2012 County Championship

113th English cricket tournament season April 2022 2012 County Championship LV County chapionship 2006 to 2014.jpg England and Wales Cricket Board First-class cricket (4 days) 5 April 14 September 2012 League system (Two divisions) Warwickshire 7 18 144 2011 2011 County Championship 2013 2013 County Championship The 2012 County Championship season, known as the LV= County Championship for sponsorship reasons,LV= extends County Championship deal https://web.archive.org/web/20220721042129/http://www.ecb.co.uk/ 21 July 2022 , 21 March 2012, accessed 17 April 2012. was the 113th cricket County Championship season. Warwickshire won their seventh County Championship title, clinching the trophy with a match to spare in early September following an innings victory over Worcestershire.https://www.bbc.com Warwickshire win County Championship after beating Worcestershire BBC Sport 4 September 2012 25 February 2026 The tournament was contested through two divisions of nine teams each. Each team played the others in their division both home and away, for a total of 16 matches per team. However, the season was significantly disrupted by exceptionally wet weather—notably the wettest summer in 100 years—leading to 82 drawn matches across both divisions and several total abandonments.https://www.bbc.com Rain-hit season leaves counties counting the cost BBC Sport 6 September 2012 25 February 2026https://www.espncricinfo.com County Championship Division One 2012 - Points Table ESPNcricinfo 25 February 2026 Derbyshire won the Division Two title on the final day of the season.https://www.theguardian.com Derbyshire clinch Division Two title after win over Hampshire The Guardian 14 September 2012 25 February 2026 They were promoted to Division One for the 2013 season along with runners-up Yorkshire. The bottom two sides from Division One, Worcestershire and the defending 2011 champions Lancashire, were relegated to the second tier.https://www.espncricinfo.com County Championship Division Two 2012 - Points Table ESPNcricinfo 25 February 2026 Teams England center 400 Home grounds of each County England 52.927506 -1.461103 Derbyshire left England 54.849644 -1.560706 Durham right England 51.731556 0.469064 Essex right England 51.487222 -3.191389 Glamorgan left England 51.477225 -2.584156 Gloucester-shire top England 50.924108 -1.322056 Hampshire top England 51.266667 1.091667 Kent bottom England 53.456347 -2.286761 Lancashire left England 52.607814 -1.142686 Leicestershire right England 51.5294 -0.1727 Middlesex left England 52.248158 -0.871206 Northampton right England 52.95 -1.133333 Nottinghamshire right England 51.0192 -3.1045 Somerset bottom England 51.483719 -0.114981 Surrey bottom England 50.83 -0.164167 Sussex right England 52.455814 -1.902489 Warwickshire left England 52.189225 -2.226925 Worcestershire left England 53.816944 -1.582222 Yorkshire right Division One The following teams competed in Division One during the 2012 season:https://www.espncricinfo.com County Championship Division One 2012 Points Table ESPNcricinfo 25 February 2026 Team Home ground Captain Coach/Director of Cricket Durham Riverside Ground ENG Phil Mustard ENG Geoff Cook Lancashire Old Trafford ENG Glen Chapple ENG Peter Moores Middlesex Lord's ENG Neil Dexter ENG Richard Scott Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge ENG Chris Read ENG Mick Newell Somerset County Ground ENG Marcus Trescothick ENG Andy Hurry Surrey The Oval ENG Rory Hamilton-Brown AUS Chris Adams Sussex County Ground ENG Michael Yardy ENG Mark Robinson Warwickshire Edgbaston ENG Jim Troughton ENG Ashley Giles Worcestershire New Road RSA Daryl Mitchell ENG Steve Rhodes Division Two The following teams competed in Division Two during the 2012 season:https://www.espncricinfo.com County Championship Division Two 2012 Points Table ESPNcricinfo 25 February 2026 Team Home ground Captain Coach/Director of Cricket Derbyshire County Ground ENG Wayne Madsen ENG Karl Krikken Essex County Ground ENG James Foster ENG Paul Grayson Glamorgan SWALEC Stadium ENG Mark Wallace AUS Matthew Mott Gloucestershire County Ground ENG Alex Gidman ENG John Bracewell Hampshire Rose Bowl ENG Jimmy Adams ENG Giles White Kent St Lawrence Ground ENG James Tredwell ENG Jimmy Adams Leicestershire Grace Road ENG Matthew Boyce ENG Phil Whitticase Northamptonshire County Ground RSA Andrew Hall ENG David Ripley Yorkshire Headingley ENG Andrew Gale AUS Jason Gillespie 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.http://www.ecb.co.uk ECB website: LV= County Championship - Scoring of points ECB 17 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120411204055/http://www.ecb.co.uk 11 April 2012 Division One Teamhttps://www.espncricinfo.com LV= County Championship Division One 2012 - Points Table ESPNcricinfo 25 February 2026 P W L D A Bat Bowl Ded PtsWarwickshire (C) 16 6 1 9 0 43 45 0.0 211Somerset 16 5 1 10 0 32 45 0.0 187Middlesex 16 5 4 7 0 33 38 0.0 172Sussex 16 5 5 6 0 28 41 0.0 167Nottinghamshire 16 4 2 10 0 26 43 0.0 163Durham 16 5 5 5 1 18 45 4.0 157Surrey 16 3 4 8 1 26 40 2.0 139Lancashire (R) 16 1 5 10 0 25 35 0.0 106Worcestershire (R) 16 1 8 7 0 17 42 0.0 96 Division Two Teamhttps://www.espncricinfo.com LV= County Championship Division Two 2012 - Points Table ESPNcricinfo 25 February 2026https://www.theguardian.com Derbyshire clinch Division Two title after win over Hampshire The Guardian 14 September 2012 25 February 2026 Derbyshire take the title because they have won six matches compared to Yorkshire's five. P W L D A Bat Bowl Ded PtsDerbyshire (C, P) 16 6 2 8 0 31 43 0.0 194Yorkshire (P) 16 5 0 11 0 41 40 0.0 194Kent 16 4 3 9 0 39 40 0.0 170Hampshire 16 4 5 7 0 28 40 0.0 153Essex 16 3 3 10 0 27 40 0.0 145Glamorgan 16 3 6 6 1 28 35 1.0 131Leicestershire 16 3 3 10 0 24 33 5.0 130Northamptonshire 16 2 5 9 0 37 34 0.0 130Gloucestershire 16 3 6 6 1 22 35 0.0 126 Results summary The fixtures for 2012 were announced in November 2011.http://www.ecb.co.uk ECB reveals 2012 county fixtures 29 November 2011 ECB 17 April 2012 https://archive.today/20120802173144/http://www.ecb.co.uk 2 August 2012 Division One 120pxDurhamLancashireMiddlesexNottinghamshireSomersetSurreySussexWarwickshireWorcestershire Durham | null | away 30 May - 2 Jun 2 wickets Lancashire http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542510.html | home 27-30 Jul 15 runs Durham http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542526.html | away 12-15 Apr 114 runs Nottinghamshire http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542485.html | draw 9–12 May http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542498.html | home 7-10 Aug inns & 38 runs Durham http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2012/engine/match/542531.html | home 11-14 Sep 5 wickets Durham http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2012/engine/match/542550.html | draw 5-8 Jun http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542512.html | home 21-24 Aug 6 wickets Durham https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34171/html/scorecard.stm Lancashire | draw 28-31 Aug https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34174/html/scorecard.stm | null | draw 23–26 May http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542507.html | away 2–5 May 185 runs Nottinghamshire http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542496.html | draw 1-4 Aug http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Scorecards/391/391703.html | draw 11-14 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2012/engine/match/542548.html | away 12-15 Apr 10 wickets Sussex http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542486.html | away 19-22 Apr 5 wickets Warwickshire http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542490.html | away 18-21 Jul 205 runs Worcestershire http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542521.html Middlesex | draw 19-22 Apr http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542489.html | home 4-7 Sep 109 runs Middlesex https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/09/o34178/html/scorecard.stm | null | draw 11-14 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542517.html | draw 5-8 Jun http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542513.html | home 12-15 Apr 3 runs Middlesex http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542483.html | home 30 May - 2 Jun 10 wickets Middlesex http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542511.html | draw 1-4 Aug https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34162/html/scorecard.stm | home 3–6 May 132 runs Middlesex http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542497.html Nottinghamshire | away 15-18 Aug 16 runs Durham https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2012/08/o34168/html/scorecard.stm | draw 6-9 Jun http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542515.html | draw 9–12 May http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542499.html | null | draw 19-22 Apr http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542488.html | draw 18-21 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542522.html | draw 27-30 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542525.html | draw 11-14 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2012/engine/match/542551.html | home 5-8 Apr 92 runs Nottinghamshire http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542482.html Somerset | home 22–25 May 5 wickets Somerset http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542505.html | home 11-14 Jul 9 wickets Somerset http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 21-24 Aug http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 4-7 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com | null | draw 30 May - 2 Jun http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 11-14 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 12-15 Apr http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 7-10 Aug 9 wickets Somerset http://www.espncricinfo.com Surrey | away 19-22 Apr 8 wickets Durham http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 9–12 May http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 28-31 Aug http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 23–26 May 10 wickets Surrey http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 12-15 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com | null | away 6-9 Jun 7 wickets Sussex http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 11-14 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 4-7 Sep inns & 3 runs Surrey http://www.espncricinfo.com Sussex | draw 3–6 May http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 7-10 Aug http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 15-18 Aug inns & 18 runs Sussex http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 23–26 May 6 wickets Nottinghamshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 2–5 May 7 wickets Somerset http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 19-22 Jul inns & 109 runs Sussex http://www.espncricinfo.com | null | away 28-31 Aug inns & 24 runs Warwickshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 5-8 Jun inns & 157 runs Sussex http://www.espncricinfo.com Warwickshire | draw 18-21 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 15-18 Aug inns & 103 runs Warwickshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 9–12 May 7 wickets Middlesex http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 30 May - 2 Jun 10 wickets Warwickshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 27-30 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 3–6 May 45 runs Warwickshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 4-7 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com | null | home 12-15 Sep inns & 202 runs Warwickshire http://www.espncricinfo.com Worcestershire | away 2–5 May 8 wickets Durham http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 27-30 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 11-14 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 22–25 May http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 19-22 Apr http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 15-18 Aug http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 11-14 Jul inns & 100 runs Sussex http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 7-10 Aug 10 wickets Warwickshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | null Division Two 120pxDerbyshireEssexGlamorganGloucestershireHampshireKentLeicestershireNorthamptonshireYorkshire Derbyshire | null | draw 11–14 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 22–25 May 9 wickets Derbyshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 11–14 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 15–18 Aug inns & 5 runs Derbyshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 19–22 Apr http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 30 May – 2 Jun 4 wickets Derbyshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 28–31 Aug http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 5–8 Apr http://www.espncricinfo.com Essex | away 2–5 May 5 wickets Derbyshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | null | draw 4–7 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 15–18 Aug inns & 11 runs Essex http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 30 May – 2 Jun 6 wickets Hampshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 11–14 Sep 9 wickets Essex http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 22–25 May http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 12–15 Apr http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 27–30 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com Glamorgan | away 7–10 Aug 143 runs Derbyshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 19–22 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | null | home 12–15 Apr 43 runs Glamorgan http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 2–5 May inns & 3 runs Hampshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 15–18 Aug http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 11–14 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 30 May – 2 Jun http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 12–15 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com Gloucestershire | away 12–15 Apr 62 runs Derbyshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 6–9 Jun http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 31 Aug – 3 Sep 8 wickets Gloucestershire http://www.espncricinfo.com | null | draw 11–14 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 3–6 May 7 wickets Gloucestershire http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 7–10 Aug inns & 52 runs Leicestershire http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 23–26 May http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 18–21 Jul 40 runs Yorkshire http://www.espncricinfo.com Hampshire | draw 4–7 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 19–22 Apr 10 wickets Hampshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 28–31 Aug 139 runs Hampshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 22–25 May 8 wickets Gloucestershire http://www.espncricinfo.com | null | draw 6–9 Jun http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 12–15 Apr http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 18–21 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 9–12 May http://www.espncricinfo.com Kent | home 27–30 Jul 9 wickets Kent http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 9–12 May 5 wickets Essex http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 30 May – 2 Jun inns & 94 runs Kent http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 18–21 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 4–7 Sep inns & 24 runs Kent http://www.espncricinfo.com | null | draw 2–5 May http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 7–10 Aug 8 wickets Kent http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 22–25 May http://www.espncricinfo.com Leicestershire | draw 19–22 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 28–31 Aug http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 10 wickets 19–22 Apr Leicestershire http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 9–12 May http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 12–15 Sep inns & 2 runs Leicestershire http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 27–30 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | null | draw 6–9 Jun http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 30 May – 2 Jun http://www.espncricinfo.com Northamptonshire | away 6–9 Jun 4 wickets Derbyshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 7–10 Aug inns & 47 runs Essex http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 11–14 Sep 6 wickets Northamptonshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 19–22 Jul inns & 100 runs Northamptonshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 3–6 May 8 wickets Hampshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | away 22–25 May 9 wickets Kent http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 11–14 Jul http://www.espncricinfo.com | null | draw 4–7 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com Yorkshire | draw 28–31 Aug http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 11–14 Jul 6 wickets Yorkshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 15–18 Aug 8 wickets Yorkshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 7–10 Aug http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 11–14 Sep http://www.espncricinfo.com | draw 12–15 Apr http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 3–6 May 10 wickets Yorkshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | home 19–22 Apr inns & 110 runs Yorkshire http://www.espncricinfo.com | null Results in full Complete match reports and scorecards for all fixtures in both divisions are available via the official ECB and ESPNcricinfo archives.https://www.espncricinfo.com County Championship Division One 2012 Schedule & Results ESPNcricinfo 25 February 2026https://www.espncricinfo.com County Championship Division Two 2012 Schedule & Results ESPNcricinfo 25 February 2026 Division One Click [show] to view all Division One match results Date Venue Result 5–8 April The Oval, London Surrey (264 & 273) beat Sussex (196 & 255) by 86 runs.https://www.espncricinfo.com Surrey v Sussex at The Oval, Apr 5-8, 2012 ESPNcricinfo 25 February 2026 5–8 April Trent Bridge, Nottingham Nottinghamshire (118 & 403) beat Worcestershire (130 & 299) by 92 runs. 12–15 April Lord's, London Middlesex (256 & 106) beat Surrey (222 & 137) by 3 runs. 12–15 April Edgbaston, Birmingham Warwickshire (243 & 262/8) beat Somerset (147 & 354) by 2 wickets. 12–15 April Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Nottinghamshire (161 & 335) beat Durham (129 & 253) by 114 runs. 12–15 April Aigburth, Liverpool Sussex (300 & 4/0) beat Lancashire (124 & 176) by 10 wickets. 2–5 May Old Trafford, Manchester Nottinghamshire (385 & 143/3d) beat Lancashire (190 & 153) by 185 runs. 23–26 May The Oval, London Surrey (457) beat Nottinghamshire (164 & 246) by an innings and 47 runs. 15–18 August Edgbaston, Birmingham Warwickshire (471/8d) beat Lancashire (179 & 189) by an innings and 103 runs. 11–14 September Edgbaston, Birmingham Warwickshire (420) beat Worcestershire (134 & 84) by an innings and 202 runs to clinch the title.https://www.bbc.com Warwickshire win County Championship after beating Worcestershire BBC Sport 4 September 2012 25 February 2026 Division Two Click [show] to view all Division Two match results Date Venue Result 5–8 April Derby Derbyshire (244 & 123/2) drew with Yorkshire (228). 12–15 April Grace Road, Leicester Leicestershire (295 & 232/6d) drew with Hampshire (202 & 23/1). 19–22 April Headingley, Leeds Yorkshire (403/9d) beat Northamptonshire (115 & 178) by an innings and 110 runs. 2–5 May SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Hampshire (400) beat Glamorgan (148 & 249) by an innings and 3 runs. 30 May – 2 June St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Kent (489) beat Glamorgan (207 & 188) by an innings and 94 runs. 11–14 September Derby Derbyshire (275 & 197/4) beat Hampshire (272 & 198) by 6 wickets to clinch the Division Two title.https://www.theguardian.com Derbyshire clinch Division Two title after win over Hampshire The Guardian 14 September 2012 25 February 2026 11–14 September Chelmsford Essex (437/9d) beat Kent (226 & 202) by 9 wickets. Statistics Division One Individual performances in Division One were led by Somerset's Nick Compton and Durham's Graham Onions.https://www.espncricinfo.com County Championship Division One, 2012 Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo 25 February 2026 Most runs Player Team Mat Inns Runs Ave 100s 50s ENG Nick Compton Somerset 11 18 1,191 99.25 5 2 ENG Varun Chopra Warwickshire 15 23 1,012 53.26 3 3 ENG James Taylor Nottinghamshire 13 22 915 50.83 2 4 AUS Phil Hughes Worcestershire 9 17 902 60.13 3 3 ENG Chris Read Nottinghamshire 15 21 891 49.50 3 3 Most wickets Player Team Mat Wkts Ave BBI 5w ENG Graham Onions Durham 11 64 14.98 9/67 6 ENG Chris Wright Warwickshire 15 62 24.32 5/52 3 ENG Keith Barker Warwickshire 14 56 20.91 5/45 2 AUS Steve Magoffin Sussex 11 51 18.52 8/20 3 ENG Toby Roland-Jones Middlesex 11 48 21.08 5/44 4 Division Two Statistics for Division Two highlight the leading performances from the second tier, including David Balcombe's 64 wickets.https://www.espncricinfo.com County Championship Division Two, 2012 Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo 25 February 2026 Most runs Player Team Mat Inns Runs Ave 100s 50s ENG Jimmy Adams Hampshire 15 24 987 47.00 2 5 ENG Joe Root Yorkshire 15 22 937 46.85 1 6 RSA Wayne Madsen Derbyshire 16 24 905 43.09 1 5 ENG James Foster Essex 15 20 885 59.00 2 4 WIN Brendan Nash Kent 10 16 872 72.66 3 4 Most wickets Player Team Mat Wkts Ave BBI 5w ENG David Balcombe Hampshire 13 64 20.31 8/71 4 SRI Chaminda Vaas Northamptonshire 15 52 20.94 5/41 2 ENG Matt Coles Kent 14 52 23.36 6/44 2 ENG Mark Footitt Derbyshire 11 46 19.34 6/56 2 ENG Charlie Shreck Kent 16 46 29.58 4/44 0 Awards The following individual awards were presented at the conclusion of the 2012 season, recognizing the leading performers in the County Championship and domestic cricket.https://www.bbc.com Nick Compton named PCA Player of the Year BBC Sport 24 September 2012 25 February 2026 Award Winner Team Achievement PCA Player of the Yearhttps://www.thepca.co.uk PCA Awards - 2012 Winners Professional Cricketers' Association 25 February 2026 ENG Nick Compton Somerset Scored 1,191 runs at an average of 99.25 in Division One. PCA Young Player of the Year ENG Joe Root Yorkshire Scored 937 runs in Division Two and helped secure promotion. Cricket Writers' Club County Championship Player of the Yearhttps://www.espncricinfo.com Nick Compton named CWC Player of the Year ESPNcricinfo 17 September 2012 25 February 2026 ENG Nick Compton Somerset Voted the best player specifically within the four-day format. Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Yearhttps://www.cricketwriters.com CWC Awards History Cricket Writers' Club 25 February 2026 ENG Joe Root Yorkshire Recognized as the most promising young talent in English domestic cricket. References Category:County Championship seasons Category:2012 in English cricket