The 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament was the second season of the
ECB 40
The ECB40, last known as the Yorkshire Bank 40 (YB40) for sponsorship reasons, was a forty-over limited overs cricket competition for the English first-class counties. It began in the 2010 English cricket season as a replacement for the Pro40 a ...
limited overs cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket or white ball cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day. There are a number of formats, including List A cricket (8-hour games), Twenty ...
competition for the
English and Welsh first-class counties. In addition to the 18 counties,
Scotland
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and the
Netherlands
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took part, as well as the
Unicorns
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, a team of players who did not have first-class contracts.
The competition consisted of three groups of seven teams, from which the top team from each group, plus the best second-placed team, progressed to the semi-finals.
The groups were allocated randomly.
Fixtures and results
Group stage
Group A
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Group C
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Final
Statistics
Highest team totals
The following table lists the six highest team scores in the season.
Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
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.
Best bowling figures
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
See also
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ECB 40
The ECB40, last known as the Yorkshire Bank 40 (YB40) for sponsorship reasons, was a forty-over limited overs cricket competition for the English first-class counties. It began in the 2010 English cricket season as a replacement for the Pro40 a ...
References
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