# 2012 Minor Counties Championship

The 2012 Minor Counties Championship was the 108th Minor Counties Cricket Championship season. It was contested through two divisions: Eastern and Western. Cornwall became Minor County Champions for first time.

## Standings

* Pld = Played, W = Wins, W1 = Win in match reduced to single innings, L = Losses, L1 = Loss in match reduced to single innings, T = Ties, D = Draws, D1 = Draw in match reduced to single innings, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points, Net RPW = Net runs per wicket (runs per wicket for less runs per wicket against).
Teams receive 16 points for a win, 4 for a draw, or 8 for the team batting last in a draw with the scores level. Teams also received 12 points for a win, 6 for a draw and 4 points for losing a match reduced to a single innings. Matches abandoned without any play award 8 points to each team. Bonus points (a maximum of 4 batting points and 4 bowling points) may be scored during the first 90 overs of each team's first innings.

### Eastern Division

| Team | Pld | W | W1 | L | L1 | T | D | D1 | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Net RPW |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 90 | 6.359 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | -2 | 82 | 0.639 |
| Norfolk | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 72 | 16.477 |
| Cumberland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 69 | 14.467 |
| Suffolk | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | -2 | 65 | 3.645 |
| Staffordshire | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 58 | -0.238 |
| Northumberland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 50 | 3.359 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 46 | -8.066 |
| Bedfordshire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 37 | -22.030 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 31 | -8.448 |
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### Western Division

| Team | Pld | W | W1 | L | L1 | T | D | D1 | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Net RPW |
| Cornwall (C) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 88 | 2.512 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 79 | 3.960 |
| Wiltshire | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 78 | 3.698 |
| Shropshire | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 1.248 |
| Dorset | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 65 | 0.353 |
| Berkshire | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 61 | 0.045 |
| Cheshire | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 60 | 0.420 |
| Devon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 6.380 |
| Wales Minor Counties | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 35 | -10.484 |
| Herefordshire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | -2 | 34 | -10.408 |
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## Final

* 9–12 September Scorecard
* Cornwall won by 150 runs Boscawen Park, Truro Umpires: John Attridge and Geoff Callaway
* Buckinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.

## Averages

Most runs :
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 518 | 57.55 | Khalid Sawas | Cheshire |
| 503 | 55.88 | Martyn Cull | Suffolk |
| 480 | 48.00 | Joe Breet | Wiltshire |
| 468 | 52.00 | Matthew Jones | Berkshire |
| 443 | 40.27 | Dan Birch | Lincolnshire |
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Most wickets :
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 36 | 13.47 | Toby Bulcock | Cumberland |
| 34 | 16.17 | Daniel Woods | Cheshire |
| 31 | 12.41 | Paul McMahon | Cambridgeshire |
| 30 | 14.23 | Brett Houston | Lincolnshire |
| 30 | 19.26 | Sam Hockin | Cornwall |
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