The 2011–12 Logan Cup was a

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competition held in

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from 26 September 2011 to 16 February 2012. The tournament was won by the

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, who claimed their second consecutive title, becoming the first team to win back-to-back championships during the franchise era of the competition. The competition was altered from the previous two seasons; during the group stage, each team played eight matches, rather than the twelve played previously; and rather than the title being decided by a final, the winner of the league won the tournament. The Tuskers won their first three matches, including a repeat of the previous season's final against the

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. They drew their next two matches, but further wins against

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and

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meant that they won the competition with a match to spare. The Tuskers' head coach, Dave Houghton, praised his team's bowling during the season; citing the number of matches in which they won by an innings.

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for

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, finished the competition as the leading run-scorer, accumulating 1,093 runs. Ballance, who appeared in the tournament for the

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, scored six centuries, including a tournament high-score of 210. The leading wicket-taker was Glen Querl, who made his first-class debut in the competition, on which he claimed nine wickets in the match. He finished the tournament with 45 wickets at a

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of 12.86.

Points table

References

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