The 2012 County Championship season, known as the
LV= County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 113th
cricket
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County Championship
The County Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship, is the only domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. Established in 1890, it is organised by the England and Wales Cri ...
season.
Warwickshire
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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
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and
Yorkshire
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) were promoted to the first division for the 2013 season, while the bottom two sides from Division One (
Worcestershire
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and defending champions
Lancashire
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) were relegated.
Teams
Division One
Team promoted from Division Two
Division Two
Team relegated from 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.''
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.
Division One
Division Two
Results summary
The fixtures for 2012 were announced in November 2011.
ECB reveals 2012 county fixtures
29 November 2011, accessed 17 April 2011.
Division One
Division Two
Results in full
Division One
April
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May
June
July
August
September
Division Two
April
May
June
July
August
September
Statistics
Division One
Most runs
References
{{English cricket seasons
County Championship seasons
2012 in English cricket