2008–09 State League Twenty20

The 2008–09 State League Twenty20 was the second season of the women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from December 2008 to January 2009, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Wellington Blaze beat Canterbury Magicians in the final to win the tournament, their first Twenty20 title.

2008–09 State League Twenty20

Dates	5 December 2008 – 25 January 2009
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round robin and final
Champions	Wellington Blaze (1st title)
Participants	6
Matches	16
Most runs	Lucy Doolan (212)
Most wickets	Amanda Cooper (9)
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The tournament ran alongside the 2008–09 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 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.

Points table

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
Canterbury Magicians	5	4	1	0	0	16	0.926
Wellington Blaze	5	3	1	0	1	14	1.888
Central Hinds	5	2	2	0	1	10	0.276
Auckland Hearts	5	2	3	0	0	8	–0.642
Northern Spirit	5	1	3	0	1	6	–1.028
Otago Sparks	5	1	3	0	1	6	–1.593

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[1]

  Advanced to the Final

Final

25 January 2009 Scorecard

Canterbury Magicians 123 (18.3 overs)	v	Wellington Blaze 124/6 (19.3 overs)
Maria Fahey 37 (25) Amanda Cooper 3/20 (4 overs)		Lucy Doolan 63 (51) Frances Mackay 2/32 (4 overs)

Wellington Blaze won 4 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Dave Quested and Evan Gray

• Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.

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Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Lucy Doolan	Wellington Blaze	5	5	212	53.00	63	0	2
Kate Pulford	Northern Spirit	4	4	193	64.33	83*	0	2
Maria Fahey	Canterbury Magicians	5	5	167	41.75	52	0	1
Sophie Devine	Wellington Blaze	5	5	149	29.80	51	0	2
Suzie Bates	Otago Sparks	4	4	134	44.66	70*	0	1

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[3]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5w
Amanda Cooper	Wellington Blaze	14.4	9	10.11	3/0	0
Lucy Doolan	Wellington Blaze	18.0	8	12.87	3/12	0
Sarah Burke	Canterbury Magicians	23.0	8	14.37	3/23	0
Amy Satterthwaite	Canterbury Magicians	20.0	7	12.42	2/14	0
Kelly Winkley	Central Hinds	9.0	6	8.16	4/10	0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[4]