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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

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Test series

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Main articles: 1912 Triangular Tournament, South African cricket team in England in 1912, and 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 management[1] and professional commitments,[2] Australia beat South Africa 2–0 with one match drawn.

Cumulative record 1876-1912
England 40
Australia 35
Drawn 19

County Championship

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Main article: 1912 County Championship
County Played Won Lost First Innings Points %
Won Lost No

result

Poss Obtd
1 Yorkshire 28 13 1 7 4 3[a] 125 90 72.00
2 Northamptonshire 18 10 1 2 4 1 85 60 70.58
3 Kent 26 14 5 3 3 1 125 82 65.60
4 Lancashire 22 8 2 4 3 5[a] 85 55 64.70
5 Middlesex 20 7 4 5 2 2 90 52 57.77
6 Hampshire 24 7 3 4 4 6 90 51 56.66
7 Surrey 26 7 5 6 5 3[a] 115 58 50.43
8 Nottinghamshire 18 5 5 5 2 1[a] 85 42 49.41
9 Warwickshire 22 6 5 3 4 4[a] 90 43 47.44
10 Sussex 28 6 10 6 4 2 130 52 40.00
11 Gloucestershire 18 3 8 1 1 5[a] 65 19 29.23
12 Derbyshire 18 2 7 2 3 4 70 19 27.14
13 Leicestershire 22 3 13 2 2 2 100 23 23.00
14 Somerset 16 2 8 1 3 2 70 16 22.85
15 Essex 18 1 8 2 3 4[a] 70 14 20.00
16 Worcestershire 20 1 10 0 6 3 85 11 12.94
Details as recorded in John Wisden’s Cricketers’ Almanack[3]
  • 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

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Carmarthenshire dropped out of the competition for this season.[4] Following a recommendation by Earl Norman in November of 1911,[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] Originally it was thought Staffordshire would win the Championship by default,[7] 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".[8]

1912 Minor Counties Championship table[9]
County Played Won First innings Points %
Won Lost No result Poss Obtd
1 Norfolk 8 7 1 0 0 40 38 95.00
2 Staffordshire 12 5 3 0 4 40 34 85.00
3 Surrey Second Eleven 7[b] 3 2 1 1 30 22 73.33
4 Buckinghamshire 6[c] 3 1 1 0 30 19 63.33
5 Hertfordshire 9[d] 3 4 1 0 45 28 62.22
6 Durham 8 3 1 2 1 35 20 57.14
Northumberland 8 2 3 1 1 35 20 57.14
8 Cornwall 8 4 0 2 0 40 22 55.00
Devon 8 3 2 1 0 40 22 55.00
9 Glamorgan 8 3 1 0 1 35 18 51.42
11 Kent Second Eleven 8 3 0 2 1 35 17 48.57
Lincolnshire 7[e] 2 2 1 0 35 17 48.57
13 Dorset 8 0 4 0 1 35 12 34.28
14 Wiltshire 8 1 1 3 0 40 11 27.50
15 Berkshire 7[f] 1 1 1 0 35 9 25.71
16 Cambridgeshire 9[e] 0 2 3 0 45 9 20.00
Monmouthshire 8 1 0 2 1 35 7 20.00
18 Bedfordshire 8 1 0 2 0 40 7 17.50
19 Suffolk 7[b] 0 1 3 0 35 6 17.14
20 Cheshire 8 0 0 3 1 35 3 8.57
  • 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)

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1912 English season leading batsmen[10]
Name Team Matches Innings Not outs Runs Highest score Average 100s
C. B. Fry Hampshire 15 26 2 1728 258 not out 72.00 7
Alexander Johnston Hampshire 14 20 1 1044 175 54.94 3
Warren Bardsley Australians 36 52 6 2365 184 not out 51.41 8
Phil Mead Hampshire 34 52 14 1933 160 not out 50.86 7
Charlie Macartney Australians 33 49 1 2187 208 48.06 6
Jack Sharp Lancashire 24 34 3 1375 211 44.35 4
Ranjitsinhji Sussex 19 28 2 1113 176 42.80 4
David Denton Yorkshire 38 54 4 2127 221 42.54 6
Reggie Spooner Lancashire 33 49 3 1939 130 42.15 7
Frank Woolley Kent 35 49 5 1827 117 41.52 2

Leading bowlers (qualification 1,000 balls)

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1912 English season leading bowlers[10]
Name Team Matches Balls bowled Runs conceded Wickets taken Average Best bowling 5 wickets
in innings 		10 wickets
in match
Sydney Barnes England 11 2320 782 69 11.33 8/29 8 3
Douglas Carr Kent 11 1553 733 61 12.01 8/36 7 2
Colin Blythe Kent 28 5517 2183 178 12.26 8/26 16 8
Schofield Haigh Yorkshire 37 4882 1541 125 12.32 9/25 11 3
Sydney Smith Northamptonshire 22 3354 1269 100 12.69 8/39 8 2
Harry Dean Lancashire 27 6360 2216 162 13.67 8/59 14 5
Frank Woolley Kent 35 4236 1802 126 14.30 7/25 11 1
Frank Tarrant Middlesex
MCC 		31 5644 2070 140 14.78 7/40 14 3
Sid Pegler South Africans 34 7721 2885 189 15.26 7/31 17 3
Aubrey Faulkner South Africans 36 6091 2514 163 15.42 7/67 16 4

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g 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.
  2. ^ a b This excludes the match Suffolk v. Surrey Second Eleven at Felixstowe that was abandoned without a ball being bowled
  3. ^ This excludes two matches – v. Berkshire at High Wycombe and against Hertfordshire at Bushey – abandoned without a ball being bowled.
  4. ^ Excluding the match v. Buckinghamshire at Bushey abandoned without a ball being bowled
  5. ^ a b This excludes the match Cambridgeshire v. Lincolnshire at Cambridge that was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
  6. ^ Excluding the match against Buckinghamshire at High Wycombe that was abandoned without a ball being bowled

References

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  1. ^ Haigh, Gideon (2001). The Big Ship: Warwick Armstrong and the making of modern cricket. Melbourne: Text. ISBN 1-877008-84-2.
  2. ^ Smith, Rick (2005). Googlyman: The Story of HV "Ranji" Hordern. Apple Books. p. 102. ISBN 0-9757799-0-7.
  3. ^ Pardon, Sydney H., ed. (1913). "Part II: The Leading Counties in 1912". John Wisden's Cricketer's Almanack (50th ed.). London: John Wisden & Co. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Carmarthen and District News – County Cricket". The Welshman. Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire. 8 December 1911. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Competition". The Nottingham Guardian. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. 18 November 1911. p. 13.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties Championship". The Guardian. London. 4 September 1912. p. 3.
  7. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship". Sunday Dispatch. London. 8 September 1912. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Cricket: Minor Championship in Abeyance". The Cornishman. Penzance. 26 September 1912. p. 6.
  9. ^ Pardon, ed. (1913). "The Second-Class Counties". John Wisden's Cricketer's Almanack (50th ed.). p. 419.
  10. ^ a b Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Rigby A-Z of Cricket Records. Australia: Rigby Publishers. p. 25. ISBN 072701868X.

Annual reviews

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