2016–17 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition

2016–17 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition
Dates	25 November 2016 – 11 February 2017
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round robin and final
Champions	Otago Sparks (1st title)
Participants	6
Matches	16
Most runs	Frances Mackay (223)
Most wickets	Leigh Kasperek (8)
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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 a close finish, winning the final by 5 runs and claiming their first Twenty20 title.^[1]

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, each playing 5 group matches overall. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The top two teams in the group advanced to the final.^[2]^[3]

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	NR	Pts	NRR
Canterbury Magicians	5	4	0	1	18	0.438
Otago Sparks	5	2	2	1	10	0.568
Auckland Hearts	5	2	2	1	10	0.535
Northern Spirit	5	2	2	1	10	0.249
Wellington Blaze	5	1	3	1	6	–0.443
Central Hinds	5	1	3	1	6	–1.351

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[2]

Advanced to the Final

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

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[4]

Most wickets

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

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[5]

References

^ "Suzie Bates sparks maiden T20 triumph". www.nzc.nz. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 2016/17". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition 2016–17 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, 2016/17/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 Competition, 2016/17/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

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[nzc120217-1] "Suzie Bates sparks maiden T20 triumph". www.nzc.nz. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[Table-2] "New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 2016/17". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[3] "New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition 2016–17 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[4] "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, 2016/17/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[5] "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 Competition, 2016/17/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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