2012 Super Fours
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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board
| cricket format = 50 over
| tournament format = League system
| champions = No overall winner
| count =
| participants = 4
| matches = 4
| most runs = Charlotte Edwards, Diamonds (213)
| most wickets = Beth Langston, Diamonds (9)
| previous_year = 2011
| previous_tournament = 2011 Super Fours
| next_year = 2013
| next_tournament = 2013 Super Fours
}}
The 2012 Super Fours was the ninth cricket Super Fours season. It took place in May and saw 4 teams compete in 50 over and Twenty20 matches. There was no overall winner in the 50 over tournament, whilst Rubies won the Twenty20 tournament, their second title in the format.
Competition format
In the one day tournament, each team played two games, with no overall winner declared.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/17/Super_Fours_2012.html |title=Super Fours 2012 |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=25 January 2021}}
The Twenty20 competition consisted of two semi-finals, with the winners progressing to a Final and the losers playing in a third-place play-off.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/17/Super_Fours_Twenty20_2012.html |title=Super Fours Twenty20 2012 |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=25 January 2021}}
Teams
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| Diamonds
! Emeralds ! Rubies |
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50 over
=Results=
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 19 May
| time =
| team1 = Diamonds
| team2 = Sapphires
| score1 = 289/3 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 147 (152)
| wickets1 = Rhiannon Dick 2/59 (10 overs)
| score2 = 78 (28 overs)
| runs2 = Lauren Winfield 15 (35)
| wickets2 = Beth Langston 7/23 (7 overs)
| result = Diamonds won by 211 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/432/432472.html Scorecard]
| venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
| umpires = Irving Lewis and Russell Warren
| motm =
| toss = Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| stack = y
}}
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 19 May
| time =
| team1 = Emeralds
| team2 = Rubies
| score1 = 260/3 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Amy Jones 100* (119)
| wickets1 = Hannah Courtnell 2/54 (10 overs)
| score2 = 233 (46.2 overs)
| runs2 = Jenny Gunn 81 (56)
| wickets2 = Kate Cross 3/43 (10 overs)
| result = Emeralds won by 27 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/432/432473.html Scorecard]
| venue = Brockington Ground, Loughborough
| umpires = Roger Newman and Ian Rich
| motm =
| toss = Emeralds won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| stack = y
}}
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 20 May
| time =
| team1 = Diamonds
| team2 = Emeralds
| score1 = 254/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Tammy Beaumont 69 (89)
| wickets1 = Natasha Miles 4/51 (8.2 overs)
| score2 = 228/8 (50 overs)
| runs2 = Nat Sciver 67* (57)
| wickets2 = Katherine Brunt 2/10 (7 overs)
| result = Diamonds won by 26 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/432/432474.html Scorecard]
| venue = Oakham School, Oakham
| umpires = Paul Joy and Ray Medland
| motm =
| toss = Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| stack = y
}}
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 20 May
| time =
| team1 = Rubies
| team2 = Sapphires
| score1 = 187 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Sarah Taylor 55 (78)
| wickets1 = Arran Brindle 6/30 (10 overs)
| score2 = 192/6 (50 overs)
| runs2 = Lauren Winfield 55 (88)
| wickets2 = Alex Hartley 2/28 (10 overs)
| result = Sapphires won by 5 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/432/432475.html Scorecard]
| venue = Leicester Road, Hinckley
| umpires = Terry Dorr and Chris Johnson
| motm =
| toss = Sapphires won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| stack = y
}}
Twenty20
=Semi-finals=
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 12 May
| time =
| team1 = Diamonds
| team2 = Rubies
| score1 = 93/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Katherine Brunt 55 (49)
| wickets1 = Anya Shrubsole 2/4 (4 overs)
| score2 = 97/2 (20 overs)
| runs2 = Beth Morgan 37 (45)
| wickets2 = Thea Brookes 1/13 (3 overs)
| result = Rubies won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/432/432477.html Scorecard]
| venue = Brockington Ground, Loughborough
| umpires = Richard Ludlum and Steve Massingham
| motm =
| toss = Rubies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Rubies progress to the final.
| stack = y
}}
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 12 May
| time =
| team1 = Emeralds
| team2 = Sapphires
| score1 = 111/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Nat Sciver 26 (30)
| wickets1 = Rhiannon Dick 3/11 (4 overs)
| score2 = 112/3 (18.4 overs)
| runs2 = Danni Wyatt 49 (46)
| wickets2 = Deanna Cooper 1/18 (2 overs)
| result = Sapphires won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/432/432476.html Scorecard]
| venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
| umpires = Dan Pedley and Russell Warren
| motm =
| toss = Sapphires won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Sapphires progress to the final.
| stack = y
}}
=Third-place play-off=
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 12 May
| time =
| team1 = Diamonds
| team2 = Emeralds
| score1 = 167/2 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Tammy Beaumont 81 (57)
| wickets1 = Fi Morris 2/35 (4 overs)
| score2 = 119/6 (20 overs)
| wickets2 = Daisy Gardner 1/8 (2 overs)
| result = Diamonds won by 48 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/432/432479.html Scorecard]
| venue = Brockington Ground, Loughborough
| umpires = Richard Ludlum and Steve Massingham
| motm =
| toss = Emeralds won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=Final=
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 12 May
| time =
| team1 = Rubies
| team2 = Sapphires
| score1 = 113/4 (19.2 overs)
| runs1 = Lydia Greenway 50 (41)
| wickets1 = Arran Brindle 2/23 (4 overs)
| score2 = 110/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = Heather Knight 37 (35)
| wickets2 = Jenny Gunn 2/16 (4 overs)
| result = Rubies won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/432/432478.html Scorecard]
| venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
| umpires = Dan Pedley and Russell Warren
| motm =
| toss = Rubies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Rubies won the Super Fours Twenty20 2012.
}}