2012 County Championship
{{Short description|English cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{update|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board
| cricket format = First-class cricket (4 days)
| tournament format = League system
| champions = Warwickshire
| count = 7
| participants = 18
| matches = 144
| previous_year = 2011
| previous_tournament = 2011 County Championship
| next_year = 2013
| next_tournament = 2013 County Championship
}}
The 2012 County Championship season, known as the LV= County Championship for sponsorship reasons,[http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/media-releases/lv-extends-county-championship-deal,317234,EN.html?Pf=com.otherobjects.cms.model.structure.Folder-L-28 LV= extends County Championship deal] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120730230047/http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/media-releases/lv-extends-county-championship-deal,317234,EN.html?Pf=com.otherobjects.cms.model.structure.Folder-L-28 |date=2012-07-30 }}, 21 March 2012, accessed 17 April 2012. 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
{{location map+ |England |float=center |width=400 |caption=Home grounds of each County |places=
{{location map~ |England |lat=52.927506 |long=-1.461103 |label=Derbyshire|position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=54.849644 |long=-1.560706 |label=Durham|position=right}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=51.731556 |long=0.469064 |label=Essex|position=right}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=51.487222 |long=-3.191389 |label=Glamorgan|position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=51.477225 |long=-2.584156 |label=Gloucester-shire|position=top}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=50.924108 |long=-1.322056 |label=Hampshire|position=top}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=51.266667 |long=1.091667 |label=Kent|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=53.456347 |long=-2.286761 |label=Lancashire|position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=52.607814 |long=-1.142686 |label=Leicestershire|position=right}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=51.5294 |long=-0.1727 |label=Middlesex|position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=52.248158 |long=-0.871206 |label=Northampton|position=right}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=52.95 |long=-1.133333 |label=Nottinghamshire|position=right}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=51.0192 |long=-3.1045 |label=Somerset|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=51.483719 |long=-0.114981 |label=Surrey|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=50.83 |long=-0.164167 |label=Sussex|position=right}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=52.455814 |long=-1.902489 |label=Warwickshire|position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=52.189225 |long=-2.226925 |label=Worcestershire|position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=53.816944 |long=-1.582222 |label=Yorkshire|position=right}}
}}
=Division One=
{{Color box|#D0F0C0|border=darkgray}} Team promoted from Division Two
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| Team
! Primary home ground ! Other grounds ! Coach ! Captain ! Overseas player(s) |
|---|
| Durham
|Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |— |{{flagicon|England}} Geoff Cook |{{flagicon|England}} Phil Mustard (Apr-Jul) |— |
| Lancashire
|{{flagicon|England}} Peter Moores |{{flagicon|England}} Glen Chapple |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Ashwell Prince |
| style="background-color:#D0F0C0"
|Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge |{{flagicon|England}} Richard Scott |{{flagicon|England}} Neil Dexter (Apr) |{{flagicon|Australia}} Chris Rogers |
| Nottinghamshire
|— |{{flagicon|England}} Mick Newell |{{flagicon|England}} Chris Read |{{flagicon|Australia}} Adam Voges (May-Sep) |
| Somerset
|— |{{flagicon|England}} Andy Hurry |{{flagicon|England}} Marcus Trescothick |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Vernon Philander (Apr-May) |
| style="background-color:#D0F0C0"
|{{flagicon|England}} Chris Adams |{{flagicon|England}} Rory Hamilton-Brown (Apr-Aug) |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Jacques Rudolph (Apr-May) |
| Sussex
|Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel |{{flagicon|England}} Mark Robinson |{{flagicon|England}} Michael Yardy (Apr-Jul) |{{flagicon|Australia}} Steve Magoffin |
| Warwickshire
|— |{{flagicon|England}} Ashley Giles |{{flagicon|England}} Jim Troughton |{{flagicon|New Zealand}} Jeetan Patel |
| Worcestershire
|County Ground, New Road, Worcester |— |{{flagicon|England}} Steve Rhodes |{{flagicon|England}} Daryl Mitchell |{{flagicon|Australia}} Michael Klinger (Apr-May) |
=Division Two=
{{Color box|#ffcccc|border=darkgray}} Team relegated from Division One
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team
! Primary home ground ! Other grounds ! Coach ! Captain ! Overseas player(s) |
|---|
| Derbyshire
|{{flagicon|England}} Karl Krikken |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Wayne Madsen |{{flagicon|New Zealand}} Martin Guptill (Apr-Jun) |
| Essex
|Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester |{{flagicon|England}} Paul Grayson |{{flagicon|England}} James Foster |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Alviro Petersen (Apr-Jun) |
| Glamorgan
|Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea |{{flagicon|Australia}} Matthew Mott |{{flagicon|Wales}} Mark Wallace |{{flagicon|Australia}} Moisés Henriques (Apr-May) |
| Gloucestershire
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} John Bracewell |{{flagicon|England}} Alex Gidman |{{flagicon|New Zealand}} Kane Williamson (Apr-Jun) |
| style="background-color:#ffcccc"
|— |{{flagicon|England}} Giles White |{{flagicon|England}} Jimmy Adams |{{flagicon|Australia}} Simon Katich |
| Kent
|St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells |{{flagicon|West Indies}} Jimmy Adams |{{flagicon|England}} Rob Key |{{flagicon|West Indies}} Brendan Nash |
| Leicestershire
|— |{{flagicon|England}} Phil Whitticase |{{flagicon|England}} Matthew Hoggard |{{flagicon|West Indies}} Ramnaresh Sarwan |
| Northamptonshire
|— |{{flagicon|England}} David Ripley |{{flagicon|South Africa}} Andrew Hall |{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Chaminda Vaas |
| style="background-color:#ffcccc"
|North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough |{{flagicon|Australia}} Jason Gillespie |{{flagicon|England}} Andrew Gale |{{flagicon|Australia}} 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.[http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/lv-county-championship/liverpool-victoria-county-championship-scoring-of-points,827,BP.html ECB website: LV= County Championship - Scoring of points] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411204055/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/lv-county-championship/liverpool-victoria-county-championship-scoring-of-points,827,BP.html |date=2012-04-11 }}, accessed 17 April 2012.
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=Division One=
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| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -style="background:#fbd009;"
|align=left|Warwickshire (C) | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 45 | 0.0 | 211 |
| align=left|Somerset | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 45 | 0.0 | 187 |
| align=left|Middlesex | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 38 | 0.0 | 172 |
| align=left|Sussex | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 41 | 0.0 | 167 |
| align=left|Nottinghamshire | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 43 | 0.0 | 163 |
| align=left|Durham | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 45 | 4.0 | 157 |
| align=left|Surrey | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 40 | 2.0 | 139 |
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"
|align=left|Lancashire (R) | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 0.0 | 106 |
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"
|align=left|Worcestershire (R) | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 42 | 0.0 | 96 |
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=Division Two=
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| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#fbd009;"
|align=left|Derbyshire (C) | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 43 | 0.0 | 194 |
| style="background:#ace1af;"
|align=left|Yorkshire (P) | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 40 | 0.0 | 194 |
| align=left|Kent | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 0.0 | 170 |
| align=left|Hampshire | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 40 | 0.0 | 153 |
| align=left|Essex | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 0.0 | 145 |
| align=left|Glamorgan | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 35 | 1.0 | 131 |
| align=left|Leicestershire | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 5.0 | 130 |
| align=left|Northamptonshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 0.0 | 130 |
| align=left|Gloucestershire | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 35 | 0.0 | 126 |
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Results summary
=Division One=
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!width=110|Durham !width=110|Lancashire !width=100|Middlesex !width=110|Nottinghamshire !width=110|Somerset !width=100|Surrey !width=110|Sussex !width=110|Warwickshire !width=110|Worcestershire |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Durham | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 30 May - 2 Jun | margin = 2 wickets| team = Lancashire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542510.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 27-30 Jul | margin = 15 runs | team = Durham | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542526.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 12-15 Apr | margin = 114 runs| team = Nottinghamshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542485.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 9–12 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542498.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 7-10 Aug | margin = inns & 38 runs | team = Durham | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2012/engine/match/542531.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 11-14 Sep | margin = 5 wickets | team = Durham | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2012/engine/match/542550.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 5-8 Jun | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542512.html }} | {{Cricket Result |winner=home| date = 21-24 Aug | margin = 6 wickets | team= Durham | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34171/html/scorecard.stm }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Lancashire | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 28-31 Aug | margin = |team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34174/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 23–26 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542507.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 2–5 May | margin = 185 runs| team = Nottinghamshire | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542496.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 1-4 Aug | margin = | team = |scorecard = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Scorecards/391/391703.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 11-14 Sep | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2012/engine/match/542548.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 12-15 Apr | margin = 10 wickets| team = Sussex | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542486.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 19-22 Apr | margin = 5 wickets| team = Warwickshire | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542490.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 18-21 Jul | margin = 205 runs | team = Worcestershire | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542521.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Middlesex | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 19-22 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542489.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 4-7 Sep | margin = 109 runs | team = Middlesex | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/09/o34178/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 11-14 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542517.html}} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 5-8 Jun | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542513.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 12-15 Apr | margin = 3 runs| team = Middlesex| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542483.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 30 May - 2 Jun | margin = 10 wickets| team = Middlesex| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542511.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 1-4 Aug | margin = |team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34162/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 3–6 May | margin = 132 runs| team = Middlesex| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542497.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Nottinghamshire | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 15-18 Aug | margin = 16 runs | team = Durham | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34168/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 6-9 Jun | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542515.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 9–12 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542499.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 19-22 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542488.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 18-21 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542522.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 27-30 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542525.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 11-14 Sep | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2012/engine/match/542551.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 5-8 Apr | margin = 92 runs| team = Nottinghamshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542482.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Somerset | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 22–25 May | margin = 5 wickets| team = Somerset | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542505.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 26-29 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542491.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 5-8 Apr | margin = 6 wickets | team = Somerset | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542481.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner= draw |date = 7-10 Aug | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34344/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 28-31 Aug | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34175/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 21-24 Aug |margin = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34172/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 18-21 Jul | margin = 1 wicket | team = Somerset | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542520.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 11-14 Sep | margin = inns & 148 runs | team = Somerset | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2012/engine/match/542549.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Surrey | {{Cricket Result | winner = aban | date = 26-29 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542494.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 11-14 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542518.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 15-18 Aug | margin = 8 runs | team = Surrey | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34169/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 4-7 Sep | margin = 195 runs | team = Surrey | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/09/o34179/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 16–19 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542502.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 5-8 Apr | margin = 86 runs| team = Surrey| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542480.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 23–26 May | margin = 5 wickets| team = Warwickshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542506.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 19-22 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542487.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Sussex | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 18-21 Jul | margin = 2 wickets | team = Somerset | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542523.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 9–12 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542500.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home |date = 10-13 Aug | margin = 8 wickets | team = Sussex | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34167/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 25–28 May | margin = 7 wickets| team = Nottinghamshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542508.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 4-7 Sep | margin = 5 wickets | team = Somerset | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/09/o34180/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 6-9 Jun | margin = 10 wickets| team = Sussex | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542514.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 26-29 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542493.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 1-4 Aug | margin = inns & 117 runs | team = Sussex | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/current/match/542527.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Warwickshire | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 2–5 May | margin = 9 wickets| team = Warwickshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542495.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 16–19 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542503.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 21-24 Aug | margin = | team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34173/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 28-31 Aug | margin = | team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34176/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 12-15 Apr | margin = 2 wickets| team = Warwickshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542484.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 27-30 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542524.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 12-15 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542519.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 8-11 Aug | margin = 7 wickets | team = Warwickshire | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34166/html/scorecard.stm }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Worcestershire | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 10-13 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542516.html}} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 15-18 Aug | margin = | team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34170/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 28-31 Aug | margin = 5 wickets | team = Middlesex | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34177/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 26-29 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542492.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 30 May - 2 Jun | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542509.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 9–12 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542501.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 16–19 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542504.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 4-7 Sep | margin = inns & 202 runs | team = Warwickshire | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/09/o34181/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} |
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| {{Cricket Result | winner = home| margin = Home team won}} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away| margin = Visiting team won}} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw| margin = Match drawn}} |
=Division Two=
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!width=100|Derbyshire !width=100|Essex !width=100|Glamorgan !width=100|Gloucestershire !width=110|Hampshire !width=100|Kent !width=100|Leicestershire !width=100|Northamptonshire !width=110|Yorkshire |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Derbyshire | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 28-31 Aug | margin = | team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34208/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 16–19 May | margin = 8 wickets| team = Derbyshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542576.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 2–5 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542568.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 11-14 Sep | margin = 6 wickets | team = Derbyshire | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div2-2012/engine/match/542620.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 2-5 Aug | margin = 2 wickets | team = Derbyshire | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34198/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 19-22 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542562.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 5-8 Apr | margin = 202 runs| team = Derbyshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542554.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 18-21 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542594.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Essex | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 23–26 May | margin = 10 wickets| team = Derbyshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542579.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 15-18 Aug | Margin = | team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34202/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 5-8 Apr | margin = inns & 38 runs| team = Essex| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542553.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 19-22 Jul | margin = 2 runs | team = Hampshire | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542596.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 9–12 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542571.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 1-4 Aug | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542599.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 26-29 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542563.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 11-14 Sep | margin = 239 runs | team = Yorkshire | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div2-2012/engine/match/542621.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Glamorgan | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 12-15 Apr | margin = 130 runs| team = Derbyshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542558.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 2–5 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542569.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 1-4 Aug | margin = 26 runs | team = Glamorgan | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542600.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 19-22 Apr | margin = 2 wickets| team = Hampshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542561.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 11-14 Sep | margin = 7 wickets | team = Glamorgan | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div2-2012/engine/match/542622.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 29 May - 1 Jun | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542583.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 28-31 Aug | margin = | team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34209/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 6-9 Jun | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542588.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Gloucestershire | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 30 May - 2 Jun | margin = 7 wickets| team = Gloucestershire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542584.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 11-14 Jul | margin = | teams = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542591.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = aban | date = 26-29 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542566.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 6-9 Aug | margin = | team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34199/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 15-18 Aug | margin = | team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34203/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 18-21 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542593.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 4-7 Sep | margin = 207 runs | Gloucestershire | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/09/o34212/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 9–12 May | margin = 4 wickets| team = Yorkshire | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542572.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Hampshire | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 9–12 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542573.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 4-7 Sep | margin = 122 runs | team = Essex | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/09/o34213/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 23–26 May | margin = 31 runs| team = Hampshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542581.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 12-15 Apr | margin = 33 runs| team = Gloucestershire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542556.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 27-30 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542598.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 26-29 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542565.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 15-18 Aug | margin = 8 wickets | team = Hampshire | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34204/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 11-14 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542590.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Kent | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 4-7 Sep | margin = 222 runs | team = Kent | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/09/o34214/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 8-11 Aug | margin = 7 wickets | team = Essex | scorecard = }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 19-22 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542595.html}} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 19-22 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542560.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 6-9 Jun | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542589.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 23–26 May | margin = inns & 279 runs| team = Kent| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542582.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 16–19 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542577.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 26-29 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542564.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Leicestershire | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 5-8 Jun | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542586.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 16–19 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542578.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 5-8 Apr | margin = 52 runs| team = Leicestershire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542552.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 11-14 Sep | margin = 2 wickets | team = Leicestershire | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div2-2012/engine/match/542623.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 21-24 Aug | margin = 126 runs | team = Leicestershire | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34206/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 28-31 Aug | margin = 147 runs | team = Kent | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34210/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 9–12 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542574.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 27-30 Jul | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542597.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Northamptonshire | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 21-24 Aug | margin = | team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34207/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 6-9 Jun | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542587.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 14-17 Jul | margin = 3 wickets | team = Glamorgan | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542592.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 23–26 May | margin = 121 runs| team = Northamptonshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542580.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 2–5 May | margin = 117 runs| team = Northamptonshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542570.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away | date = 12-15 Apr | margin = inns & 120 runs| team = Kent| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542557.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 10-13 Aug | margin = | team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34201/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 1-4 Aug | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542601.html }} |
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! style="text-align:left; border-left:none" | Yorkshire | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 15-18 Aug | margin = | team = | scorecard = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34205/html/scorecard.stm }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 19-22 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542559.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 4-7 Sep | margin = 8 wickets | team = Yorkshire | scorecard = https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2012-542414/yorkshire-vs-glamorgan-542619/full-scorecard }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 28-31 Aug | margin = 2 wickets | team = Yorkshire | scorecard = https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2012-542414/yorkshire-vs-gloucestershire-542612/full-scorecard }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 16–19 May | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542575.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 5-8 Apr | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542555.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = home | date = 2–5 May | margin = inns & 22 runs| team = Yorkshire| scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542567.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw | date = 30 May - 2 Jun | margin = | team = | scorecard = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542585.html }} | {{Cricket Result | winner = null }} |
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| {{Cricket Result | winner = home| margin = Home team won}} | {{Cricket Result | winner = away| margin = Visiting team won}} | {{Cricket Result | winner = draw| margin = Match drawn}} |
Results in full
=Division One=
==April==
{{Test match
| date = 5–8 April
| team1 = Nottinghamshire
| team2 = Worcestershire
| score-team1-inns1 = 125 (41.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Paul Franks 51* (83)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Richard Jones 6/32 (10.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 130 (49.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Michael Klinger 29 (55)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Ben Phillips 3/29 (13 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 403 (105 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Riki Wessels 113 (148)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Alan Richardson 5/95 (32 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 299 (101.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Daryl Mitchell 102 (239)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Luke Fletcher 4/53 (25.5 overs)
| result = Nottinghamshire won by 92 runs
| venue = Trent Bridge, Nottingham
| umpires = Tim Robinson and George Sharp
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542482.html Scorecard]
| toss = Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Nottinghamshire 19, Worcestershire 3
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 5–8 April
| team1 = Middlesex
| team2 = Somerset
| score-team1-inns1 = 246 (68.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Joe Denly 73 (120)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Vernon Philander 5/43 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 350 (115 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Nick Compton 99 (312)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Corey Collymore 3/66 (23 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 175 (72.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Chris Rogers 50 (108)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = George Dockrell 6/27 (20.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 73/4 (16 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = James Hildreth 37* (23)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Gareth Berg 3/25 (8 overs)
| result = Somerset won by 6 wickets
| venue = County Ground, Taunton
| umpires = Rob Bailey and Martin Bodenham
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542481.html Scorecard]
| toss = Somerset won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Somerset 22, Middlesex 3
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 5–8 April
| team1 = Surrey
| team2 = Sussex
| score-team1-inns1 = 264 (68.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Tom Maynard 86* (101)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Amjad Khan 5/57 (19.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 196 (49 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Joe Gatting 72* (84)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Chris Jordan 3/29 (11 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 273 (70 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Rory Hamilton-Brown 89 (103)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = James Anyon 5/79 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 255 (94.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Luke Wells 108 (247)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Jon Lewis 3/40 (17.2 overs)
| result = Surrey won by 86 runs
| umpires = Nick Cook and Richard Illingworth
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542480.html Scorecard]
| toss = Sussex won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Surrey 21, Sussex 3
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 12–15 April
| team1 = Nottinghamshire
| team2 = Durham
| score-team1-inns1 = 161 (59.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = James Taylor 32 (72)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Graham Onions 4/42 (15.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 129 (43.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Ben Stokes 33 (44)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Ben Phillips 4/33 (13 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 335 (107 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Michael Lumb 131 (257)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Mitchell Claydon 4/84 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 253 (69.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Phil Mustard 80 (103)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Andre Adams 4/68 (21 overs)
| result = Nottinghamshire won by 114 runs
| venue = Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
| umpires = Neil Bainton and Jeremy Lloyds
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542485.html Scorecard]
| toss = Durham won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Nottinghamshire 19, Durham 3
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 12–14 April
| team1 = Lancashire
| team2 = Sussex
| score-team1-inns1 = 124 (52.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Steven Croft 50 (96)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = James Anyon 5/36 (14.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 300 (104 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Michael Yardy 110 (171)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Luke Procter 3/48 (16 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 176 (68.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Ashwell Prince 58 (140)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Steve Magoffin 7/34 (19.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 4/0 (0.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Ed Joyce 4* (3)
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Sussex won by 10 wickets
| umpires = Neil Mallender and George Sharp
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542486.html Scorecard]
| toss = Sussex won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Sussex 22, Lancashire 3
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 12–15 April
| team1 = Middlesex
| team2 = Surrey
| score-team1-inns1 = 256 (93.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Dawid Malan 88 (228)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Jade Dernbach 3/48 (26 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 222 (100 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Steven Davies 62 (141)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Neil Dexter 3/23 (11 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 106 (34.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Sam Robson 43 (62)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Jon Lewis 5/41 (15.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 137 (40.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Rory Hamilton-Brown 63 (73)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Toby Roland-Jones 4/25 (10 overs)
| result = Middlesex won by 3 runs
| umpires = Steve O'Shaughnessy and Martin Saggers
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542483.html Scorecard]
| toss = Surrey won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Middlesex 21, Surrey 3
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 12–15 April
| team1 = Somerset
| team2 = Warwickshire
| score-team1-inns1 = 147 (39.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Vernon Philander 38 (47)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Chris Wright 4/47 (14.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 243 (85.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Keith Barker 46 (73)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Adam Dibble 3/42 (13 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 354 (105 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Nick Compton 133 (256)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Chris Wright 3/71 (26 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 262/8 (77.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = William Porterfield 84 (161)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Peter Trego 4/37 (17 overs)
| result = Warwickshire won by 2 wickets
| venue = Edgbaston, Birmingham
| umpires = Steve Garratt and Michael Gough
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542484.html Scorecard]
| toss = Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
| notes = Points: Warwickshire 20, Somerset 3
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 19–22 April
| team1 = Lancashire
| team2 = Warwickshire
| score-team1-inns1 = 250 (107.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Karl Brown 46 (105)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Darren Maddy 4/39 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 329 (102.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Rikki Clarke 140 (201)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Simon Kerrigan 4/89 (27.2 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 148 (55 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Ashwell Prince 51 (123)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Jeetan Patel 5/52 (25 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 71/5 (20.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = William Porterfield 22* (32)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Simon Kerrigan 3/34 (10 overs)
| result = Warwickshire won by 5 wickets
| umpires = Trevor Jesty and Tim Robinson
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542490.html Scorecard]
| toss = Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Warwickshire 22, Lancashire 5
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 19–22 April
| team1 = Middlesex
| team2 = Durham
| score-team1-inns1 = 188 (57.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Neil Dexter 65 (84)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Graham Onions 6/45 (21.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 238 (58.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Ben Stokes 45 (54)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Steven Finn 3/55 (15 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 179 (60.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = John Simpson 47 (69)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Graham Onions 4/28 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 82/6 (18.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Michael Di Venuto 29 (26)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Steven Finn 4/43 (9 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| umpires = Neil Mallender and David Millns
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542489.html Scorecard]
| toss = Durham won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Durham 7, Middlesex 6
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 19–22 April
| team1 = Nottinghamshire
| team2 = Somerset
| score-team1-inns1 = 162 (56.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Chris Read 104* (135)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Peter Trego 5/53 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 445/2d (111.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Nick Compton 204* (323)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Ben Phillips 1/42 (20 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 169/4 (58 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = James Taylor 38* (91)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Peter Trego 2/62 (21 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn
| venue = Trent Bridge, Nottingham
| umpires = Nigel Cowley and Peter Willey
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542488.html Scorecard]
| toss = Somerset won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Somerset 11, Nottinghamshire 3
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 19–22 April
| team1 = Surrey
| team2 = Worcestershire
| score-team1-inns1 = 140 (44 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Jason Roy 38 (36)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Alan Richardson 6/47 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 119 (47.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = James Cameron 41 (94)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Stuart Meaker 6/39 (15.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 224 (60.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Rory Hamilton-Brown 76 (96)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Alan Richardson 4/81 (25 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 94/1 (31 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Michael Klinger 69* (95)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Chris Jordan 1/4 (2 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| umpires = Jeff Evans and Nigel Llong
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542487.html Scorecard]
| toss = Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Surrey 6, Worcestershire 6
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 26–29 April
| team1 = Lancashire
| team2 = Somerset
| score-team1-inns1 = 400 (108.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Steven Croft 113 (202)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Vernon Philander 5/71 (24.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 87/3 (38 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Nick Compton 30* (83)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Glen Chapple 2/15 (11 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn
| venue = County Ground, Taunton
| umpires = Neil Bainton and Martin Saggers
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542491.html Scorecard]
| toss = Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
| notes = Points: Lancashire 9, Somerset 6
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 26–29 April
| team1 = Surrey
| team2 = Durham
| score-team1-inns1 =
| runs-team1-inns1 =
| wickets-team1-inns1 =
| score-team2-inns1 =
| runs-team2-inns1 =
| wickets-team2-inns1 =
| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled
| umpires = Mark Benson and Martin Bodenham
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542494.html Scorecard]
| toss = No toss
| notes = Points: Surrey 3, Durham 3
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 26–29 April
| team1 = Warwickshire
| team2 = Sussex
| score-team1-inns1 = 545 (152.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Jonathan Trott 178 (314)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Chris Nash 3/44 (14.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 80/5 (38.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Chris Nash 18 (35)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Keith Barker 3/28 (12 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn
| venue = County Ground, Hove
| umpires = Rob Bailey and Jeremy Lloyds
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542493.html Scorecard]
| toss = Sussex won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Warwickshire 8, Sussex 5
}}
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{{Test match
| date = 26–29 April
| team1 = Nottinghamshire
| team2 = Worcestershire
| score-team1-inns1 = 243 (88.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Alex Hales 49 (84)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Richard Jones 4/76 (20.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 157 (67.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Aneesh Kapil 41 (91)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Andre Adams 5/62 (22 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 88/2 (28.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Neil Edwards 49* (92)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Richard Jones 1/34 (13 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn
| venue = County Ground, New Road, Worcester
| umpires = Nick Cook and Michael Gough
| motm =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542492.html Scorecard]
| toss = Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Nottinghamshire 7, Worcestershire 6
}}
==May==
==June==
==July==
==August==
==September==
=Division Two=
==April==
==May==
==June==
==July==
==August==
==September==
Statistics
=Division One=
==Most runs==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left" |Nick Compton
| align="left" |Somerset | 11 | 18 | 1191 | 99.25 | 204* | 4 | 7 | |
| align="left" |Chris Rogers
| align="left" |Middlesex | 16 | 29 | 1086 | 40.22 | 173 | 3 | 6 | |
| align="left" |Varun Chopra
| align="left" |Warwickshire | 16 | 26 | 1028 | 41.12 | 195 | 3 | 5 | |
| align="left"|Ashwell Prince
| align="left" |Lancashire | 15
|24 |1008 |43.82 |144 |2 |8 | |||||||
| align="left"|Chris Nash
| align="left" |Sussex | 16
|28 |984 |37.84 |162 |3 |2 | |||||||
| colspan=9| Source:{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=7028;type=tournament|title=Records / County Championship Division One, 2012|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=28 September 2013}} |
References
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{{County Championship seasons}}
{{2012 English cricket season}}
{{English cricket seasons}}