2016–17 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition
Dates25 November 2016 – 11 February 2017
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round robin and final
ChampionsOtago Sparks (1st title)
Participants6
Matches16
Most runsFrances Mackay (223)
Most wicketsLeigh Kasperek (8)

The 2016–17 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition was the tenth season of the women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from November 2016 to February 2017, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Otago Sparks beat Canterbury Magicians in the final to claim their first Twenty20 title.

The tournament ran alongside the 2016–17 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition.

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 54001180.438
Otago Sparks 52201100.568
Auckland Hearts 52201100.535
Northern Spirit 52201100.249
Wellington Blaze 513016–0.443
Central Hinds 513016–1.351
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

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Final

10 February 2017
Scorecard
Otago Sparks
133/6 (20 overs)
v
Canterbury Magicians
128/8 (20 overs)
Suzie Bates 74 (52)
Frances Mackay 2/14 (4 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 38 (44)
Kate Heffernan 4/21 (4 overs)
Otago Sparks won by 5 runs
MainPower Oval, Rangiora
Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Kim Cotton
  • Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Frances Mackay Canterbury Magicians 5 5 223 55.75 61* 0 2
Natalie Dodd Northern Spirit 5 5 203 67.66 70* 0 2
Katie Perkins Auckland Hearts 5 4 162 81.00 75* 0 1
Suzie Bates Otago Sparks 4 4 161 40.25 74 0 1
Anna Peterson Auckland Hearts 5 5 152 30.40 48 0 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

Most wickets

Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Leigh Kasperek Otago Sparks 20.0 8 15.50 3/24 0
Kate Heffernan Otago Sparks 8.0 6 11.00 4/26 0
Jacinta Savage Canterbury Magicians 8.0 6 7.50 4/26 0
Frances Mackay Canterbury Magicians 18.0 6 16.33 2/14 0
Michelle McKay Central Hinds 15.0 6 18.50 3/28 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 2016/17". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition 2016–17 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, 2016/17/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 Competition, 2016/17/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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