1912 was the 23rd season of

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in England. The much-criticised Triangular Tournament of Test Matches was held between

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and

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. 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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- ''in abeyance'' *Wisden (''special commemoration'') - John Wisden

Test series

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 several key players, Australia beat South Africa 2–0 with one match drawn.

County Championship

Leading batsmen

C B Fry Charles Burgess Fry (25 April 1872 – 7 September 1956) was an English sportsman, teacher, writer, editor and publisher, who is best remembered for his career as a cricketer. John Arlott described him with the words: "Charles Fry could b ...

topped the averages with 1592 runs @ 56.85

Leading bowlers

Sydney Barnes topped the averages with 69 wickets @ 11.33

References

Annual reviews

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1912

External links

CricketArchive – season summaries
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