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 and the One Day International series, but won the solitary Twenty20 International. 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Division One winners: Lancashire
- Division Two winners: Middlesex
- Relegated from Division One: Yorkshire and Hampshire
- Promoted from Division Two: Middlesex and Surrey
- Winners: Surrey Lions
- Runners-up: Somerset
- Winners: Leicestershire Foxes
- Runners-up: Somerset
- Winners: Devon
- Winners: Berkshire
- Winners: Warwickshire II
- Winners: Nottinghamshire II
- Tamim Iqbal, Eoin Morgan, Chris Read, Jonathan Trott, Not awarded
;PCA Most Valuable Player of the Year
- Marcus Trescothick
County Championship
Divisions
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 | 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 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 37 | 2.0 | 138 |
| Hampshire | 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 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 44 | 0.0 | 240 |
| Surrey | 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;Group B
;Group C
Knockout stage
Friends Life t20
Group stage
;North Group| Team | |||||||
| 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 |
;South Group
| Team | |||||||
| 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 |
The Hampshire Royals began the tournament on minus two points for a poor pitch from last season.