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.
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 England v Sri Lanka: 3 Tests – England won 1–0. England v India: 4 Tests – England won 4–0.
ODI series England v Sri Lanka: 5 ODIs – England won 3–2. England in Ireland: Only ODI – England won by 11 runs. England v India: 5 ODIs – England won 3–0.
Twenty20 International series England v Sri Lanka: Only T20I – Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets. England v India: Only T20I – England won by 6 wickets. England v West Indies: 2 T20Is – Series drawn 1-1
County Championship Division One winners: Lancashire Division Two winners: Middlesex Relegated from Division One: Yorkshire and Hampshire Promoted from Division Two: Middlesex and Surrey
Clydesdale Bank 40 (CB40) Winners: Surrey Lions Runners-up: Somerset
Friends Life t20 Winners: Leicestershire Foxes Runners-up: Somerset
Minor Counties Championship Winners: Devon
MCCA Knockout Trophy Winners: Berkshire
Second XI Championship Winners: Warwickshire II
Second XI Trophy Winners: Nottinghamshire II
Wisden Cricketers of the Year Tamim Iqbal, Eoin Morgan, Chris Read, Jonathan Trott, Not awarded
PCA Player of the Year Marcus Trescothick
PCA Most Valuable Player of the Year Marcus Trescothick
County Championship
Divisions Division One Division Two Durham Derbyshire Hampshire Essex Lancashire Glamorgan Nottinghamshire Gloucestershire Somerset Kent Sussex Leicestershire Warwickshire Middlesex Worcestershire Northamptonshire Yorkshire Surrey Icon 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. Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded PtsLancashire (C) 16 10 4 0 2 0 37 44 1.0 246 Warwickshire 16 9 4 0 3 0 46 45 9.0 235 Durham 16 8 4 0 4 0 47 45 0.0 232 Somerset 16 6 7 0 3 0 45 39 0.0 189 Sussex 16 6 6 0 4 0 34 40 0.0 182 Nottinghamshire 16 5 6 0 5 0 35 43 0.0 173 Worcestershire 16 4 11 0 1 0 31 44 0.0 142Yorkshire (R) 16 3 6 0 7 0 34 37 2.0 138Hampshire (R) 16 3 6 0 7 0 30 36 8.0 127
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. Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded PtsMiddlesex (C) 16 8 2 0 6 0 50 44 0.0 240Surrey (P) 16 8 4 0 4 0 43 44 0.0 227 Northamptonshire 16 7 2 0 7 0 48 45 0.0 226 Gloucestershire 16 6 5 0 5 0 41 47 1.0 198 Derbyshire 16 5 6 0 5 0 42 44 0.0 181 Glamorgan 16 5 6 0 4 0 44 40 1.0 178 Essex 16 4 4 0 8 0 29 44 2.0 159 Kent 16 5 9 0 2 0 30 42 9.0 149 Leicestershire 16 1 11 0 4 0 24 36 0.0 88
Clydesdale Bank 40
Group stage
Group A TeamPldWLTN/RPtsNet R/R Sussex Sharks* 12 8 4 0 0 16 +1.070 Middlesex Panthers† 12 8 4 0 0 16 +0.213 Derbyshire Falcons† 12 6 5 1 0 13 -0.079 Kent Spitfires† 12 6 6 0 0 12 –0.017 Netherlands† 12 5 5 1 1 12 –0.361 Yorkshire Carnegie† 12 5 7 0 0 10 -0.147 Worcestershire Royals† 12 2 9 0 1 5 –0.710Teams marked progressed to the next stage of the competition. Team marked were eliminated from the competition.Source: CricketArchive
Group B TeamPldWLTN/RPtsNet R/R Surrey Lions* 12 10 1 0 1 21 +1.047 Durham Dynamos* 12 9 2 0 1 19 +0.901 Northamptonshire Steelbacks† 12 6 6 0 0 12 -0.304 Hampshire Royals† 12 5 6 0 1 11 +0.224 Warwickshire Bears† 12 5 7 0 0 10 -0.274 Leicestershire Foxes† 12 2 8 0 2 6 –0.833 Scottish Saltires† 12 2 9 0 1 5 –0.857Teams marked progressed to the next stage of the competition. Team marked were eliminated from the competition.Source: CricketArchive
Group C TeamPldWLTNRPtsNet R/RSomerset*12920119+1.008Nottinghamshire Outlaws†12740115+0.260Essex Eagles†12630315+0.255Lancashire Lightning†12650113-0.172Glamorgan Dragons†12450311+0.161Gloucestershire Gladiators†1248008-0.488Unicorns†12110013-0.640Teams marked progressed to the next stage of the competition. Team marked were eliminated from the competition.Source: CricketArchive
Knockout stage
Friends Life t20
Group stage
North Group Team Nottinghamshire Outlaws 16 11 2 0 3 25 +1.087Leicestershire Foxes 16 10 2 0 4 24 +0.541Lancashire Lightning 16 9 5 1 1 20 +0.459Durham Dynamos 16 6 6 0 4 16 +0.678Worcestershire Royals 16 6 7 0 3 15 –0.089Yorkshire Carnegie 16 6 7 0 3 15 –0.548Derbyshire Falcons 16 4 8 1 3 12 –0.489Warwickshire Bears 16 4 10 0 2 10 –0.598Northamptonshire Steelbacks 16 2 11 0 3 7 –0.912
South Group Team Hampshire Royals 16 11 2 0 3 23 +1.093Sussex Sharks 16 9 5 0 2 20 +0.061Kent Spitfires 16 9 5 0 2 20 –0.205Somerset 16 7 4 1 4 19 +0.978Surrey Lions 16 7 6 0 3 17 +0.131Essex Eagles 16 7 7 0 2 16 –0.086Glamorgan Dragons 16 5 9 0 2 12 +0.045Gloucestershire Gladiators 16 4 11 0 1 9 –0.473Middlesex Panthers 16 2 12 1 1 6 –1.247
The Hampshire Royals began the tournament on minus two points for a poor pitch from last season.
Knockout stage
See also Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2011 Indian cricket team in England in 2011
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