The 2011 international cricket season was from April 2011 to September 2011.[1] The season saw England take the ICC Test Championship number-one ranking from India when England defeated India in a home Test series 4–0.[2] Australia continued to top the ICC ODI Championship rankings, a position they had held since September 2009.[3] India, despite winning the ICC World Cup the previous season, dropped from number two to number five in September 2011 after losing 0–3 in a five-match ODI series in England.[4]
Season overview
Pre-Season rankings
April
ICC World Cricket League Division Two
Group stage
Source:
Group stage
|
No.
|
Date
|
Team 1
|
Captain 1
|
Team 2
|
Captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Match 1 |
8 April |
Papua New Guinea |
Rarva Dikana |
Bermuda |
David Hemp |
ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai |
Papua New Guinea by 43 runs
|
Match 2 |
8 April |
Hong Kong |
Najeeb Amar |
Uganda |
Akbar Baig |
ICC Global Cricket Academy Ground No 2, Dubai |
Hong Kong by 26 runs
|
Match 3 |
8 April |
Namibia |
Craig Williams |
United Arab Emirates |
Khurram Khan |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
United Arab Emirates by 1 wicket
|
Match 4 |
9 April |
Bermuda |
David Hemp |
Hong Kong |
Najeeb Amar |
ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai |
Bermuda by 69 runs
|
Match 5 |
9 April |
Namibia |
Craig Williams |
Uganda |
Akbar Baig |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
Namibia by 205 runs
|
Match 6 |
9 April |
United Arab Emirates |
Khurram Khan |
Papua New Guinea |
Rarva Dikana |
ICC Global Cricket Academy Ground No 2, Dubai |
United Arab Emirates by 114 runs
|
Match 7 |
11 April |
Uganda |
Davis Arinaitwe |
Bermuda |
David Hemp |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
Uganda by 74 runs
|
Match 8 |
11 April |
Papua New Guinea |
Rarva Dikana |
Namibia |
Craig Williams |
ICC Global Cricket Academy Ground No 2, Dubai |
Namibia by 8 wickets
|
Match 9 |
11 April |
United Arab Emirates |
Khurram Khan |
Hong Kong |
Najeeb Amar |
ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai |
United Arab Emirates by 19 runs
|
Match 10 |
12 April |
Namibia |
Craig Williams |
Bermuda |
David Hemp |
ICC Global Cricket Academy Ground No 2, Dubai |
Bermuda by 86 runs
|
Match 11 |
12 April |
Papua New Guinea |
Rarva Dikana |
Hong Kong |
Najeeb Amar |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
Papua New Guinea by 43 runs
|
Match 12 |
12 April |
Uganda |
Davis Arinaitwe |
United Arab Emirates |
Khurram Khan |
ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai |
United Arab Emirates by 8 wickets
|
Match 13 |
14 April |
Hong Kong |
Najeeb Amar |
Namibia |
Craig Williams |
ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai |
Namibia by 3 wickets
|
Match 14 |
14 April |
Papua New Guinea |
Rarva Dikana |
Uganda |
Davis Arinaitwe |
ICC Global Cricket Academy Ground No 2, Dubai |
Papua New Guinea by 1 runs
|
Match 15 |
14 April |
United Arab Emirates |
Khurram Khan |
Bermuda |
David Hemp |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
United Arab Emirates by 43 runs
|
Playoffs
|
5th place playoff |
15 April |
Bermuda |
David Hemp |
Uganda |
Danniel Ruyange |
ICC Global Cricket Academy Ground No 2, Dubai |
Uganda by 6 wickets
|
3rd place playoff |
15 April |
Papua New Guinea |
Rarva Dikana |
Hong Kong |
Najeeb Amar |
ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai |
Papua New Guinea by 127 runs
|
Final |
15 April |
Namibia |
Craig Williams |
United Arab Emirates |
Khurram Khan |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
United Arab Emirates by 5 wickets
|
Final Placings
Australia in Bangladesh
Pakistan in the West Indies
Only T20I
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
T20I 199 |
21 April |
Darren Sammy |
Shahid Afridi |
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia |
West Indies by 7 runs
|
ODI series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 3152 |
23 April |
Darren Sammy |
Shahid Afridi |
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia |
Pakistan by 8 wickets
|
ODI 3153 |
25 April |
Darren Sammy |
Shahid Afridi |
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia |
Pakistan by 7 wickets
|
ODI 3154 |
28 April |
Darren Sammy |
Shahid Afridi |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
Pakistan by 3 wickets
|
ODI 3155 |
2 May |
Darren Sammy |
Shahid Afridi |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
West Indies by 1 run (D/L)
|
ODI 3156 |
5 May |
Darren Sammy |
Shahid Afridi |
Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
West Indies by 10 wickets
|
Test series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 1992 |
12–16 May |
Darren Sammy |
Misbah-ul-Haq |
Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
West Indies by 40 runs
|
Test 1993 |
20–24 May |
Darren Sammy |
Misbah-ul-Haq |
Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St Kitts |
Pakistan by 196 runs
|
May
ICC World Cricket League Division Seven
Group stage
Source:
Group stage
|
No.
|
Date
|
Team 1
|
Captain 1
|
Team 2
|
Captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Match 1 |
1 May |
Botswana |
Akrum Chand |
Kuwait |
Hisham Mirza |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone |
Kuwait by 3 wickets
|
Match 2 |
1 May |
Japan |
Masaomi Kobayashi |
Germany |
Asif Khan |
Lobatse Cricket Ground, Lobatse |
Germany by 9 wickets
|
Match 3 |
1 May |
Norway |
Damien Shortis |
Nigeria |
Endurance Ofem |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone |
Nigeria by 5 wickets
|
Match 4 |
2 May |
Japan |
Masaomi Kobayashi |
Botswana |
Akrum Chand |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone |
Botswana by 8 wickets
|
Match 5 |
2 May |
Germany |
Asif Khan |
Nigeria |
Endurance Ofem |
Lobatse Cricket Ground, Lobatse |
Nigeria by 2 wickets
|
Match 6 |
2 May |
Norway |
Iram Dawood |
Kuwait |
Hisham Mirza |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone |
Kuwait by 7 wickets
|
Match 7 |
4 May |
Germany |
Asif Khan |
Botswana |
Akrum Chand |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone |
Botswana by 2 wickets
|
Match 8 |
4 May |
Nigeria |
Endurance Ofem |
Kuwait |
Hisham Mirza |
Lobatse Cricket Ground, Lobatse |
Kuwait by 9 wickets
|
Match 9 |
4 May |
Norway |
Damien Shortis |
Japan |
Masaomi Kobayashi |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone |
Norway by 53 runs
|
Match 10 |
5 May |
Norway |
Damien Shortis |
Botswana |
Akrum Chand |
Lobatse Cricket Ground, Lobatse |
Botswana by 8 wickets
|
Match 11 |
5 May |
Germany |
Rana-Javed Iqbal |
Kuwait |
Hisham Mirza |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone |
Germany by 11 runs
|
Match 12 |
5 May |
Nigeria |
Endurance Ofem |
Japan |
Masaomi Kobayashi |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone |
Nigeria by 90 runs
|
Match 13 |
7 May |
Botswana |
Akrum Chand |
Nigeria |
Endurance Ofem |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone |
Nigeria by 8 wickets (D/L)
|
Match 14 |
7 May |
Germany |
Asif Khan |
Norway |
Damien Shortis |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone |
Germany by 18 runs (D/L)
|
Match 15 |
7 May |
Japan |
Masaomi Kobayashi |
Kuwait |
Hisham Mirza |
Lobatse Cricket Ground, Lobatse |
Match abandoned
|
Playoffs
|
5th place playoff |
8 May |
Norway |
Damien Shortis |
Japan |
Masaomi Kobayashi |
Lobatse Cricket Ground, Lobatse |
Norway by 56 runs
|
3rd place playoff |
8 May |
Germany |
Asif Khan |
Botswana |
Akrum Chand |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone |
Germany by 25 runs
|
Final |
8 May |
Kuwait |
Hisham Mirza |
Nigeria |
Endurance Ofem |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone |
Kuwait by 72 runs
|
Final Placings
Sri Lanka in England
Pakistan in Ireland
June
India in the West Indies
Only T20I
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
T20I 200 |
4 June |
Darren Sammy |
Suresh Raina |
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad |
India by 16 runs
|
ODI series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 3159 |
6 June |
Darren Sammy |
Suresh Raina |
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad |
India by 4 wickets
|
ODI 3160 |
8 June |
Darren Sammy |
Suresh Raina |
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad |
India by 7 wickets (D/L)
|
ODI 3161 |
11 June |
Darren Sammy |
Suresh Raina |
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua |
India by 3 wickets
|
ODI 3162 |
13 June |
Darren Sammy |
Suresh Raina |
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua |
West Indies by 103 runs
|
ODI 3163 |
16 June |
Darren Sammy |
Suresh Raina |
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
West Indies by 7 wickets
|
Test series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 1997 |
20–24 June |
Darren Sammy |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
India by 63 runs
|
Test 1998 |
28 June–2 July |
Darren Sammy |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
Match drawn
|
Test 1999 |
6–10 July |
Darren Sammy |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica |
Match drawn
|
Netherlands in Scotland
July
Namibia in Ireland
Tri-Nation Series in Scotland
India in England
Test series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 2000 |
21–25 July |
Andrew Strauss |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Lord's, London |
England by 196 runs
|
Test 2001 |
29 July – 2 August |
Andrew Strauss |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
England by 319 runs
|
Test 2003 |
10–14 August |
Andrew Strauss |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Edgbaston, Birmingham |
England by an innings and 242 runs
|
Test 2004 |
18–22 August |
Andrew Strauss |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
The Oval, London |
England by an innings and 8 runs
|
Only T20I
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
T20I 204 |
31 August |
Stuart Broad |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
England by 6 wickets
|
ODI series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 3186 |
3 September |
Alastair Cook |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
No result
|
ODI 3187 |
6 September |
Alastair Cook |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
England by 7 wickets
|
ODI 3189 |
9 September |
Alastair Cook |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
The Oval, London |
England by 3 wickets (D/L)
|
ODI 3191 |
11 September |
Alastair Cook |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Lord's, London |
Match tied (D/L)
|
ODI 3195 |
16 September |
Alastair Cook |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
England by 6 wickets (D/L)
|
UAE in Kenya
August
Afghanistan in Canada
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe
Australia in Sri Lanka
T20I series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
T20I 202 |
6 August |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
Cameron White |
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
Sri Lanka by 35 runs
|
T20I 203 |
8 August |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
Cameron White |
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
Sri Lanka by 8 runs
|
ODI series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
ODI 3175 |
10 August |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
Michael Clarke |
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
Australia by 7 wickets
|
ODI 3178 |
14 August |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
Michael Clarke |
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota |
Australia by 8 wickets
|
ODI 3180 |
16 August |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
Michael Clarke |
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota |
Sri Lanka by 78 runs
|
ODI 3182 |
20 August |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
Michael Clarke |
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Australia by 5 wickets
|
ODI 3184 |
22 August |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
Michael Clarke |
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
|
Test series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Home captain
|
Away captain
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Test 2005 |
31 August – 4 September |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
Michael Clarke |
Galle International Stadium, Galle |
Australia won by 125 runs
|
Test 2007 |
8–12 September |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
Michael Clarke |
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
Match drawn
|
Test 2008 |
16–20 September |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
Michael Clarke |
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
Match drawn
|
Cricket Canada Summer Festival
Twenty20 series
|
No.
|
Date
|
Team 1
|
Captain 1
|
Team 2
|
Captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Match 1 |
11 August |
Afghanistan |
Nawroz Mangal |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Daren Ganga |
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Ontario |
Afghanistan by 35 runs
|
Match 2 |
11 August |
Canada |
Jimmy Hansra |
United States |
Jignesh Desai |
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Ontario |
Canada by 72 runs
|
Match 3 |
12 August |
Afghanistan |
Nawroz Mangal |
Canada |
Jimmy Hansra |
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Ontario |
Canada by 4 wickets
|
Match 4 |
12 August |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Daren Ganga |
United States |
Jignesh Desai |
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Ontario |
Trinidad and Tobago by 111 runs
|
Match 5 |
13 August |
Afghanistan |
Nawroz Mangal |
United States |
Jignesh Desai |
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Ontario |
Afghanistan by 48 runs
|
Match 6 |
13 August |
Canada |
Jimmy Hansra |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Daren Ganga |
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Ontario |
Trinidad and Tobago by 7 wickets
|
England in Ireland
September
Pakistan in Zimbabwe
Kenya in the Netherlands
Canada in Ireland
World Cricket League Division Six
Group stage
|
No.
|
Date
|
Team 1
|
Captain 1
|
Team 2
|
Captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
1st Match |
17 September |
Guernsey |
Stuart Le Prevost |
Jersey |
Peter Gough |
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
Guernsey by 9 runs
|
2nd Match |
17 September |
Malaysia |
Suhan Alagaratnam |
Kuwait |
Hisham Mirza |
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia by 38 runs (D/L)
|
3rd Match |
17 September |
Fiji |
Josefa Rika |
Nigeria |
Endurance Ofem |
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
Fiji by 63 runs
|
4th Match |
18 September |
Malaysia |
Suhan Alagaratnam |
Nigeria |
Endurance Ofem |
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia by 79 runs (D/L)
|
5th Match |
18 September |
Kuwait |
Hisham Mirza |
Jersey |
Peter Gough |
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur |
No result
|
6th Match |
18 September |
Guernsey |
Stuart Le Prevost |
Fiji |
Josefa Rika |
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
Guernsey by 108 runs
|
5th Match(R) |
19 September |
Kuwait |
Hisham Mirza |
Jersey |
Peter Gough |
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur |
Kuwait by 1 wicket
|
Playoffs
|
No.
|
Date
|
Team 1
|
Captain 1
|
Team 2
|
Captain 2
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Final |
24 September |
Malaysia |
Suhan Alagaratnam |
Guernsey |
Stuart Le Prevost |
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
Guernsey by 2 wickets
|
3rd place playoff |
24 September |
Jersey |
Peter Gough |
Kuwait |
Hisham Mirza |
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur |
Kuwait by 8 runs
|
5th place playoff |
24 September |
Fiji |
Josefa Rika |
Nigeria |
Endurance Ofem |
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
Nigeria by 102 runs
|
Final Placings
West Indies in England
Scotland in Namibia
References
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