T20 Blast 2011 - Leicestershire Foxes Champions

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Dates1 June 2011 (2011-06-01) – 27 August 2011 (2011-08-27)

AdministratorEngland and Wales Cricket Board

Cricket formatTwenty20

Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout

ChampionsLeicestershire Foxes (3rd title)

Participants18

Matches151

Most runsAndrew McDonald, (Leicestershire Foxes) (584)

Most wicketsTim Phillips, (Essex Eagles) (26)

Official websiteCricInfo

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.

North Group

Warwickshire Bears won the toss and elected to field. , Andrew Miller (Warwickshire Bears) and Chris Rushworth (Durham Dynamos) made their T20 debuts. Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field. , Jordan Clark and Luke Procter (Lancashire Lightning) made their T20 debuts Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat. , Aneesh Kapil (Worcestershire Royals) made his T20 debut. Warwickshire Bears won the toss and elected to field. , Joe Root (Yorkshire Carnegie) made his T20 debut. Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field. , Tom Knight (Derbyshire Falcons) made his T20 debut. Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat. Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field. Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat. Warwickshire Bears won the toss and elected to field. No toss. , No play was possible due to rain. Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat. Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field. , Lancashire Lightning innings reduced to 19 overs. Leicestershire Foxes were set a revised target of 165 in 19 overs. Durham Dynamos won the toss and elected to field. Yorkshire Carnegie won the toss and elected to bat. Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field. , No further play was possible due to rain. Worcestershire Royals won the toss and elected to field Yorkshire Carnegie won the toss and elected to field. , Karl Brown (Lancashire Lightning) made his T20 debut. Durham Dynamos won the toss and elected to field. , Ross Whiteley (Derbyshire Falcons) made his T20 debut. Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat. No toss , No play possible due to rain. No toss , No play was possible due to rain. No toss , No play possible due to rain. Durham Dynamos won the toss and elected to field. , No further play was possible due to rain. Durham Dynamos won the toss and elected to bat. Warwickshire Bears won the toss and elected to field. Worcestershire Royals won the toss and elected to bat. Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat. Durham Dynamos won the toss and elected to field. Worcestershire Royals won the toss and elected to field. Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field. No toss. , No play possible due to rain.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	16	11	2	0	3	25	1.087
2	Leicestershire Foxes	16	10	2	0	4	24	0.541
3	Lancashire Lightning	16	9	5	1	1	20	0.459
4	Durham Dynamos	16	6	6	0	4	16	0.678
5	Worcestershire Royals	16	6	7	0	3	15	−0.089
6	Yorkshire Carnegie	16	6	7	0	3	15	−0.548
7	Derbyshire Falcons	16	4	8	1	3	12	−0.489
8	Warwickshire Bears	16	4	10	0	2	10	−0.598
9	Northamptonshire Steelbacks	16	2	11	0	3	7	−0.912

2 June Scorecard

Durham Dynamos151/3 (20 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears155/5 (18.1 overs)
Ian Blackwell 46* (32) Steffan Piolet 2/19 (4 overs)	William Porterfield 83 (53) Gareth Breese 2/24 (4 overs)

Warwickshire won by 5 wickets Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: David Millns and Martin Bodenham Player of the match: William Porterfield (Warks Bears)

2 June (D/N) Scorecard

Derbyshire Falcons190/5 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Lightning190/6 (20 overs)
Wes Durston 86 (58) Tom Smith 2/37 (4 overs)	Stephen Moore 72 (55) Greg Smith 2/36 (3 overs)

Match tied County Ground, Derby Umpires: Michael Gough and Trevor Jesty Player of the match: Wes Durston (Derbyshire Falcons)

3 June Scorecard

Lancashire Lightning154/7 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Royals146/9 (20 overs)
Stephen Moore 28 (20) Moeen Ali 2/24 (4 overs)	Shaaiq Choudhry 26* (16) Gary Keedy 3/14 (4 overs)

Lancashire Lightning won by 8 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Peter Hartley and Steve Garratt Player of the match: Gary Keedy (Lancashire Lightning)

3 June Scorecard

Yorkshire Carnegie161/8 (20 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears164/5 (17.5 overs)
Andrew Gale 54 (25) Darren Maddy 3/10 (2 overs)	William Porterfield 64 (34) Adil Rashid 3/28 (4 overs)

Warwickshire Bears won by 5 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: David Millns and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: William Porterfield (Warks Bears)

3 June Scorecard

Nottinghamshire Outlaws184/6 (20 overs)	v	Derbyshire Falcons146/8 (20 overs)
David Hussey 60 (45) Steffan Jones 2/35 (4 overs)	Wes Durston 46 (33) Andy Carter 4/20 (4 overs)

Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 38 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Nick Cook and Stephen Gale Player of the match: Andy Carter (Notts Outlaws)

3 June (D/N) Scorecard

Northamptonshire Steelbacks135/5 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes139/4 (19 overs)
Johan Botha 36 (40) Matthew Hoggard 3/21 (4 overs)	Paul Nixon 44 (47) Lee Daggett 1/11 (3 overs)

Leicestershire Foxes won by 6 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: George Sharp and Michael Gough Player of the match: James Taylor (Leics Foxes)

5 June Scorecard

Leicestershire Foxes173/2 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Lightning175/5 (18.1 overs)
Josh Cobb 60 (40) Gary Keedy 1/26 (4 overs)	Tom Smith 75 (45) Matthew Hoggard 2/32 (4 overs)

Lancashire Lightning won by 5 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Nigel Llong and Rob Bailey Player of the match: Tom Smith (Lancashire Lightning)

5 June Scorecard

Nottinghamshire Outlaws215/6 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Carnegie162/8 (20 overs)
Adam Voges 74 (46) Anthony McGrath 3/17 (2 overs)	Adam Lyth 43 (27) Samit Patel 2/27 (4 overs)

Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 53 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Peter Hartley and Steve Garratt Player of the match: Samit Patel (Notts Outlaws)

South Group

Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. , Lewis Gregory (Somerset) made his T20 debut. Surrey Lions won the toss and elected to field. , Ed Young, Richard Coughtrie and Will Gidman (Gloucestershire Gladiators) made their T20 debuts. Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field. Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat. , Adam Ball (Kent Spitfires) made his T20 debut. Gloucestershire Gladiators won the toss and elected to field. Hampshire Royals won the toss and elected to field. Glamorgan Dragons won the toss and elected to bat. , Middlesex Panthers were set a revised target of 183 from 18 overs due to rain. , Alex Jones and Chris Cooke (Glamorgan Dragons) made their T20 debuts. Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field. , The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain. Middlesex Panthers won the toss and elected to field. Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field. , The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain. Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field. Glamorgan Dragons won the toss and elected to bat. Middlesex Panthers won the toss and elected to bat. Gloucestershire Gladiators won the toss and elected to field. , Ian Cockbain (Gloucestershire Gladiators) made his T20 debut. No toss. , No play was possible due to rain Surrey Lions won the toss and elected to field. , No further play was possible due to rain. Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat. Surrey Lions won the toss and elected to field. Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field. , Sam Billings (Kent Spitfires) made his T20 debut. No toss , No play possible due to rain. Surrey Lions won the toss and elected to bat. , Zafar Ansari (Surrey Lions) made his T20 debut. Middlesex Panthers won the toss and elected to bat. Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field. Gloucestershire Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat. , Wahab Riaz (Kent Spitfires) took a hat-trick. Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field. Middlesex Panthers won the toss and elected to field. , Kirk Wernars (Sussex Sharks) No toss. , No play possible due to rain. No toss. , No play possible due to rain. No toss. , No play possible due to rain.

Quarter-finals

Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field. Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat. Hampshire Royals won the toss and elected to bat. Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.

Semi-finals

Lancashire won the toss and elected to field. , Rain originally reduced the match to 18 overs per side. , "Rain further reduced Lancashire's innings to 11 overs with a revised target of 80." Somerset won the toss and elected to field. , Rain reduced Hampshire's innings to 15.5 overs and revised Somerset's target to 95 runs from 10 overs.

Final

Somerset won the toss and elected to field.

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.

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