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	144
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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	—	Geoff Cook	Phil Mustard (Apr-Jul) Paul Collingwood (Jul-Sep)	—
Lancashire	Old Trafford, Manchester	Aigburth, Liverpool	Peter Moores	Glen Chapple	Ashwell Prince
Middlesex	Lord's, London	Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge	Richard Scott	Neil Dexter (Apr) Chris Rogers (Apr-Sep)	Chris Rogers
Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	—	Mick Newell	Chris Read	Adam Voges (May-Sep)
Somerset	County Ground, Taunton	—	Andy Hurry	Marcus Trescothick	Vernon Philander (Apr-May) Abdur Rehman (Aug-Sep)
Surrey	The Oval, London	Woodbridge Road, Guildford	Chris Adams	Rory Hamilton-Brown (Apr-Aug) Gareth Batty (Aug-Sep)	Jacques Rudolph (Apr-May) Murali Kartik (Jun-Sep)
Sussex	County Ground, Hove	Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham	Mark Robinson	Michael Yardy (Apr-Jul) Ed Joyce (Jul-Sep)	Steve Magoffin
Warwickshire	Edgbaston, Birmingham	—	Ashley Giles	Jim Troughton	Jeetan Patel
Worcestershire	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	—	Steve Rhodes	Daryl Mitchell	Michael Klinger (Apr-May) 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	Karl Krikken	Wayne Madsen	Martin Guptill (Apr-Jun) Usman Khawaja (Jun-Sep)
Essex	County Ground, Chelmsford	Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester	Paul Grayson	James Foster	Alviro Petersen (Apr-Jun) Harbhajan Singh (Jul-Aug)
Glamorgan	SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff	Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea St Helen's, Swansea	Matthew Mott	Mark Wallace	Moisés Henriques (Apr-May) Marcus North (May-Aug)
Gloucestershire	County Ground, Bristol	College Ground, Cheltenham	John Bracewell	Alex Gidman	Kane Williamson (Apr-Jun) Ed Cowan (Jul/Sep) Rob Nicol (Aug)
Hampshire	The Rose Bowl, Southampton	—	Giles White	Jimmy Adams	Simon Katich
Kent	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	Jimmy Adams	Rob Key	Brendan Nash
Leicestershire	Grace Road, Leicester	—	Phil Whitticase	Matthew Hoggard	Ramnaresh Sarwan
Northamptonshire	County Ground, Northampton	—	David Ripley	Andrew Hall	Chaminda Vaas
Yorkshire	Headingley, Leeds	North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough	Jason Gillespie	Andrew Gale	Mitchell Starc

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

Team	Pld	W	L	D	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Warwickshire (C)	16	6	1	9	0	43	45	0.0	211
Somerset	16	5	1	10	0	32	45	0.0	187
Middlesex	16	5	4	7	0	33	38	0.0	172
Sussex	16	5	5	6	0	28	41	0.0	167
Nottinghamshire	16	4	2	10	0	26	43	0.0	163
Durham	16	5	5	5	1	18	45	4.0	157
Surrey	16	3	4	8	1	26	40	2.0	139
Lancashire (R)	16	1	5	10	0	25	35	0.0	106
Worcestershire (R)	16	1	8	7	0	17	42	0.0	96

Division Two

Team	Pld	W	L	D	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Derbyshire (C)	16	6	2	8	0	31	43	0.0	194
Yorkshire (P)	16	5	0	11	0	41	40	0.0	194
Kent	16	4	3	9	0	39	40	0.0	170
Hampshire	16	4	5	7	0	28	40	0.0	153
Essex	16	3	3	10	0	27	40	0.0	145
Glamorgan	16	3	6	6	1	28	35	1.0	131
Leicestershire	16	3	3	10	0	24	33	5.0	130
Northamptonshire	16	2	5	9	0	37	34	0.0	130
Gloucestershire	16	3	6	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

Nottinghamshire	v	Worcestershire
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

Middlesex	v	Somerset
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

Surrey	v	Sussex
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

Nottinghamshire	v	Durham
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

Lancashire	v	Sussex
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

Middlesex	v	Surrey
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

Somerset	v	Warwickshire
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

Lancashire	v	Warwickshire
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

Middlesex	v	Durham
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

Nottinghamshire	v	Somerset
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)

Match drawn
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Peter Willey

Somerset won the toss and elected to field
Points: Somerset 11, Nottinghamshire 3

19–22 April
Scorecard

Surrey	v	Worcestershire
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

Lancashire	v	Somerset
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)

Match drawn
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Martin Saggers

Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Lancashire 9, Somerset 6

26–29 April
Scorecard

Surrey	v	Durham

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

Warwickshire	v	Sussex
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

Nottinghamshire	v	Worcestershire
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)

Match drawn
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Nick Cook and Michael Gough

Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Nottinghamshire 7, Worcestershire 6

May

June

July

August

September

Division Two

April

May

June

July

August

September

Statistics

Division One

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
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]

References

^ LV= extends County Championship deal Archived 2012-07-30 at archive.today, 21 March 2012, accessed 17 April 2012.
^ ECB website: LV= County Championship - Scoring of points Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 17 April 2012.
^ ECB reveals 2012 county fixtures, 29 November 2011, accessed 17 April 2011.
^ "Records / County Championship Division One, 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

[1] LV= extends County Championship deal Archived 2012-07-30 at archive.today, 21 March 2012, accessed 17 April 2012.

[2] ECB website: LV= County Championship - Scoring of points Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 17 April 2012.

[3] ECB reveals 2012 county fixtures, 29 November 2011, accessed 17 April 2011.

[4] "Records / County Championship Division One, 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

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