# 2012 County Championship

The 2012 County Championship season, known as the LV= County Championship for sponsorship reasons, 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.

## Results summary

The fixtures for 2012 were announced in November 2011.

### 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 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
* 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 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 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
* 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 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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

#### September
### Division Two
#### 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 |
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