2011 English cricket season
# 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.

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 |

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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.

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lancashire (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 | 142 |
| Yorkshire (R) | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 37 | 2.0 | 138 |
| Hampshire (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 | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Middlesex (C) | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 44 | 0.0 | 240 |
| Surrey (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

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | N/R | Pts | Net 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 | –0.710 |
| Teams marked * progressed to the next stage of the competition. Team marked † were eliminated from the competition. Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | N/R | Pts | Net 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 | –0.857 |
| Teams marked * progressed to the next stage of the competition. Team marked † were eliminated from the competition. Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | Net R/R |
| Somerset* | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | +1.008 |
| Nottinghamshire $Outlaws^†$ | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | +0.260 |
| Essex $Eagles^†$ | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | +0.255 |
| Lancashire $Lightning^†$ | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | -0.172 |
| Glamorgan $Dragons^†$ | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | +0.161 |
| Gloucestershire $Gladiators^†$ | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.488 |
| $Unicorns^†$ | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -0.640 |
| Teams marked * progressed to the next stage of the competition. Team marked † were eliminated from the competition. Source: CricketArchive ||||||||

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4 September – Taunton | 4 September – Taunton |
| Durham Dynamos | 219 (39.5 overs) |
| Durham Dynamos | 219 (39.5 overs) | 17 September – Lord's | 17 September – Lord's |
| Somerset | 165/3 (27 overs) | 17 September – Lord's | 17 September – Lord's |
| Somerset | 165/3 (27 overs) | Somerset | 214 (39.2 overs) |
| 11 September – The Oval | 11 September – The Oval | | Somerset | 214 (39.2 overs) |
| 11 September – The Oval | 11 September – The Oval | Surrey Lions | 189/5 (27.3 overs) |
| Surrey Lions | 228/7 (24 overs) | Surrey Lions | 189/5 (27.3 overs) |
| Sussex Sharks | 157 (22 overs) | | |

## Friends Life t20

### Group stage

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | +1.087 |
| Leicestershire Foxes | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | +0.541 |
| Lancashire Lightning | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | +0.459 |
| Durham Dynamos | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | +0.678 |
| Worcestershire Royals | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | –0.089 |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | –0.548 |
| Derbyshire Falcons | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | –0.489 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 16 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | –0.598 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 16 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7 | –0.912 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Hampshire Royals | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | +1.093 |
| Sussex Sharks | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | +0.061 |
| Kent Spitfires | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | –0.205 |
| Somerset | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | +0.978 |
| Surrey Lions | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | +0.131 |
| Essex Eagles | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | –0.086 |
| Glamorgan Dragons | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 | +0.045 |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 16 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9 | –0.473 |
| Middlesex Panthers | 16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | –1.247 |

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N1 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 169/5 | | | | | | |
| S4 | Somerset | 172/4 | | | | | | |
| S4 | Somerset | 172/4 | S4 | Somerset (D/L; Super Over) | 94/5 | | | |
| | | | S1 | Hampshire Royals | 138/4 | | | |
| N4 | Durham Dynamos | 99 | S1 | Hampshire Royals | 138/4 | | | |
| S1 | Hampshire Royals | 154/6 | | | | | | |
| S1 | Hampshire Royals | 154/6 | | | | S4 | Somerset | 127/9 |
| | | | | | | N2 | Leicestershire Foxes | 145/6 |
| N2 | Leicestershire Foxes | 206/7 | | | | | | | N2 | Leicestershire Foxes | 145/6 |
| S3 | Kent Spitfires | 203/3 | | | | | | |
| S3 | Kent Spitfires | 203/3 | N2 | Leicestershire Foxes (D/L; Super Over) | 132/6 | | | |
| | | | N3 | Lancashire Lightning | 79/6 | | | |
| N3 | Lancashire Lightning | 152/8 | N3 | Lancashire Lightning | 79/6 | | | |
| S2 | Sussex Sharks | 132/8 | | | | | | |
