2011 Twenty20 Cup


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

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South Group

Table

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Highest team totals

The following table lists the six highest team scores in the season.
TeamTotalOpponentGround
Gloucestershire Gladiators254/3Middlesex PanthersUxbridge Cricket Club Ground
Somerset235/5Middlesex PanthersCounty Ground, Taunton
Somerset225/2Essex EaglesCounty Ground, Chelmsford
Nottinghamshire Outlaws215/6Yorkshire CarnegieTrent Bridge, Nottingham
Nottinghamshire Outlaws213/4Durham DynamosTrent Bridge, Nottingham
Essex Eagles209/5SomersetRecreation Ground, Bath

Most runs

The top five highest run scorers in the season are included in this table.
PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgS/RHS100s50s4s6s
Andrew McDonaldLeicestershire Foxes5841753.09128.3596*07539
Alex HalesNottinghamshire Outlaws5441634.00146.6378056514
Stephen MooreLancashire Lightning5221734.80133.1676045313
Marcus TrescothickSomerset5071639.00162.50108*136519
Azhar MahmoodKent Spitfires4851440.41143.91106*135012

Highest scores

This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
PlayerTeamScoreBalls4s6sOpponentGround
Kevin O'BrienGloucestershire Gladiators11952711Middlesex PanthersUxbridge Cricket Club Ground
Marcus TrescothickSomerset108*61125Essex EaglesCounty Ground, Chelmsford
Azhar MahmoodKent Spitfires106*57133Gloucestershire GladiatorsKent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Hamish MarshallGloucestershire Gladiators10254114Middlesex PanthersCounty Ground, Chelmsford
Murray GoodwinSussex Sharks100*5993Surrey LionsCounty Ground, Hove

Most wickets

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
PlayerTeamWktsMtsAveS/REconBBI
Tim PhillipsEssex Eagles261513.2311.37.024/22
Danny BriggsHampshire Royals231614.9113.06.835/19
Harry GurneyLeicestershire Foxes231415.3913.07.103/25
Darren PattinsonNottinghamshire Outlaws231617.3912.88.135/25
Tim SoutheeEssex Eagles221518.9514.18.016/16

Best bowling figures

This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
PlayerTeamOversFiguresOpponentGround
Arul SuppiahSomerset3.46/5Glamorgan DragonsSophia Gardens, Cardiff
Tim SoutheeEssex Eagles4.06/16Glamorgan DragonsCounty Ground, Chelmsford
Paul CollingwoodDurham Dynamos3.05/6Northamptonshire SteelbacksRiverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Rich PyrahYorkshire Carnegie4.05/16Durham DynamosNorth Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Naved-ul-HasanSussex Sharks3.15/17Essex EaglesCounty Ground, Hove