2007–08 State League Twenty20

The 2007–08 State League Twenty20 was the inaugural season of the women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from December 2007 to February 2008, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Canterbury Magicians won the tournament, topping the group with four wins and one abandoned match.

2007–08 State League Twenty20
Dates7 December 2007 – 1 February 2008
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round robin
ChampionsCanterbury Magicians (1st title)
Participants6
Matches15
Most runsSara McGlashan (231)
Most wicketsPaula Gruber (8)
Amanda Cooper (8)

The tournament ran alongside the 2007–08 State League.

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 winners of the group were crowned the Champions.[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 (C) 54001181.764
Central Hinds 53200120.433
Northern Spirit 5320012–0.257
Wellington Blaze 523008–0.904
Otago Sparks 513016–0.597
Auckland Hearts 514004–0.194
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[1]

Statistics

Most runs
Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Sara McGlashan Central Hinds 5 5 231 115.50 91* 0 2
Aimee Watkins Central Hinds 5 5 207 51.75 66 0 1
Ingrid Cronin-Knight Auckland Hearts 5 5 171 57.00 61* 0 2
Megan Wakefield Wellington Blaze 5 5 159 31.80 54 0 1
Haidee Tiffen Canterbury Magicians 3 3 129 129.00 76* 0 1

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

Most wickets
Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Paula Gruber Auckland Hearts 20.0 8 12.12 2/12 0
Amanda Cooper Wellington Blaze 18.0 8 14.87 4/21 0
Aimee Watkins Central Hinds 18.0 7 14.57 2/9 0
Rhiana Vincent Northern Spirit 15.0 6 19.50 2/15 0
Natalie Dodd Northern Spirit 6.0 5 5.40 3/16 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

References
  1. "State League Twenty20 2007/08 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. "State League Twenty20 2007/08 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. "Records/State League Twenty20, 2007/08/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. "Records/State League Twenty20, 2007/08/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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