The 12th Man Again

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 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)

1. "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.

See also

• List of number-one albums of 1990 (Australia)

References

1. "Winners by Year 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "Australiancharts.com – 12TH MAN – 12TH MAN AGAIN!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
3. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1990". ARIA. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
4. "1990 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 21 December 2017.