2012 English cricket season
The 2012 English cricket season was the 113th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on 31 March with a round of university matches, and continued until the final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 on 15 September. Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2012 County Championship won by Warwickshire, the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40 and the 2012 Friends Life t20 both won by Hampshire Royals.
During this season, three Test teams toured England: West Indies lost both the Test series and the One Day International series, and the solitary Twenty20 International. Australia also toured, in a series of five match One Day International series which they lost 4–0. South Africa also toured, beating England in a three Test series 2–0 and drew the five match ODI series and the three match Twenty20 International series.
Roll of honour
;Test series:- England v West Indies: 3 Tests - England won 2–0.
- England v South Africa: 3 Tests - South Africa won 2–0.
- England v West Indies: 3 ODIs - England won 2–0.
- England v Australia: 5 ODIs - England won 4–0.
- England v South Africa: 5 ODIs - Series drawn 2-2.
- England v West Indies: Only T20I - England won by 7 wickets.
- England v South Africa: 3 T20Is - Series drawn 1-1.
- Division One winners: Warwickshire
- Division One Runners-up: Somerset
- Division Two winners: Derbyshire
- Relegated from Division One: Lancashire and Worcestershire
- Promoted from Division Two: Derbyshire and Yorkshire
- Winners: Hampshire Royals - Runners-up: Warwickshire Bears
- Winners: Hampshire Royals - Runners-up: Yorkshire Carnegie
- Winners: Cornwall
- Winners: Cumberland
;Second XI Trophy
- Winners: Lancashire II - Runners-up: Durham II
;Wisden Cricketers of the Year
;PCA Player of the Year
;PCA Most Valuable Player of the Year
- Peter Trego
Test series
Wisden Trophy
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy
County Championship
Divisions
Division One Standings
- Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 45 | 0.0 | 211 |
| Somerset | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 45 | 0.0 | 187 |
| Middlesex | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 38 | 0.0 | 172 |
| Sussex | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 41 | 0.0 | 167 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 43 | 0.0 | 163 |
| Durham | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 45 | 4.0 | 157 |
| Surrey | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 40 | 2.0 | 139 |
| Lancashire | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 0.0 | 106 |
| Worcestershire | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 42 | 0.0 | 96 |
Division Two Standings
- Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Derbyshire | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 43 | 0.0 | 194 |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 40 | 0.0 | 194 |
| Kent | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 0.0 | 170 |
| Hampshire | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 40 | 0.0 | 153 |
| Essex | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 0.0 | 145 |
| Glamorgan | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 1.0 | 131 |
| Leicestershire | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 5.0 | 130 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 0.0 | 130 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 0.0 | 126 |
Clydesdale Bank 40
Group stage
;Group A| Team | |||||||
| Lancashire Lightning | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | +0.050 |
| Middlesex Panthers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | +0.778 |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | +0.995 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -0.910 |
| Essex Eagles | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -0.185 |
| Leicestershire Foxes | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -0.732 |
| Worcestershire Royals | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -0.011 |
;Group B
| Team | |||||||
| Hampshire Royals | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | +0.754 |
| Surrey Lions | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | +0.466 |
| Somerset | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +0.385 |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | +0.101 |
| Durham Dynamos | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | +0.262 |
| Welsh Dragons | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -0.971 |
| Scottish Saltires | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -1.359 |
;Group C
| Team | |||||||
| Sussex Sharks | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | +1.012 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +0.660 |
| Kent Spitfires | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | +0.870 |
| Derbyshire Falcons | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | -0.438 |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +0.006 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | -0.568 |
| Unicorns | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -1.545 |
Knockout stage
Friends Life t20
Group stage
;Midlands/Wales/West Division| Team | |||||||
| Somerset | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | +0.275 |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | +0.248 |
| Worcestershire Royals | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | +0.578 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | –0.033 |
| Welsh Dragons | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | –0.708 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | –0.611 |
;North Group
| Team | |||||||
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | +0.863 |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | +1.877 |
| Durham Dynamos | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | –0.251 |
| Lancashire Lightning | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | +0.106 |
| Derbyshire Falcons | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | –0.561 |
| Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | –1.352 |
;South Group
| Team | |||||||
| Sussex Sharks | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | +1.389 |
| Hampshire Royals | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | +0.693 |
| Essex Eagles | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | –0.032 |
| Kent Spitfires | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | –0.465 |
| Middlesex Panthers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.210 |
| Surrey Lions | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.700 |