The 2012 season saw Somerset County Cricket Club competing in three domestic competitions; the first division of the County Championship in which despite the squad being ravaged with injuries they finished as runners-up, the Clydesdale Bank 40 but a poor start meant they finished third in their group, and the county reached the semi-finals of the Friends Life t20.
Squad The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in First-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket in 2012. Age given is at the start of Somerset's first match of the season (31 March 2012). Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Ref Batsmen Alex Barrow Right-handed Right arm medium, off break Nick Compton Right-handed Right arm off break James Hildreth Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Chris Jones Right-handed Right arm off break Richard Levi Right-handed Right arm medium Overseas player (FLt20 only) Marcus Trescothick Left-handed Right arm medium Club captain All-rounders James Burke Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Non-contracted player Lewis Gregory Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Craig Meschede Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Albie Morkel Left-handed Right arm medium-fast Overseas player (FLt20 only) Kevin O'Brien Right-handed Right arm medium-fast FLt20 only Craig Overton Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Academy player Vernon Philander Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Overseas player Arul Suppiah Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Alfonso Thomas Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Kolpak registration; vice-captain Peter Trego Right-handed Right arm medium Wicket-keepers Jos Buttler Right-handed — Craig Kieswetter Right-handed Right arm slow James Regan Right-handed — Academy player Steve Snell Right-handed — Bowlers Abdur Rehman Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player Adam Dibble Right-handed Right arm medium-fast George Dockrell Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Gemaal Hussain Right-handed Right arm medium Steve Kirby Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Jack Leach Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Sajid Mahmood Right-handed Right arm fast-medium On loan from Lancashire Robert Mutch Left-handed Left arm medium-fast Jamie Overton Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Academy player Andy Sutton Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Non-contracted player Max Waller Right-handed Right arm leg break
Pre-season
Match log Match typeDateOpponentsVenueResultRef Two-day 19–20 March Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Lost by 10 wickets Two-day 22–23 March Worcestershire County Ground, Taunton Drawn 40-over 26 March Surrey County Ground, Taunton Won by 50 runs Three-day 27–29 March Surrey County Ground, Taunton Won by 288 runs First-class 31 March - 2 April Cardiff MCCU Taunton Vale, Taunton Drawn
County Championship
Season standings Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bwl = Bowling points, Adj = Adjustments/Penalties, Pts = Points. County Championship: Division OneTeamPldWLDTABatBwlAdjPtsWarwickshire (C)166190043450211Somerset1651100032450187Middlesex165470033380172Sussex 165560028410167Nottinghamshire1642100026430163Durham16555011845-4157Surrey 16348012640-2139Lancashire (R) 1615100025350106Worcestershire (R)16187001742096Source: CricketArchive
Match log No.DateOpponentsVenueResultRef 1 5–8 April Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Won by 6 wickets 2 12–15 April Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Lost by 2 wickets 3 19–22 April Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Drawn 4 26–29 April Lancashire County Ground, Taunton Drawn 5 9–12 May Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Drawn 6 16–19 May Surrey The Oval, London Drawn 7 22–24 May Durham County Ground, Taunton Won by 5 wickets 8 30 May - 2 June Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Drawn 9 5–8 June Middlesex Lord's, London Drawn 10 18–21 July Warwickshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 1 wicket 11 1–4 August Lancashire Aigburth, Liverpool Drawn 12 7–10 August Nottinghamshire County Ground, Taunton Drawn 13 21–24 August Sussex County Ground, Taunton Drawn 14 28–31 August Surrey County Ground, Taunton Drawn 15 4–7 September Sussex County Ground, Hove Won by 5 wickets 16 11–13 September Worcestershire County Ground, Taunton Won by an innings and 148 runs
Batting averages Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest score 100s 50s 11 18 4 7 11 17 1 2 16 25 3 5 9 13 2 1 16 21 0 4 16 25 2 5 Qualification: 450 runs. Source: Cricinfo
Bowling averages Player Matches Innings Wickets Average BBI BBM 5wi 10wm 4 8 27 3 1 5 9 23 2 0 9 16 33 2 0 10 16 34 2 0 5 8 12 1 0 7 9 12 0 0 9 18 24 0 0 16 30 50 2 0 6 10 10 0 0 Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: Cricinfo
Clydesdale Bank 40
Season standings Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, NR = No result, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate. Clydesdale Bank 40: Group BTeamPldWLTNRPtsNet R/RHampshire Royals*12730216+0.754Surrey Lions†12630315+0.466Somerset†12640214+0.385Nottinghamshire Outlaws†12650113+0.101Durham Dynamos†12550212+0.262Welsh Dragons†1236039-0.971Scottish Saltires†1218035-1.359Teams marked progressed to the next stage of the competition. Team marked were eliminated from the competition.Source: Cricinfo
Match logs No.StageDateOpponentsVenueResultRef 1 Group B 4 May Surrey The Oval, London Lost by 105 runs 2 Group B 13 May Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Lost by 14 runs 3 Group B 27 May Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 9 wickets 4 Group B 4 June Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Lost by 5 wickets 5 Group B 12 July Glamorgan SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff No Result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain 6 Group B 15 July Scotland County Ground, Taunton Won by 60 runs 7 Group B 22 July Durham County Ground, Taunton Won by 8 wickets 8 Group B 28 July Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 3 wickets 9 Group B 12 August Nottinghamshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 5 wickets 10 Group B 14 August Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton Won by 50 runs 11 Group B 19 August Scotland Bothwell Castle, Uddingston Won by 53 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used 12 Group B 27 August Surrey County Ground, Taunton No Result: Match abandoned after 4.3 overs of the first innings due to rain
Batting averages Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest score 100s 50s 6 6 0 3 10 8 0 2 7 7 1 1 11 9 0 2 Qualification: 200 runs. Source: Cricinfo
Bowling averages Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi 6 0 6 1 11 0 6 0 Qualification: 30 overs. Source: Cricinfo
Friends Life t20
Season standings Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, NR = No result, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate. Friends Life t20: Midlands/Wales/West DivisionTeamPldWLTNRPtsNRRSomerset*10520313+0.275Gloucestershire Gladiators*10420412+0.248Worcestershire Royals*10430311+0.578Warwickshire Bears†10430311-0.033Welsh Dragons†1023059-0.708Northamptonshire Steelbacks†1017024-0.611Teams marked progressed to the next stage of the competition. Team marked were eliminated from the competition.Source: Cricinfo
Knockout stages
Match logs No.StageDateOpponentsVenueResultRef 1 Midlands/Wales/West Division 13 June Warwickshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 63 runs 2 Midlands/Wales/West Division 14 June Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol No Result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain 3 Midlands/Wales/West Division 17 June Northamptonshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 5 wickets 4 Midlands/Wales/West Division 21 June Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham No Result: Rain stopped play after 7.1 overs of the first innings 5 Midlands/Wales/West Division 22 June Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 4 wickets 6 Midlands/Wales/West Division 26 June Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton Won by 7 wickets 7 Midlands/Wales/West Division 29 June Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 9 wickets 8 Midlands/Wales/West Division 1 July Worcestershire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 54 runs 9 Midlands/Wales/West Division 6 July Glamorgan SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff No Result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain 10 Midlands/Wales/West Division 8 July Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Won by 7 wickets 11 Quarter-final 24 July Essex County Ground, Taunton Won by 27 runs 12 Semi-final 25 August Hampshire SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Lost by 6 wickets
Batting averages Player Matches Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest score 50s 4 4 134 2 9 8 223 2 10 9 195 1 7 7 179 1 8 7 120 0 Qualification: 100 runs. Source: Cricinfo
Bowling averages Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi 8 8 0 7 9 0 7 6 1 7 7 1 10 8 0 Qualification: 15 overs. Source: Cricinfo
Tourist match
Match log Match typeDateOpponentsVenueResultRef Two-day 9–10 July South Africa County Ground, Taunton Drawn
Statistics
Batting PlayerFirst classList ATwenty20 Matches Innings Runs Highest score Average 100s 50s Matches Innings Runs Highest score Average 100s 50s Matches Innings Runs Highest score Average Strike rate 100s 50s Batsmen AWR Barrow 9 15 186 47 12.40 0 0 5 3 108 72 54.00 0 1 NRD Compton 11 18 1,427 236 109.76 5 7 6 6 237 81 47.40 0 3 8 7 120 42* 24.00 97.56 0 0 JC Hildreth 17 26 1,214 268 52.78 4 5 11 10 102 26 12.75 0 0 9 8 223 107* 44.60 133.53 1 1 CR Jones 5 7 150 50 21.42 0 1 3 2 48 24 24.00 0 0 RE Levi 7 7 179 69 25.57 161.26 0 1 ME Trescothick 9 13 506 146 38.92 2 1 5 4 118 87* 39.33 0 1 2 2 31 19 15.50 140.90 0 0 All-rounders JE Burke 1 0 L Gregory 4 4 40 18 10.00 0 0 10 6 103 39 17.16 0 0 7 5 83 22 27.66 127.69 0 0 CAJ Meschede 7 6 172 62 28.66 0 1 6 5 102 33 25.50 0 0 3 3 19 19* 9.50 118.75 0 0 JA Morkel 5 4 81 38 20.25 112.50 0 0 KJ O'Brien 6 4 52 22 17.33 101.96 0 0 C Overton 7 8 75 50 10.71 0 1 2 2 25 20 12.50 0 0 VD Philander 5 6 62 38 10.33 0 0 AV Suppiah 17 26 769 124 29.57 2 5 7 7 144 56 24.00 0 1 7 5 55 18 18.33 114.58 0 0 AC Thomas 9 11 96 39* 9.60 0 0 5 3 23 16* 23.00 0 0 10 3 28 11* 28.00 93.33 0 0 PD Trego 17 22 630 92 35.00 0 4 11 9 245 81 27.22 0 2 8 8 52 16 7.42 67.53 0 0 Wicket-keepers JC Buttler 12 16 400 93 26.66 0 2 10 8 289 71 41.28 0 2 10 9 195 58* 27.85 116.07 0 1 C Kieswetter 11 17 654 152 50.30 1 2 7 7 236 103 33.71 1 1 4 4 134 51 44.66 120.72 0 2 JA Regan 1 0 SD Snell 2 2 18 10 9.00 0 0 2 1 4 4 4.00 100.00 0 0 Bowlers Abdur Rehman 4 5 43 17 8.60 0 0 3 2 17 9 8.50 0 0 AJ Dibble 1 2 44 43 22.00 0 0 GH Dockrell 11 10 54 13* 9.00 0 0 6 4 21 18 7.00 0 0 7 2 2 1* 2.00 22.22 0 0 GM Hussain 6 7 55 29 18.33 0 0 3 2 19 18* – 0 0 SP Kirby 9 11 20 6* 3.33 0 0 6 0 8 1 4 4* – 400.00 0 0 MJ Leach 2 1 0 0* – 0 0 3 1 2 2 2.00 0 0 SI Mahmood 3 4 25 13 8.33 0 0 RG Mutch 1 0 J Overton 3 4 55 34* 27.50 0 0 3 3 19 10 19.00 0 0 AP Sutton 1 0 MTC Waller 3 3 24 17 8.00 0 0 8 4 30 13 10.00 0 0 7 0 Source: CricInfo
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