2016–17 Super Smash

The 2016–17 McDonald's Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor McDonald's) was the twelfth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. The competition was run from 4 December 2016 to 7 January 2017.[1][2] The previous edition was known as the Georgie Pie Super Smash. The Auckland Aces were the defending champions.

2016–17 Super Smash
Dates4 December 2016 – 7 January 2017
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20 cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
ChampionsWellington Firebirds (2nd title)
Participants6
Matches32
Most runsGlenn Phillips (369)
Most wicketsSeth Rance (15)
Brent Arnel (15)
Official websiteSuper Smash

The match between Otago Volts and Central Stags on 21 December 2016 set a new record for the highest aggregate total in a T20 fixture, with a total of 497 runs scored.[3]

The Wellington Firebirds beat Canterbury Kings by three wickets in the elimination final, and faced Central Stags in the final on 7 January 2017.[4] The Wellington Firebirds won the final by 14 runs.[5]

Teams
Team City Home ground Coach Captain Overseas players
Auckland Aces Auckland Eden Park Mark O'Donnell Rob Nicol England Tymal Mills
Hong Kong Mark Chapman
Northern Knights Hamilton Seddon Park James Pamment Dean Brownlie Australia Nathan Reardon
Australia Ben Laughlin
Central Stags New Plymouth Yarrow Stadium Heinrich Malan Will Young Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene
Wellington Firebirds Wellington Basin Reserve Bruce Edgar Hamish Marshall England Jade Dernbach
Australia Evan Gulbis
Canterbury Kings Christchurch Hagley Oval Gary Stead Anderew Ellis Australia Ben Hilfenhaus
Australia Shane Watson
Otago Volts Dunedin University Oval Rob Walter Hamish Rutherford South Africa Christi Viljoen

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Central Stags 10 7 2 1 30 0.937
2 Wellington Firebirds 10 5 5 0 20 0.114
3 Canterbury Kings 10 5 5 0 20 −0.217
4 Auckland Aces 10 5 5 0 20 −0.227
5 Northern Knights 10 4 5 1 18 −0.043
6 Otago Volts 10 3 7 0 12 −0.417
Source: [6]

  Teams qualified for the play-offs

Fixtures

Round-robin
4 December 2016
Scorecard
Central Stags
198/6 (20 overs)
v
Canterbury Kings
77/3 (8.5 overs)
Tom Bruce 39 (24)
Andrew Ellis 3/49 (4 overs)
Andrew Ellis 27* (17)
Ben Wheeler 2/29 (3 overs)
Central Districts won by 7 runs (D/L method)
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: Tony Gillies and R. G. Hooper
4 December 2016
Scorecard
Northern Knights
142 (19.3 overs)
v
Wellington Firebirds
135/9 (20 overs)
Nathan Reardon 34 (24)
Brent Arnel 3/21 (4 overs)
Tom Blundell 63 (42)
Daryl Mitchell 4/35 (4 overs)
Northern Districts won by 7 runs
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker
  • Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
  • Joe Carter and Zak Gibson (Northern Districts) both made their T20 debuts.
4 December 2016
Scorecard
Auckland Aces
198/5 (20 overs)
v
Otago Volts
176/7 (20 overs)
Mark Chapman 76 (32)
Bradley Scott 2/34 (4 overs)
Derek de Boorder 44 (35)
Tarun Nethula 2/28 (4 overs)
Auckland won by 22 runs
Eden Park No. 2, Auckland
Umpires: Shaun Haig and Wayne Knights
10 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Central Stags
137/6 (20 overs)
v
Dean Brownlie 43 (31)
Seth Rance 3/30 (4 overs)
  • Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Only 20 overs of play was possible due to rain.[7]
11 December 2016
Scorecard
Canterbury Kings
133/6 (20 overs)
v
Auckland Aces
134/4 (19 overs)
Cam Fletcher 43 (44)
Mark Chapman 3/22 (4 overs)
Glenn Phillips 50 (50)
Ed Nuttall 1/16 (3 overs)
Auckland won by 6 wickets
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ben Horne (Auckland) made his T20 debut.
14 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Otago Volts
177/5 (15 overs)
v
Northern Knights
175/9 (15 overs)
Neil Broom 57 (35)
Zak Gibson 1/27 (2 overs)
Dean Brownlie 52 (26)
Warren Barnes 3/45 (3 overs)
Otago won by 2 runs
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: John Bromley and Tony Gillies
  • Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
15 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Canterbury Kings
166/5 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Firebirds
166/7 (20 overs)
Henry Nicholls 66* (40)
Jeetan Patel 1/21 (4 overs)
Luke Ronchi 58* (31)
Todd Astle 2/24 (4 overs)
Match tied
(Canterbury won the one-over eliminator)
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights
16 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Wellington Firebirds
199/4 (20 overs)
v
Canterbury Kings
190/4 (20 overs)
Henry Nicholls 67 (31)
Grant Elliott 2/36 (4 overs)
Hamish Marshall 59 (35)
Todd Astle 2/36 (4 overs)
Canterbury won by 9 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Phil Jones and Tim Parlane
16 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Central Stags
166/5 (20 overs)
v
Otago Volts
161/9 (20 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 62 (44)
James Neesham 2/24 (4 overs)
James Neesham 34 (24)
Seth Rance 2/23 (4 overs)
Central Districts won by 5 runs
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Billy Bowden and R. G. Hooper
17 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Auckland Aces
186/6 (20 overs)
v
Northern Knights
148/6 (20 overs)
Rob Nicol 55 (47)
Ish Sodhi 2/26 (4 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 37* (22)
Tarun Nethula 2/20 (4 overs)
Auckland won by 38 runs
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Chris Brown and Shaun Haig
  • Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
18 December 2016
Scorecard
Central Stags
181/5 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Firebirds
172/6 (20 overs)
Tom Bruce 74 (41)
Grant Elliott 2/34 (4 overs)
Hamish Marshall 52 (37)
George Worker 2/25 (4 overs)
Central Districts won by 9 runs
Saxton Oval, Nelson
Umpires: John Dempsey and Tim Parlane
  • Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
18 December 2016
Scorecard
Northern Knights
157/5 (20 overs)
v
Otago Volts
158/2 (17.3 overs)
Tim Seifert 41 (31)
Neil Wagner 3/22 (4 overs)
Neil Broom 54* (41)
Scott Kuggeleijn 1/17 (2.3 overs)
Otago won by 8 wickets
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights
  • Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
18 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Canterbury Kings
150 (19.5 overs)
v
Auckland Aces
156/5 (18.2 overs)
Cam Fletcher 37 (25)
Tarun Nethula 4/18 (4 overs)
Colin de Grandhomme 72* (35)
Edward Nuttall 3/17 (4 overs)
Auckland won by 5 wickets
Eden Park No 2, Auckland
Umpires: John Bromley and Ashley Mehrotra
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
21 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Otago Volts
249/3 (20 overs)
v
Central Stags
248/4 (20 overs)
Hamish Rutherford 106 (50)
Seth Rance 2/54 (4 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 116 (56)
James Neesham 2/37 (4 overs)
Otago won by 1 run
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker
  • Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This match set a new record for the highest aggregate run total in a T20 fixture (497).[3]
22 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Wellington Firebirds
173/5 (20 overs)
v
Auckland Aces
140 (19.2 overs)
Luke Ronchi 79 (39)
Colin de Grandhomme 1/10 (2 overs)
Colin Munro 38 (44)
Anurag Verma 3/28 (4 overs)
Wellington won by 33 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: John Dempsey and Phil Jones
  • Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
23 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Canterbury Kings
157/7 (20 overs)
v
Otago Volts
150/9 (20 overs)
Peter Fulton 64 (43)
James Neesham 2/25 (4 overs)
Christi Viljoen 2/25 (4 overs)
Michael Bracewell 38 (33)
Ben Hilfenhaus 5/23 (4 overs)
Canterbury won by 7 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: R. G. Hooper and Tim Parlane
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
23 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Northern Knights
197/5 (20 overs)
v
Central Stags
187/5 (20 overs)
Mitchell Santner 45* (21)
Blair Tickner 2/38 (4 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 64 (36)
Mitchell Santner 1/12 (3 overs)
Northern Districts won by 10 runs
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Shaun Haig
  • Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
24 December 2016
Scorecard
Wellington Firebirds
182/9 (20 overs)
v
Auckland Aces
180/5 (20 overs)
Michael Pollard 74 (36)
Tymal Mills 2/21 (4 overs)
Rob Nicol 68 (52)
Jeetan Patel 2/37 (4 overs)
Wellington won by 2 runs
Eden Park No 2, Auckland
Umpires: Tony Gillies and Derek Walker
  • Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
26 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Wellington Firebirds
133 (19.4 overs)
v
Central Stags
134/4 (16.3 overs)
Grant Elliott 39 (32)
George Worker 3/26 (4 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 40 (21)
Brent Arnel 2/30 (4 overs)
Central Districts won by 6 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Phil Jones and Ashley Mehrotra
  • Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
26 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Canterbury Kings
152/8 (20 overs)
v
Otago Volts
136/8 (20 overs)
Chad Bowes 54 (39)
Neil Wagner 2/20 (4 overs)
Christi Viljoen 34* (22)
Todd Astle 2/16 (4 overs)
Canterbury won by 16 runs
Molyneux Park, Alexandra
Umpires: Shaun Haig and Garth Stirrat
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nathan Smith (Otago) made his T20 debut.
27 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Auckland Aces
142/6 (20 overs)
v
Northern Knights
143/1 (15.3 overs
Ben Horne 39 (27)
Jono Boult 2/21 (4 overs)
Dean Brownlie 54 (34)
Tymal Mills 1/26 (3 overs)
Northern Districts won by 9 wickets
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Derek Walker
  • Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Peter Bocock (Northern Districts) made his T20 debut.
28 December 2016
Scorecard
Otago Volts
159/4 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Firebirds
161/4 (16.5 overs)
Hamish Rutherford 47 (31)
Hamish Bennett 2/29 (4 overs)
Hamish Marshall 100* (58)
Sam Wells 2/35 (3 overs)
Wellington won by 6 wickets
Molyneux Park, Alexandra
Umpires: Shaun Haig and Garth Stirrat
  • Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
29 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Canterbury Kings
127/6 (20 overs)
v
Northern Knights
129/4 (17.5 overs)
Todd Astle 37* (22)
Scott Kuggeleijn 2/22 (4 overs)
BJ Watling 52* (48)
Todd Astle 2/21 (4 overs)
Northern Districts won by 6 wickets
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
29 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Central Stags
213/5 (20 overs)
v
Auckland Aces
149 (19.3 overs)
Ross Taylor 82* (41)
Mark Chapman 2/36 (4 overs)
Sean Solia 40 (21)
Blair Tickner 5/19 (4 overs)
Central Districts won by 64 runs
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: R. G. Hooper and Phil Jones
  • Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
30 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Northern Knights
175/2 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Firebirds
179/1 (19 overs)
Corey Anderson 72* (41)
Grant Elliott 1/22 (4 overs)
Michael Papps 80* (59)
Daryl Mitchell 1/51 (4 overs)
Wellington won by 9 wickets
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Tony Gillies and Shaun Haig
  • Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Peter Younghusband (Wellington) made his T20 debut.
31 December 2016 (D/N)
Scorecard
Central Stags
190/8 (20 overs)
v
Canterbury Kings
163 (19.1 overs)
Ross Taylor 80 (50)
Edward Nuttall 3/25 (4 overs)
Cole McConchie 36 (20)
Seth Rance 4/27 (3.1 overs)
Central Districts won by 27 runs
Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Umpires: Shaun Haig and R. G. Hooper
  • Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
1 January 2017
Scorecard
Otago Volts
175/7 (20 overs)
v
Auckland Aces
176/3 (18 overs)
Josh Finnie 45* (33)
Colin de Grandhomme 2/32 (4 overs)
Glenn Phillips 62* (44)
Ryan Duffy 1/18 (2 overs)
Auckland won by 7 wickets
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Phil Jones and Derek Walker
2 January 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Canterbury Kings
161/7 (20 overs)
v
Northern Knights
152/7 (20 overs)
Tom Latham 82 (57)
Nicholas Winter 2/30 (4 overs)
Scott Kuggeleijn 38 (21)
Kyle Jamieson 2/20 (3 overs)
Canterbury won by 9 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
3 January 2017
Scorecard
Otago Volts
48/1 (5 overs)
v
Wellington Firebirds
48/6 (5 overs)
Hamish Rutherford 24* (14)
Anurag Verma 1/11 (1 over)
Michael Pollard 14 (5)
Christi Viljoen 2/9 (1 over)
Match tied
(Wellington won the one-over eliminator)
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Phil Jones and Derek Walker
  • Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
3 January 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Auckland Aces
212/4 (20 overs)
v
Central Stags
82/0 (8 overs)
Glenn Phillips 116* (57)
Luke Feldman 1/11 (2 overs)
Central Districts won by 11 runs (D/L method)
Eden Park No 2, Auckland
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
  • Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Finn Allen (Auckland) made his T20 debut.

Finals
Elimination Final
5 January 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Canterbury Kings
151/7 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Firebirds
155/7 (19.2 overs)
Chad Bowes 56 (41)
Hamish Bennett 3/18 (4 overs)
Michael Papps 45 (28)
Todd Astle 3/18 (4 overs)
Wellington won by 3 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
7 January 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Wellington Firebirds
172/7 (20 overs)
v
Central Stags
158/8 (20 overs)
Matt Taylor 48* (25)
Blair Tickner 4/34 (4 overs)
Josh Clarkson 53* (31)
Brent Arnel 2/16 (4 overs)
Wellington won by 14 runs
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane

References
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  2. "All aboard for the McDonald's Super Smash". Black Caps. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. "Otago trump Central Districts in record 497-run T20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. "Bennett, Patel bowl Wellington into final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. "Taylor, Arnel help Wellington win Super Smash final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo.
  7. "Rain spoils evenly poised Northern-Central contest". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
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