2007–08 State League
Dates8 December 2007 – 9 February 2008
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format50 over
Tournament format(s)Round robin and final
ChampionsCanterbury Magicians
Participants6
Matches31
Most runsMegan Wakefield (411)
Most wicketsSophie Devine (18)

The 2007–08 State League was a 50-over women's cricket competition that took place in New Zealand. It ran from December 2007 to February 2008, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Canterbury Magicians beat Central Hinds in the final to win the competition, their second State League title in two seasons.

The tournament ran alongside the 2007–08 State League Twenty20.

Competition format

Teams played in a double round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 10 matches overall. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side. 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.
Bonus Point: 1 point awarded for run rate in a match being 1.25x that of opponent.

Points table

Team Pld W L T NR A BP Pts NRR
Central Hinds 10720015351.062
Canterbury Magicians 10720105350.922
Auckland Hearts 10630012280.033
Otago Sparks 1044002323–0.245
Wellington Blaze 102800008–0.883
Northern Spirit 101801006–0.890
Source: CricketArchive[1]

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Final

9 February 2008
Scorecard
Central Hinds
85/8 (50 overs)
v
Canterbury Magicians
86/3 (19.2 overs)
Rachel Candy 16* (23)
Sarah Burke 3/12 (10 overs)
Michelle Mitchell 32 (24)
Kate Ebrahim 1/15 (4 overs)
Canterbury Magicians won by 7 wickets
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Barry Frost and Dave Quested
  • Central Hinds won the toss and chose to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Megan Wakefield Wellington Blaze 10 10 411 45.66 85 0 4
Ingrid Cronin-Knight Auckland Hearts 9 9 372 62.00 83 0 3
Sara McGlashan Central Hinds 10 10 371 53.00 78* 0 3
Aimee Watkins Central Hinds 10 10 368 52.57 94 0 3
Nicola Browne Northern Spirit 10 9 359 51.28 84* 0 3

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

Most wickets

Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Sophie Devine Canterbury Magicians 80.0 18 13.22 5/33 1
Rachel Candy Central Hinds 82.0 17 15.64 5/24 1
Aimee Watkins Central Hinds 77.5 17 15.70 4/33 0
Prashilla Mistry Auckland Hearts 80.2 16 17.56 5/23 1
Amanda Cooper Wellington Blaze 79.2 16 22.81 4/42 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "State League 2007–08 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "State League 2007–08 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Records/State League, 2007/08/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Records/State League, 2007/08/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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