2017–18 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield

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.

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 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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