2008–09 State League

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.

2008–09 State League

Dates	6 December 2008 – 24 January 2009
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	50 over
Tournament format(s)	Round robin and final
Champions	Canterbury Magicians (35th title)
Participants	6
Matches	31
Most runs	Nicola Browne (449)
Most wickets	Emma Campbell (24)
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The tournament ran alongside the 2008–09 State League Twenty20.

Competition format

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

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]

  Advanced to the Final

Final

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

Most runs

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

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]