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.

The 12th Man Again!
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1990
Recorded1989/1990
GenreSpoken word, comedy
Length38:30
LabelEMI Music
ProducerBilly Birmingham, David Froggatt
The Twelfth Man chronology
Wired World of Sports
(1987)
The 12th Man Again!
(1990)
Still the 12th Man
(1992)

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

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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

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CD (CDP 794117)

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

Charts

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Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

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

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  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.