2012–13 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition

2012–13 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition
Dates23 November 2012 – 12 January 2013
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round robin and final
ChampionsWellington Blaze (2nd title)
Participants6
Matches16
Most runsSophie Devine (191)
Most wicketsBrooke Kirkbride (9)

The 2012–13 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition was the sixth season of the women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from November 2012 to January 2013, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Wellington Blaze beat Canterbury Magicians in the final to win the tournament, their second Twenty20 title.

The tournament ran alongside the 2012–13 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 5 5 0 0 0 20 1.024
Wellington Blaze 5 3 2 0 0 12 0.636
Otago Sparks 5 3 2 0 0 12 0.024
Auckland Hearts 5 2 3 0 0 8 –0.092
Northern Spirit 5 1 4 0 0 4 –0.514
Central Hinds 5 1 4 0 0 4 –0.904
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

  Advanced to the Final

Final

12 January 2013
Scorecard
Wellington Blaze
155/2 (20 overs)
v
Canterbury Magicians
117/9 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 83* (54)
Erin Bermingham 1/24 (4 overs)
Erin Bermingham 28 (22)
Lucy Doolan 2/18 (4 overs)
Wellington Blaze won by 38 runs
MainPower Oval, Rangiora
Umpires: Garth Stirrat and Kathy Cross
  • Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Sophie Devine Wellington Blaze 4 4 191 95.50 83* 0 2
Sarah Tsukigawa Otago Sparks 5 5 142 47.33 66* 0 1
Lauren Ebsary Wellington Blaze 3 3 141 141.00 58* 0 1
Nicola Browne Northern Spirit 5 5 134 44.66 33 0 0
Sara McGlashan Central Hinds 5 5 124 24.80 45 0 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

Most wickets

Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Brooke Kirkbride Northern Spirit 19.0 9 10.77 3/18 0
Erin Bermingham Canterbury Magicians 23.0 7 14.28 2/15 0
Lea Tahuhu Canterbury Magicians 15.0 6 12.66 2/11 0
Sarah Tsukigawa Otago Sparks 20.0 6 16.66 4/33 0
Frances Mackay Canterbury Magicians 23.0 6 19.16 2/11 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 2012/13". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition 2012–13 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, 2012/13/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 Competition, 2012/13/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.