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
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy
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 PtsWarwickshire (C) 16 6 1 0 9 0 43 45 0.0 211Somerset 16 5 1 0 10 0 32 45 0.0 187Middlesex 16 5 4 0 7 0 33 38 0.0 172Sussex 16 5 5 0 6 0 28 41 0.0 167Nottinghamshire 16 4 2 0 10 0 26 43 0.0 163Durham 16 5 5 0 6 0 18 45 4.0 157Surrey 16 3 4 0 9 0 26 40 2.0 139Lancashire (R) 16 1 5 0 10 0 25 35 0.0 106Worcestershire (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 PtsDerbyshire (C) 16 6 2 0 8 0 31 43 0.0 194Yorkshire (P) 16 5 0 0 11 0 41 40 0.0 194Kent 16 4 3 0 9 0 39 40 0.0 170Hampshire 16 4 5 0 7 0 28 40 0.0 153Essex 16 3 3 0 10 0 27 40 0.0 145Glamorgan 16 3 6 0 7 0 28 35 1.0 131Leicestershire 16 3 3 0 10 0 24 33 5.0 130Northamptonshire 16 2 5 0 9 0 37 34 0.0 130Gloucestershire 16 3 6 0 7 0 22 35 0.0 126
Clydesdale Bank 40
Group stage
Knockout stage
Friends Life t20
Group stage
Knockout stage
See also Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2012
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