2018–19 Super Smash (women's cricket)

2018–19 Super Smash
Dates25 October 2018 – 20 January 2019
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round robin and final
ChampionsWellington Blaze (5th title)
Participants6
Matches31
Most runsFrances Mackay (367)
Most wicketsAmelia Kerr (19)

The 2018–19 Burger King Super Smash was the twelfth season of the women's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from October 2018 to January 2019, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Wellington Blaze beat Canterbury Magicians in the final to win the tournament, their 5th Super Smash title, and second in two seasons.

The tournament ran alongside the 2018–19 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield.

Competition format

Teams played in a double round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 10 matches overall. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The top two in the group advanced to the final.[1][2]

The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:

Win: 4 points
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.

Points table

Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRR
Wellington Blaze 10 6 2 0 2 28 0.408
Canterbury Magicians 10 6 3 0 1 26 1.042
Auckland Hearts 10 5 3 0 2 24 0.481
Otago Sparks 10 4 4 0 2 20 0.298
Northern Spirit 10 4 5 0 1 18 –0.666
Central Hinds 10 0 8 0 2 4 –1.489
Source: New Zealand Cricket[1]

  Advanced to the Final

Final

20 January 2019
Scorecard
Canterbury Magicians
130/3 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Blaze
131/6 (20 overs)
Erin Bermingham 61* (49)
Jess Kerr 1/25 (4 overs)
Rebecca Burns 41 (44)
Kate Ebrahim 1/17 (3 overs)
Wellington Blaze won by 4 wickets
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: John Dempsey and Kim Cotton
  • Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Frances Mackay Canterbury Magicians 10 9 367 73.40 97 0 3
Caitlin Gurrey Northern Spirit 7 7 298 42.57 79 0 4
Erin Bermingham Canterbury Magicians 10 9 273 54.60 65* 0 2
Bernadine Bezuidenhout Northern Spirit 8 8 228 32.57 77* 0 1
Amelia Kerr Wellington Blaze 9 9 209 34.83 52* 0 1

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

Most wickets

Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Amelia Kerr Wellington Blaze 36.0 19 9.47 4/4 0
Deanna Doughty Wellington Blaze 36.0 13 13.53 4/13 0
Erin Bermingham Canterbury Magicians 36.0 11 17.81 3/18 0
Gabby Sullivan Canterbury Magicians 21.0 9 16.44 3/30 0
Frances Mackay Canterbury Magicians 29.0 9 19.55 3/25 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Burger King Super Smash 2018–19". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Burger King Women's Super Smash 2018–19 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, 2018/19/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 Competition, 2018/19/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2021.


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