The 2011 FriendsLife T20 was the ninth edition of what would later become the T20 Blast, 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 ECB opted to retain the enlarged schedule from the previous season, despite criticism that the tournament had become bloated. In a vote, counties, perhaps conscious of financial difficulties incurred during the 2010 season, opted against any kind of reduction.
The final saw Leicestershire Foxes beat Somerset for their third title. Both finalists qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 qualifying stage.
Group stage
North Group
Table
June
July
South Group
Table
June
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Highest team totals The following table lists the six highest team scores in the season. Team Total Opponent Ground Gloucestershire Gladiators 254/3 Middlesex Panthers Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground Somerset 235/5 Middlesex Panthers County Ground, Taunton Somerset 225/2 Essex Eagles County Ground, Chelmsford Nottinghamshire Outlaws 215/6 Yorkshire Carnegie Trent Bridge, Nottingham Nottinghamshire Outlaws 213/4 Durham Dynamos Trent Bridge, Nottingham Essex Eagles 209/5 Somerset 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 Andrew McDonald Leicestershire Foxes 584 17 53.09 128.35 96* 0 7 53 9 Alex Hales Nottinghamshire Outlaws 544 16 34.00 146.63 78 0 5 65 14 Stephen Moore Lancashire Lightning 522 17 34.80 133.16 76 0 4 53 13 Marcus Trescothick Somerset 507 16 39.00 162.50 108* 1 3 65 19 Azhar Mahmood Kent Spitfires 485 14 40.41 143.91 106* 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 Kevin O'Brien Gloucestershire Gladiators 119 52 7 11 Middlesex Panthers Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground Marcus Trescothick Somerset 108* 61 12 5 Essex Eagles County Ground, Chelmsford Azhar Mahmood Kent Spitfires 106* 57 13 3 Gloucestershire Gladiators Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham Hamish Marshall Gloucestershire Gladiators 102 54 11 4 Middlesex Panthers County Ground, Chelmsford Murray Goodwin Sussex Sharks 100* 59 9 3 Surrey Lions 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 Tim Phillips Essex Eagles 26 15 13.23 11.3 7.02 4/22 Danny Briggs Hampshire Royals 23 16 14.91 13.0 6.83 5/19 Harry Gurney Leicestershire Foxes 23 14 15.39 13.0 7.10 3/25 Darren Pattinson Nottinghamshire Outlaws 23 16 17.39 12.8 8.13 5/25 Tim Southee Essex Eagles 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 Arul Suppiah Somerset 3.4 6/5 Glamorgan Dragons Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Tim Southee Essex Eagles 4.0 6/16 Glamorgan Dragons County Ground, Chelmsford Paul Collingwood Durham Dynamos 3.0 5/6 Northamptonshire Steelbacks Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Rich Pyrah Yorkshire Carnegie 4.0 5/16 Durham Dynamos North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Naved-ul-Hasan Sussex Sharks 3.1 5/17 Essex Eagles County Ground, Hove
References
External links Tournament Site - CricInfo