2011 Twenty20 Cup Explained

2011 Friends Life t20
Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Tournament Format:Group stage and knockout
Champions:Leicestershire Foxes
Count:3
Participants:18
Matches:151
Most Runs:Andrew McDonald, (Leicestershire Foxes) (584)
Most Wickets:Tim Phillips, (Essex Eagles) (26)
Previous Year:2010
Previous Tournament:2010 Friends Provident t20
Next Year:2012
Next Tournament:2012 Friends Life t20
Website:CricInfo

The 2011 FriendsLife T20 was the ninth edition of the T20 Blast formerly known as the FriendsLife T20, England's premier domestic Twenty20 competition. The tournament ran from 1 June to 27 August 2011. The teams in the tournament remained the same as the previous season.

The schedule of the tournament had been widely criticised for being too long and therefore certain games had very few fans. The ECB announced that they retained the same schedule as it generates a lot of revenue for the smaller counties.[1]

The winner and runner-up of the tournament qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 qualifying stage.[2]

Group stage

North Group

Table

June

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July

South Group

Table

June

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July

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Final

Statistics

Highest team totals

The following table lists the six highest team scores in the season.

Team Total Opponent Ground
254/3 Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground
235/5 County Ground, Taunton
225/2 County Ground, Chelmsford
215/6 Trent Bridge, Nottingham
213/4 Trent Bridge, Nottingham
209/5 Recreation Ground, Bath

Most runs

The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s
584 17 53.09 128.35 0 7 53 9
544 16 34.00 146.63 78 0 5 65 14
522 17 34.80 133.16 76 0 4 53 13
507 16 39.00 162.50 1 3 65 19
485 14 40.41 143.91 1 3 50 12

Highest scores

This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.

Player Team Score Balls 4s 6s Opponent Ground
119 52 7 11 Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground
61 12 5 County Ground, Chelmsford
57 13 3 Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
102 54 11 4 County Ground, Chelmsford
59 9 3 County Ground, Hove

Most wickets

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.

Player Team Wkts Mts Ave S/R Econ BBI
26 15 13.23 11.3 7.02 4/22
23 16 14.91 13.0 6.83 5/19
23 14 15.39 13.0 7.10 3/25
23 16 17.39 12.8 8.13 5/25
22 15 18.95 14.1 8.01 6/16

Best bowling figures

This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.

Player Team Overs Figures Opponent Ground
3.4 6/5 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
4.0 6/16 County Ground, Chelmsford
3.0 5/6 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
4.0 5/16 North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
3.1 5/17 County Ground, Hove

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ECB retain Twenty20 schedule.
  2. Web site: Six-team qualifier for Champions League . 20 June 2011 . 2011-06-03 . CricInfo .