The 2011 English cricket season was the 112th in which the County Championship had been an official competition.
It began on 2 April with a round of university matches, and continued until the final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 on 17 September.
[1] During this season, two Test teams toured England: Sri Lanka lost both the Test series (1–0) and the One Day International (ODI) series (3–2), but won the solitary Twenty20 International (T20I).
Five ODIs were played, England winning 3–0 with one tie and one no result.
^ The Hampshire Royals began the tournament on minus two points for a poor pitch from last season.