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 [County Cricket Club|Somerset] for their third title. Both finalists qualified for the 2011 [Champions League Twenty20] qualifying stage.
Group stage
North Group
Table
June
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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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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 [Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|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 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.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 |