This article needs to be updated.(September 2012) |
Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Warwickshire (7th title) |
Participants | 18 |
Matches | 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.
Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One
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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The fixtures for 2012 were announced in November 2011. [3]
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 |
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 |
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Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Nick Compton | Somerset | 11 | 18 | 1191 | 99.25 | 204* | 4 | 7 |
Chris Rogers | Middlesex | 16 | 29 | 1086 | 40.22 | 173 | 3 | 6 |
Varun Chopra | Warwickshire | 16 | 26 | 1028 | 41.12 | 195 | 3 | 5 |
Ashwell Prince | Lancashire | 15 | 24 | 1008 | 43.82 | 144 | 2 | 8 |
Chris Nash | Sussex | 16 | 28 | 984 | 37.84 | 162 | 3 | 2 |
Source: [4] |