2011 Super Fours
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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board
| cricket format = 50 over
| tournament format = League system
| champions = No overall winner
| count =
| participants = 4
| matches = 4
| most runs = Charlotte Edwards, Diamonds (195)
| most wickets = Holly Colvin, Rubies (7)
| previous_year = 2008
| previous_tournament = 2008 Super Fours
| next_year = 2012
| next_tournament = 2012 Super Fours
}}
The 2011 Super Fours was the eighth cricket Super Fours season. This was the first time the competition had been played since 2008, having been cancelled in 2009 and 2010 due to a busy international schedule. It took place in May and saw 4 teams compete in 50 over and Twenty20 matches. There was no overall winner in the 50 over tournament, whilst Sapphires won the Twenty20 tournament, their third title in the format.
Competition format
In the one day tournament, each team played two games, with no overall winner declared.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/14/Super_Fours_2011.html |title=Super Fours 2011 |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=24 January 2021}}
The Twenty20 competition consisted of two semi-finals, with the winners progressing to a Final and the losers playing in a third-place play-off.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/14/Super_Fours_Twenty20_2011.html |title=Super Fours Twenty20 2011 |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=24 January 2021}}
Teams
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| Diamonds
! Emeralds ! Rubies |
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50 over
=Results=
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 7 May
| time =
| team1 = Diamonds
| team2 = Sapphires
| score1 = 194/8 (40 overs)
| runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 41 (44)
| wickets1 = Laura Marsh 2/33 (8 overs)
| score2 = 162 (39.3 overs)
| runs2 = Ebony Rainford-Brent 66 (86)
| wickets2 = Hannah Courtnell 3/18 (5 overs)
| result = Diamonds won by 32 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2011-515598/diamonds-vs-sapphires-515910/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
| umpires = Katherine Coultate and Paul Stratford
| motm =
| toss =
| rain = Match reduced to 40 overs per side.
| notes =
| stack = y
}}
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 7 May
| time =
| team1 = Emeralds
| team2 = Rubies
| score1 = 94 (40 overs)
| runs1 = Kathryn Doherty 24 (53)
| wickets1 = Katie Levick 3/19 (7.2 overs)
| score2 = 97/1 (22.3 overs)
| runs2 = Nat Sciver 47* (72)
| wickets2 = Izzy Westbury 1/29 (5 overs)
| result = Rubies won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2011-515598/emeralds-vs-rubies-515911/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = Brockington Ground, Loughborough
| umpires = Brian Jones and Richard Ludlum
| motm =
| toss =
| rain = Match reduced to 40 overs per side.
| notes =
| stack = y
}}
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 14 May
| time =
| team1 = Diamonds
| team2 = Emeralds
| score1 = 307/3 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 154 (149)
| wickets1 = Jenny Halstead 2/47 (8 overs)
| score2 = 253/5 (50 overs)
| runs2 = Tammy Beaumont 128 (139)
| wickets2 = Deanna Cooper 1/22 (6 overs)
| result = Diamonds won by 54 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2011-515598/diamonds-vs-emeralds-517576/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = Brockington Ground, Loughborough
| umpires = Brian Hicklin and Irving Lewis
| motm =
| toss = Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| stack = y
}}
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 14 May
| time =
| team1 = Rubies
| team2 = Sapphires
| score1 = 173/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Nat Sciver 57 (92)
| wickets1 = Izi Noakes 3/30 (9 overs)
| score2 = 75 (35.2 overs)
| runs2 = Ebony Rainford-Brent 16 (44)
| wickets2 = Holly Colvin 5/14 (10 overs)
| result = Rubies won by 98 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2011-515598/rubies-vs-sapphires-517578/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss = Rubies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| stack = y
}}
Twenty20
=Semi-finals=
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 2 May
| time =
| team1 = Diamonds
| team2 = Rubies
| score1 = 144/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 62 (44)
| wickets1 = Holly Colvin 4/19 (4 overs)
| score2 = 147/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = Caroline Atkins 40 (26)
| wickets2 = Beth Langston 1/16 (2 overs)
| result = Rubies won by 3 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-twenty20-2011-517582/diamonds-vs-rubies-517583/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground, Kibworth
| umpires = Paul Pollard and Paul Joy
| motm =
| toss = Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Rubies progress to the final.
| stack = y
}}
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 2 May
| time =
| team1 = Emeralds
| team2 = Sapphires
| score1 = 98 (19.5 overs)
| runs1 = Helen Shipman 21 (19)
| wickets1 = Amanda Potgieter 2/14 (4 overs)
| score2 = 99/2 (17.4 overs)
| runs2 = Heather Knight 47* (49)
| wickets2 = Georgia Elwiss 1/19 (4 overs)
| result = Sapphires won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-twenty20-2011-517582/emeralds-vs-sapphires-517584/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground, Kibworth
| umpires = Keith Parsons and John Hayes
| motm =
| toss = Sapphires won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Sapphires progress to the final.
}}
=Third-place play-off=
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 2 May
| time =
| team1 = Diamonds
| team2 = Emeralds
| score1 = 121/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 58 (36)
| wickets1 = Deanna Cooper 3/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 117/3 (20 overs)
| runs2 = Helen Shipman 43* (44)
| wickets2 = Alice Macleod 1/17 (3 overs)
| result = Diamonds won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-twenty20-2011-517582/diamonds-vs-emeralds-517585/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground, Kibworth
| umpires = Keith Parsons and John Hayes
| motm =
| toss = Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=Final=
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible
| date = 2 May
| time =
| team1 = Rubies
| team2 = Sapphires
| score1 = 125/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Holly Colvin 39 (23)
| wickets1 = Amanda Potgieter 2/13 (4 overs)
| score2 = 126/2 (18.2 overs)
| runs2 = Danni Wyatt 47 (40)
| wickets2 = Raveena Lakhtaria 1/15 (3 overs)
| result = Sapphires won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-twenty20-2011-517582/rubies-vs-sapphires-final-517586/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground, Kibworth
| umpires = Paul Joy and Paul Pollard
| motm =
| toss =
| rain =
| notes = Sapphires won the Super Fours Twenty20 2011.
}}