2008–09 State League Twenty20

2008–09 State League Twenty20
Dates5 December 2008 – 25 January 2009
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round robin and final
ChampionsWellington Blaze (1st title)
Participants6
Matches16
Most runsLucy Doolan (212)
Most wicketsAmanda Cooper (9)

The 2008–09 State League Twenty20 was the second season of the women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from December 2008 to January 2009, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Wellington Blaze beat Canterbury Magicians in the final to win the tournament, their first Twenty20 title.

The tournament ran alongside the 2008–09 State League.

Competition format

Teams played in a round-robin in a group of six, playing 5 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
Tie: 2 points
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.

Points table

Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Canterbury Magicians 5 4 1 0 0 16 0.926
Wellington Blaze 5 3 1 0 1 14 1.888
Central Hinds 5 2 2 0 1 10 0.276
Auckland Hearts 5 2 3 0 0 8 –0.642
Northern Spirit 5 1 3 0 1 6 –1.028
Otago Sparks 5 1 3 0 1 6 –1.593
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

  Advanced to the Final

Final

25 January 2009
Scorecard
Canterbury Magicians
123 (18.3 overs)
v
Wellington Blaze
124/6 (19.3 overs)
Maria Fahey 37 (25)
Amanda Cooper 3/20 (4 overs)
Lucy Doolan 63 (51)
Frances Mackay 2/32 (4 overs)
Wellington Blaze won 4 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Dave Quested and Evan Gray
  • Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Lucy Doolan Wellington Blaze 5 5 212 53.00 63 0 2
Kate Pulford Northern Spirit 4 4 193 64.33 83* 0 2
Maria Fahey Canterbury Magicians 5 5 167 41.75 52 0 1
Sophie Devine Wellington Blaze 5 5 149 29.80 51 0 2
Suzie Bates Otago Sparks 4 4 134 44.66 70* 0 1

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

Most wickets

Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Amanda Cooper Wellington Blaze 14.4 9 10.11 3/0 0
Lucy Doolan Wellington Blaze 18.0 8 12.87 3/12 0
Sarah Burke Canterbury Magicians 23.0 8 14.37 3/23 0
Amy Satterthwaite Canterbury Magicians 20.0 7 12.42 2/14 0
Kelly Winkley Central Hinds 9.0 6 8.16 4/10 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "State League Twenty20 2008/09 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ "State League Twenty20 2008/09 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Records/State League Twenty20, 2008/09/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Records/State League Twenty20, 2008/09/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.


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