2017–18 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield

2017–18 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield
Dates25 November 2017 – 28 January 2018
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format50 over
Tournament format(s)Round robin
ChampionsAuckland Hearts
Participants6
Matches30
Most runsLeigh Kasperek (409)
Most wicketsHolly Huddleston (21)

The 2017–18 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield was a 50-over women's cricket competition that took place in New Zealand. This was the first time a tournament had been named the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield since 1981–82, which was previously predominantly a first-class competition. It ran from November 2017 to January 2018, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Auckland Hearts topped the group with 8 wins to win the competition.

The tournament ran alongside the 2017–18 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition.

Competition format

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Teams played in a double round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 10 matches overall. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side. The team that topped the group were named 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.
Bonus Point: 1 point awarded for run rate in a match being 1.25x that of opponent.

Points table

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Team Pld W L T NR A BP Pts NRR
Auckland Hearts (C) 10 8 1 0 1 0 8 42 1.734
Wellington Blaze 10 7 3 0 0 0 5 33 0.853
Canterbury Magicians 10 5 4 0 0 1 2 24 –0.256
Otago Sparks 10 4 5 0 0 1 2 20 –0.326
Central Hinds 10 2 7 0 1 0 0 10 –1.120
Northern Spirit 10 2 8 0 0 0 0 8 –0.884
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Leigh Kasperek Otago Sparks 9 9 409 45.44 92 0 3
Maddy Green Auckland Hearts 10 10 384 54.85 95 0 4
Kate Ebrahim Canterbury Magicians 9 9 366 61.00 83 0 4
Frances Mackay Canterbury Magicians 9 9 359 44.87 82 0 3
Katey Martin Otago Sparks 7 7 322 53.66 103* 1 2

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

Most wickets

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Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Holly Huddleston Auckland Hearts 72.2 21 11.19 4/22 0
Deanna Doughty Wellington Blaze 94.2 20 13.35 5/26 1
Leigh Kasperek Otago Sparks 79.2 19 16.63 4/36 0
Lucy Doolan Wellington Blaze 74.3 18 16.38 4/10 0
Frances Mackay Canterbury Magicians 75.0 15 16.66 4/22 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2017–18". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2017–18 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ "New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition 2017–18". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition, 2017/18/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition, 2017/18/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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