The 12th Man Again

1990 studio album by The Twelfth Man

The 12th Man Again!

Studio album by

The Twelfth Man

Released

February 1990

Recorded

1989/1990

Genre

Spoken Word, Comedy

Length

38:30

Label

EMI Music

Producer

Billy Birmingham, David Froggatt

The Twelfth Man chronology

Wired World of Sports
(1987)

The 12th Man Again!
(1990)

Still the 12th Man
(1992)

The 12th Man Again is the second album released by The Twelfth Man. Released in February 1990, it reached number one on the ARIA Charts in March 1990.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release, losing to Great Interviews of the 20th Century by John Clarke and Bryan Dawe.^[1]

Plot

The Network Nine cricket commentary team, featuring the captain Richie Benaud, Bill Lawry, Tony Greig, Ian Chappell, Rod Marsh and Max Walker are at the MCG commentating the one-day match between Australia and Sri Lanka as part of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup. The Sri Lankans are getting smashed in the match, Bill Lawry, an avid Victorian, loses his marbles when Merv Hughes, a fellow Victorian, claims a hat-trick and has to leave the commentary box. Merv Hughes also sticks his tongue down Allan Border's throat when the ball gets lodged in there.

Track listing

CD (CDP 794117)

"The 12th Man Again!" - 38:33

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Australian (ARIA Charts)^[3]	28

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Winners by Year 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ "Australiancharts.com – 12TH MAN – 12TH MAN AGAIN!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1990". ARIA. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
^ "1990 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 21 December 2017.