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. Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2011 County Championship won by Lancashire, the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 won by Surrey and the 2011 Friends Life t20 won by Leicestershire.^[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). 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.

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: Lancashire
• Division Two winners: Middlesex
• Relegated from Division One: Yorkshire and Hampshire
• Promoted from Division Two: Middlesex and Surrey

Clydesdale Bank 40 (CB40)

• Winners: Surrey Lions
• Runners-up: Somerset

Friends Life t20

• Winners: Leicestershire Foxes
• Runners-up: Somerset

Minor Counties Championship

• Winners: Devon

MCCA Knockout Trophy

• Winners: Berkshire

Second XI Championship

• Winners: Warwickshire II

Second XI Trophy

• Winners: Nottinghamshire II

Wisden Cricketers of the Year

• Tamim Iqbal, Eoin Morgan, Chris Read, Jonathan Trott, Not awarded

PCA Player of the Year

• Marcus Trescothick

PCA Most Valuable Player of the Year

• Marcus Trescothick

• Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2011
• Indian cricket team in England in 2011