| 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 Twenty20 Cup |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Next Tournament: | 2012 Twenty20 Cup |
| Website: | CricInfo |
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.[1]
The final saw Leicestershire Foxes beat Somerset for their third title. Both finalists qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 qualifying stage.[2]
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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