July 2011 in sports
[[Cricket]]
#### [Cricket](/wiki/Cricket "Cricket")

* [India in England](/wiki/Indian_cricket_team_in_England_in_2011 "Indian cricket team in England in 2011"):
	+ [1st Test](/wiki/Indian_cricket_team_in_England_in_2011%231st_Test "Indian cricket team in England in 2011#1st Test") in [London](/wiki/Lord%27s_Cricket_Ground "Lord's Cricket Ground"), day 5:  474/8[d](/wiki/Declaration_and_forfeiture%23Declaration "Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration") \& 269/6d;  286 \& 261 (96\.3 overs; [James Anderson](/wiki/James_Anderson_%28cricketer%29 "James Anderson (cricketer)") 5/65\). **England win by 196 runs; lead 4\-match series 1–0\.**
* [ICC Intercontinental Cup One\-Day](/wiki/2011%E2%80%9313_ICC_Intercontinental_Cup_One-Day "2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day"), [round 1](/wiki/2011%E2%80%9313_ICC_Intercontinental_Cup_One-Day%23Round_1 "2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day#Round 1"):
	+ 3rd Match in [Nairobi](/wiki/Nairobi_Gymkhana_Club "Nairobi Gymkhana Club"):  210 (49\.3 overs; [Shoaib Sarwar](/wiki/Shoaib_Sarwar "Shoaib Sarwar") 5/23\);  119/8 (35/35 overs; [Rajesh Bhudia](/wiki/Rajesh_Bhudia "Rajesh Bhudia") 5/21\). **Kenya win by 66 runs ([D/L](/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis_method "Duckworth–Lewis method")).**

How does this 4-match series impact the overall cricket season?