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.^[1]

During this season, three Test teams toured England: West Indies lost both the Test series (2–0) and the One Day International (ODI) series (2–0), and the solitary Twenty20 International (T20I). Australia also toured, in a series of five match One Day International (ODI) 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 (T20I) series.^[2]

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.

ODI series

• 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.

Twenty20 International series

• England v West Indies: Only T20I - England won by 7 wickets.
• England v South Africa: 3 T20Is - Series drawn 1-1.

County Championship

• Division One winners: Warwickshire
• Division One Runners-up: Somerset
• Division Two winners: Derbyshire (on most wins)
• Relegated from Division One: Lancashire and Worcestershire
• Promoted from Division Two: Derbyshire and Yorkshire

Clydesdale Bank 40 (CB40)

• Winners: Hampshire Royals - Runners-up: Warwickshire Bears

Friends Life t20

• Winners: Hampshire Royals - Runners-up: Yorkshire Carnegie

Minor Counties Championship

• Winners: Cornwall

MCCA Knockout Trophy

• Winners: Cumberland

Second XI Championship

• Winners: Kent II

Second XI Trophy

• Winners: Lancashire II - Runners-up: Durham II

Second XI Twenty20 - Winners

England Under-19s

Wisden Cricketers of the Year

• Tim Bresnan, Alastair Cook, Glen Chapple, Alan Richardson, Kumar Sangakkara

PCA Player of the Year

• Nick Compton

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.

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.

Clydesdale Bank 40

Group stage

Knockout stage

Friends Life t20

Group stage

Knockout stage