The 2011 English cricket season was the 112th in which the

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had been an official competition. It began on 2 April with a round of university matches, and continued until the final of the

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on 17 September. Three major domestic competitions were contested: the

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won by

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, the

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won by

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and the 2011 Friends Life t20 won by

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. During this season, two Test teams toured England:

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

lost both the

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series (1–0) and the

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(ODI) series (3–2), but won the solitary

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(T20I). India also toured, losing to England in four Tests. Five ODIs were played, England winning 3–0 with one tie and one no result. England also won the single T20I match.

Roll of honour

;Test series: * England v Sri Lanka: 3 Tests – England won 1–0. * England v India: 4 Tests – England won 4–0. ;ODI series: * England v Sri Lanka: 5 ODIs – England won 3–2. * England in Ireland: Only ODI – England won by 11 runs. * England v India: 5 ODIs – England won 3–0. ;Twenty20 International series: * England v Sri Lanka: Only T20I – Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets. * England v India: Only T20I – England won by 6 wickets. * England v West Indies: 2 T20Is – Series drawn 1-1 ;County Championship: * Division One winners:

* Division Two winners:

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* Relegated from Division One:

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and

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* Promoted from Division Two:

and

;Clydesdale Bank 40 (CB40): * Winners: Surrey Lions * Runners-up:

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;Friends Life t20: * Winners: Leicestershire Foxes * Runners-up:

;Minor Counties Championship: * Winners:

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;MCCA Knockout Trophy * Winners:

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;Second XI Championship * Winners: Warwickshire II ;Second XI Trophy * Winners: Nottinghamshire II ;Wisden Cricketers of the Year *

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, Chris Read,

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, Not awarded ;PCA Player of the Year *

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References

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