetan Patel 5/52 (25 overs)
71/5 (20.2 overs)
William Porterfield 22* (32)
Simon Kerrigan 3/34 (10 overs)
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets
Aigburth, Liverpool
Umpires: Trevor Jesty and Tim Robinson
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Warwickshire 22, Lancashire 5

19–22 April
Scorecard
v
188 (57.4 overs)
Neil Dexter 65 (84)
Graham Onions 6/45 (21.4 overs)
238 (58.2 overs)
Ben Stokes 45 (54)
Steven Finn 3/55 (15 overs)
179 (60.5 overs)
John Simpson 47 (69)
Graham Onions 4/28 (16 overs)
82/6 (18.3 overs)
Michael Di Venuto 29 (26)
Steven Finn 4/43 (9 overs)
Match drawn
Lord's, London
Umpires: Neil Mallender and David Millns
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Durham 7, Middlesex 6

19–22 April
Scorecard
v
162 (56.4 overs)
Chris Read 104* (135)
Peter Trego 5/53 (20 overs)
445/2d (111.4 overs)
Nick Compton 204* (323)
Ben Phillips 1/42 (20 overs)
169/4 (58 overs)
James Taylor 38* (91)
Peter Trego 2/62 (21 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Somerset 11, Nottinghamshire 3

19–22 April
Scorecard
v
140 (44 overs)
Jason Roy 38 (36)
Alan Richardson 6/47 (20 overs)
119 (47.5 overs)
James Cameron 41 (94)
Stuart Meaker 6/39 (15.5 overs)
224 (60.5 overs)
Rory Hamilton-Brown 76 (96)
Alan Richardson 4/81 (25 overs)
94/1 (31 overs)
Michael Klinger 69* (95)
Chris Jordan 1/4 (2 overs)
Match drawn
The Oval, London
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Nigel Llong
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Surrey 6, Worcestershire 6

26–29 April
Scorecard
v
400 (108.3 overs)
Steven Croft 113 (202)
Vernon Philander 5/71 (24.3 overs)
87/3 (38 overs)
Nick Compton 30* (83)
Glen Chapple 2/15 (11 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Lancashire 9, Somerset 6

26–29 April
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
The Oval, London
Umpires: Mark Benson and Martin Bodenham
  • No toss
  • Points: Surrey 3, Durham 3

26–29 April
Scorecard
v
545 (152.5 overs)
Jonathan Trott 178 (314)
Chris Nash 3/44 (14.5 overs)
80/5 (38.1 overs)
Chris Nash 18 (35)
Keith Barker 3/28 (12 overs)
Match drawn
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jeremy Lloyds
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Warwickshire 8, Sussex 5

26–29 April
Scorecard
v
243 (88.1 overs)
Alex Hales 49 (84)
Richard Jones 4/76 (20.1 overs)
157 (67.5 overs)
Aneesh Kapil 41 (91)
Andre Adams 5/62 (22 overs)
88/2 (28.1 overs)
Neil Edwards 49* (92)
Richard Jones 1/34 (13 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 7, Worcestershire 6

References

  1. LV= extends County Championship deal, 21 March 2012, accessed 17 April 2012.
  2. ECB website: LV= County Championship - Scoring of points, accessed 17 April 2012.
  3. ECB reveals 2012 county fixtures, 29 November 2011, accessed 17 April 2011.