2011 English cricket season

The 2011 English cricket season was the 112th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on 2 April with a round of university matches, and continued until the final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 on 17 September. Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2011 County Championship won by Lancashire, the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 won by Surrey and the 2011 Friends Life t20 won by Leicestershire.[1]

2011 (2011) English cricket season
County Championship
ChampionsLancashire
Runners-upWarwickshire
Most runsMarcus Trescothick (1,673)
Most wicketsDavid Masters (93)
Clydesdale Bank 40
ChampionsSurrey Lions
Runners-upSomerset
Most runsChris Nash (649)
Most wicketsShane Mott (21)
Friends Life t20
ChampionsLeicestershire Foxes
Runners-upSomerset
Most runsAndrew McDonald (584)
Most wicketsTim Phillips (26)
PCA Player of the Year
Marcus Trescothick
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Tamim Iqbal
Eoin Morgan
Chris Read
Jonathan Trott
Not awarded
2010
2012

During this season, two Test teams toured England: Sri Lanka lost both the Test series (1–0) and the One Day International (ODI) series (3–2), but won the solitary Twenty20 International (T20I). India also toured, losing to England in four Tests. Five ODIs were played, England winning 3–0 with one tie and one no result. England also won the single T20I match.

Roll of honour

Test series
ODI series
Twenty20 International series
County Championship
Clydesdale Bank 40 (CB40)
Friends Life t20
Minor Counties Championship
MCCA Knockout Trophy
Second XI Championship
  • Winners: Warwickshire II
Second XI Trophy
  • Winners: Nottinghamshire II
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
PCA Player of the Year
PCA Most Valuable Player of the Year

County Championship

Divisions

Division OneDivision Two
DurhamDerbyshire
HampshireEssex
LancashireGlamorgan
NottinghamshireGloucestershire
SomersetKent
SussexLeicestershire
WarwickshireMiddlesex
WorcestershireNorthamptonshire
YorkshireSurrey
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Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

Division One Standings

  • Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.
TeamPldWLTDABatBowlDedPts
Lancashire (C)1610402037441.0246
Warwickshire169403046459.0235
Durham168404047450.0232
Somerset166703045390.0189
Sussex166604034400.0182
Nottinghamshire165605035430.0173
Worcestershire1641101031440.0142
Yorkshire (R)163607034372.0138
Hampshire (R)163607030368.0127

Division Two Standings

  • Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.
TeamPldWLTDABatBowlDedPts
Middlesex (C)168206050440.0240
Surrey (P)168404043440.0227
Northamptonshire167207048450.0226
Gloucestershire166505041471.0198
Derbyshire165605042440.0181
Glamorgan165604044401.0178
Essex164408029442.0159
Kent165902030429.0149
Leicestershire1611104024360.088

Clydesdale Bank 40

Group stage


Group B
TeamPldWLTN/RPtsNet R/R
Surrey Lions*121010121+1.047
Durham Dynamos*12920119+0.901
Northamptonshire Steelbacks12660012-0.304
Hampshire Royals12560111+0.224
Warwickshire Bears12570010-0.274
Leicestershire Foxes1228026–0.833
Scottish Saltires1229015–0.857
Teams marked  *  progressed to the next stage of the competition.

Team marked  †  were eliminated from the competition.
Source: CricketArchive[2]


Group C
TeamPldWLTNRPtsNet R/R
Somerset*12920119+1.008
Nottinghamshire Outlaws12740115+0.260
Essex Eagles12630315+0.255
Lancashire Lightning12650113-0.172
Glamorgan Dragons12450311+0.161
Gloucestershire Gladiators1248008-0.488
Unicorns12110013-0.640
Teams marked  *  progressed to the next stage of the competition.

Team marked  †  were eliminated from the competition.
Source: CricketArchive[2]

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 September – Taunton
 
 
Durham Dynamos219 (39.5 overs)
 
17 September – Lord's
 
Somerset 165/3 (27 overs) 
 
Somerset 214 (39.2 overs) 
 
11 September – The Oval
 
Surrey Lions 189/5 (27.3 overs) 
 
Surrey Lions 228/7 (24 overs) 
 
 
Sussex Sharks157 (22 overs)
 

Friends Life t20

Group stage


South Group
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Hampshire Royals[nb1]161120323+1.093
Sussex Sharks16950220+0.061
Kent Spitfires16950220–0.205
Somerset16741419+0.978
Surrey Lions16760317+0.131
Essex Eagles16770216–0.086
Glamorgan Dragons16590212+0.045
Gloucestershire Gladiators16411019–0.473
Middlesex Panthers16212116–1.247

^ The Hampshire Royals began the tournament on minus two points for a poor pitch from last season.[3]

Knockout stage

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
         
N1Nottinghamshire Outlaws169/5
S4Somerset172/4
S4Somerset (D/L; Super Over)94/5
S1Hampshire Royals138/4
N4Durham Dynamos99
S1Hampshire Royals154/6
S4Somerset127/9
N2Leicestershire Foxes145/6
N2Leicestershire Foxes206/7
S3Kent Spitfires203/3
N2Leicestershire Foxes (D/L; Super Over)132/6
N3Lancashire Lightning79/6
N3Lancashire Lightning152/8
S2Sussex Sharks132/8

See also

References