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2008–09 State League

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2008–09 State League
Dates6 December 2008 – 24 January 2009
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format50 over
Tournament format(s)Round robin and final
ChampionsCanterbury Magicians
Participants6
Matches31
Most runsNicola Browne (449)
Most wicketsEmma Campbell (24)

The 2008–09 State League was a 50-over women's cricket competition that took place in New Zealand. It ran from December 2008 to January 2009, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Canterbury Magicians beat Wellington Blaze in the final to win the competition, their third State League title in three seasons.

The tournament ran alongside the 2008–09 State League Twenty20.

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 top two 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.
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
Wellington Blaze 10 8 2 0 0 0 4 36 0.653
Canterbury Magicians 10 5 4 0 0 1 3 25 0.416
Central Hinds 10 5 4 0 1 0 1 23 –0.032
Otago Sparks 10 5 4 0 0 1 1 23 –0.222
Northern Spirit 10 3 7 0 0 0 0 12 –0.230
Auckland Hearts 10 2 7 0 1 0 0 10 –0.573
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

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Final

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24 January 2009
Scorecard
Wellington Blaze
197/8 (50 overs)
v
Canterbury Magicians
198/8 (50 overs)
Megan Wakefield 41 (58)
Amy Satterthwaite 3/32 (9 overs)
Beth McNeill 31 (32)
Sophie Devine 3/29 (10 overs)
Canterbury Magicians won by 2 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Dave Quested and Evan Gray
  • Wellington Blaze won the toss and chose to bat.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Nicola Browne Northern Spirit 10 10 449 64.14 101 1 3
Megan Wakefield Wellington Blaze 11 11 403 36.63 120 1 1
Sarah Tsukigawa Otago Sparks 9 9 341 37.88 74 0 5
Sara McGlashan Central Hinds 10 9 336 37.33 82 0 4
Kate Pulford Northern Spirit 10 10 333 33.30 96 0 3

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

Most wickets

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Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Emma Campbell Otago Sparks 67.5 24 9.50 4/31 0
Lucy Doolan Wellington Blaze 92.2 20 15.20 3/20 0
Anna Dodd Wellington Blaze 88.4 19 15.73 3/12 0
Beth McNeill Canterbury Magicians 79.2 18 14.88 4/34 0
Kate Pulford Northern Spirit 93.1 17 17.52 3/21 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5]

References

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  1. ^ "State League 2008–09". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ "State League 2008–09 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ "State League 2008–09 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Records/State League, 2008/09/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Records/State League, 2008/09/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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