2014–15 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition

2014–15 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition

Dates	28 November 2014 – 24 January 2015
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round robin and final
Champions	Wellington Blaze (3rd title)
Participants	6
Matches	16
Most runs	Suzie Bates (237)
Most wickets	Amelia Kerr (10) Eimear Richardson (10)

The 2014–15 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition was the eighth season of the women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from November 2014 to January 2015, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Wellington Blaze beat Otago Sparks in the final to win the tournament, their third Twenty20 title.

The tournament ran alongside the 2014–15 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition.

Competition format

Teams played in a round-robin in a group of six, each playing 5 group matches overall. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The top two teams 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
Otago Sparks	5	4	1	0	0	16	0.319
Wellington Blaze	5	3	2	0	0	12	0.892
Auckland Hearts	5	3	2	0	0	12	0.352
Canterbury Magicians	5	2	3	0	0	8	0.438
Northern Spirit	5	2	3	0	0	8	–0.730
Central Hinds	5	1	4	0	0	4	–1.543

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

  Advanced to the Final

Final

24 January 2015 Scorecard

Otago Sparks 97 (19.5 overs)	v	Wellington Blaze 98/0 (15.2 overs)
Suzie Bates 34 (37) Eimear Richardson 3/16 (4 overs)		Erin Burns 59* (50)

Wellington Blaze won by 10 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Chris Brown and Raoul Allen

• Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.

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Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Suzie Bates	Otago Sparks	6	6	237	47.40	72	0	2
Katey Martin	Otago Sparks	6	6	227	45.40	65*	0	2
Liz Perry	Wellington Blaze	6	5	213	213.00	55*	0	1
Amy Satterthwaite	Canterbury Magicians	5	5	202	67.33	59	0	1
Nicola Browne	Northern Spirit	4	4	187	62.33	56*	0	1

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5w
Amelia Kerr	Wellington Blaze	23.0	10	11.60	3/19	0
Eimear Richardson	Wellington Blaze	21.4	10	12.00	4/16	0
Allex Evans	Wellington Blaze	19.0	8	10.87	4/13	0
Morna Nielsen	Otago Sparks	23.0	7	13.14	3/20	0
Georgia Guy	Auckland Hearts	12.0	5	12.00	2/17	0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

References

1. "New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 2014/15". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
2. "New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition 2014–15 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
3. "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, 2014/15/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
4. "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 Competition, 2014/15/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo