1912 English cricket season

none March 2015 May 2026 1911 1911 English cricket season 1913 1913 English cricket season 1912 was the 23rd season of County Championship cricket in England. The much-criticised Triangular Tournament of Test Matches was held between England, Australia and South Africa. The contest was affected by one of the wettest summers on record and was never repeated. England retained the Ashes, having defeated Australia in one Test. Honours County Championship – Yorkshire Minor Counties Championship – in abeyance Wisden (special commemoration) – John Wisden Test series 1912 Triangular Tournament South African cricket team in England in 1912 Australian cricket team in England in 1912 England won one of its matches against weakened Australia 1–0 with two drawn. Against South Africa, England won all three matches. Despite the loss of seven key players due to a major dispute with managementGideon Haigh Haigh Gideon 2001 The Big Ship: Warwick Armstrong and the making of modern cricket Melbourne Text 1-877008-84-2 and professional commitments,Smith Rick 2005 Googlyman: The Story of HV "Ranji" Hordern Apple Books 102 0-9757799-0-7 Australia beat South Africa 2–0 with one match drawn. Cumulative record 1876–1912England40Australia35Drawn19 County Championship 1912 County Championship CountyPlayedWonLostFirst InningsPoints %WonLostNo resultPossObtd1Yorkshire28131743"abandoned" The matches between Yorkshire and Surrey at Sheffield, Lancashire and Essex at Manchester, Gloucestershire at Nottinghamshire at Gloucester, Gloucestershire and Surrey at Cheltenham, and Lancashire and Warwickshire at Manchester were abandoned without a ball being bowled. All these are included in the "No Result" column.1259072.002Northamptonshire18101241856070.583Kent261453311258265.604Lancashire2282435"abandoned"855564.705Middlesex2074522905257.776Hampshire2473446905156.667Surrey2675653"abandoned"1155850.438Nottinghamshire1855521"abandoned"854249.419Warwickshire2265344"abandoned"904347.4410Sussex286106421305240.0011Gloucestershire1838115"abandoned"651929.2312Derbyshire1827234701927.1413Leicestershire223132221002323.0014Somerset1628132701622.8515Essex1818234"abandoned"701420.0016Worcestershire20110063851112.94Details as recorded in John Wisden’s Cricketers’ AlmanackJohn Wisden's Cricketer's Almanack John Wisden & Co. 1913 Pardon Sydney H. Sydney Pardon 50th London 1 Part II: The Leading Counties in 1912 Five points were awarded for a win. Three points were awarded for "winning" the first innings of a drawn match. One point was awarded for "losing" the first innings of a drawn match. Matches in which no result was achieved on the first innings were not included in calculating maximum possible points. Final placings were decided by calculating the percentage of possible points. Minor Counties Championship Carmarthenshire dropped out of the competition for this season.8 December 1911 Carmarthen and District News – County Cricket The Welshman Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire 4 Following a recommendation by Earl Norman in November 1911,18 November 1911 Minor Counties Competition The Nottingham Guardian Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 13 the system used between 1907 and 1911 of grouping the Minor Counties by division was abandoned for 1912, and each county had to play minimum of four other counties. In an unfortunate sequel to the season that would be repeated in 1933, the championship was listed as "in abeyance". According to the rules, Norfolk and Staffordshire, who finished first and second but had not met during the season, should have played a challenge match. However, Norfolk first said they could not play due to flooding at the end of August.Minor Counties Championship The Guardian 4 September 1912 London 3 Then Norfolk found that when the match was to be played, many of its best players had got away and the club could not raise a team.Minor Counties Championship Sunday Dispatch 8 September 1912 London 4 Originally it was thought Staffordshire would win the Championship by default, but after a lengthy inquiry the Minor Counties Cricket Association ruled on 26 September that the Championship would not be awarded, viewing the circumstances Norfolk were placed in as "exceptional".Cricket: Minor Championship in Abeyance The Cornishman 26 September 1912 Penzance 6 +1912 Minor Counties Championship tableJohn Wisden's Cricketer's Almanack 1913 Pardon 50th 419 The Second-Class CountiesCountyPlayedWonFirst inningsPoints%WonLostNo resultPossObtd1Norfolk87100403895.002Staffordshire125304403485.003Surrey Second Eleven7"FelixstoweAbandoned" This excludes the match Suffolk v. Surrey Second Eleven at Felixstowe that was abandoned without a ball being bowled3211302273.334Buckinghamshire6This excludes two matches – v. Berkshire at High Wycombe and against Hertfordshire at Bushey – abandoned without a ball being bowled.3110301963.335Hertfordshire9Excluding the match v. Buckinghamshire at Bushey abandoned without a ball being bowled 3410452862.226Durham83121352057.14Northumberland82311352057.148Cornwall84020402255.00Devon83210402255.009Glamorgan83101351851.4211Kent Second Eleven83021351748.57Lincolnshire7"CambridgeAbandoned" This excludes the match Cambridgeshire v. Lincolnshire at Cambridge that was abandoned without a ball being bowled.2210351748.5713Dorset80401351234.2814Wiltshire81130401127.5015Berkshire7Excluding the match against Buckinghamshire at High Wycombe that was abandoned without a ball being bowled111035925.7116Cambridgeshire9"CambridgeAbandoned"023045920.00Monmouthshire8102135720.0018Bedfordshire8102040717.5019Suffolk7"FelixstoweAbandoned"013035617.1420Cheshire800313538.57 Five points were awarded for a win. Three points were awarded for "winning" the first innings of a drawn match. One point was awarded for "losing" the first innings of a drawn match. Matches in which no result was achieved on the first innings were not included in calculating maximum possible points. Final placings were decided by calculating the percentage of possible points. Leading batsmen (qualification 20 innings) 1912 English season leading batsmenWynne-Thomas Peter The Rigby A-Z of Cricket Records Rigby Publishers 1983 072701868X Australia 25NameTeamMatchesInningsNot outsRunsHighest scoreAverage100sC. B. FryHampshire152621728258 not out72.007Alexander JohnstonHampshire14201104417554.943Warren BardsleyAustralians365262365184 not out51.418Phil MeadHampshire3452141933160 not out50.867Charlie MacartneyAustralians33491218720848.066Jack SharpLancashire24343137521144.354RanjitsinhjiSussex19282111317642.804David DentonYorkshire38544212722142.546Reggie SpoonerLancashire33493193913042.157Frank WoolleyKent35495182711741.522 Leading bowlers (qualification 1,000 balls) 1912 English season leading bowlersNameTeamMatchesBalls bowledRuns concededWickets takenAverageBest bowling5 wicketsin innings10 wicketsin matchSydney BarnesEngland1123207826911.338/2983Douglas CarrKent1115537336112.018/3672Colin BlytheKent285517218317812.268/26168Schofield HaighYorkshire374882154112512.329/25113Sydney SmithNorthamptonshire223354126910012.698/3982Harry DeanLancashire276360221616213.678/59145Frank WoolleyKent354236180212614.307/25111Frank TarrantMiddlesexMCC315644207014014.787/40143Sid PeglerSouth Africans347721288518915.267/31173Aubrey FaulknerSouth Africans366091251416315.427/67164 Notes References Annual reviews John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, 1913 External links CricketArchive – season summaries Category:1912 in English cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 20th century