MInor Counties Championship 1912

The scores produced by the project are recognised as the official scores for the championship by both the Minor Counties Cricket Association and the Association of Cricket Statisticians. For the first six issues, the compilation of the averages was done “by hand” by the County Statisticians supported by Andrew Lowe. Since the 1901 issue, the scores have been put on the CricketArchive computer database by Peter Griffiths , which has considerably reduced the work burdens on the County Statisticians for the compilation of the averages, whilst continuing to ensure high standards of accuracy. Following the change of ownership of CricketArchive, Philip Bailey has taken over the generation of the vast array of statistics that are a major part of the book production. Peter Griffiths continues to be responsible for the typesetting of the books. As with the 1911 book, this volume has been the result of a team effort, with Julian Lawton Smith overseeing the efforts of Peter Griffiths , Colin Munford and Stephen Musk . Julian has taken charge of the production of the book through its lifecycle while Peter has been the recipient of all the scorecards and compiled all the other elements of the book into its final version ready for the printer. Colin has yet again compiled the County summary pages and applied his meticulous attention to detail to identify gaps and correct errors in the scores while Stephen reviewed the available MCCA minutes and newspaper reports for 1912 and has written the bulk of this introduction. The resolution of queries and final decision making was done through the consensus of these four people. Finally, can any errors in this publication please be brought to the attention of Julian Lawton Smith so they can be corrected in our next book. February 2018 Stephen Musk – Editor; Introduction Julian Lawton Smith – Editor and Project Coordinator Tel 01865 768258 Email: lawtonsmith@supanet.com 17