2018–19 Super Smash (women's cricket)

2018–19 Super Smash

Dates	25 October 2018 – 20 January 2019
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round robin and final
Champions	Wellington Blaze (5th title)
Participants	6
Matches	31
Most runs	Frances Mackay (367)
Most wickets	Amelia Kerr (19)

The 2018–19 Burger King Super Smash was the twelfth season of the women's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from October 2018 to January 2019, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Wellington Blaze beat Canterbury Magicians in the final to win the tournament, their 5th Super Smash title, and second in two seasons.

The tournament ran alongside the 2018–19 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield.

Competition format

Teams played in a double round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 10 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
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.

Points table

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	A	Pts	NRR
Wellington Blaze	10	6	2	0	2	28	0.408
Canterbury Magicians	10	6	3	0	1	26	1.042
Auckland Hearts	10	5	3	0	2	24	0.481
Otago Sparks	10	4	4	0	2	20	0.298
Northern Spirit	10	4	5	0	1	18	–0.666
Central Hinds	10	0	8	0	2	4	–1.489

Source: New Zealand Cricket^[1]

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Final

20 January 2019 Scorecard

Canterbury Magicians 130/3 (20 overs)	v	Wellington Blaze 131/6 (20 overs)
Erin Bermingham 61* (49) Jess Kerr 1/25 (4 overs)		Rebecca Burns 41 (44) Kate Ebrahim 1/17 (3 overs)

Wellington Blaze won by 4 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: John Dempsey and Kim Cotton

• 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
Frances Mackay	Canterbury Magicians	10	9	367	73.40	97	0	3
Caitlin Gurrey	Northern Spirit	7	7	298	42.57	79	0	4
Erin Bermingham	Canterbury Magicians	10	9	273	54.60	65*	0	2
Bernadine Bezuidenhout	Northern Spirit	8	8	228	32.57	77*	0	1
Amelia Kerr	Wellington Blaze	9	9	209	34.83	52*	0	1

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[3]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5w
Amelia Kerr	Wellington Blaze	36.0	19	9.47	4/4	0
Deanna Doughty	Wellington Blaze	36.0	13	13.53	4/13	0
Erin Bermingham	Canterbury Magicians	36.0	11	17.81	3/18	0
Gabby Sullivan	Canterbury Magicians	21.0	9	16.44	3/30	0
Frances Mackay	Canterbury Magicians	29.0	9	19.55	3/25	0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[4]

References

1. "Burger King Super Smash 2018–19". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. "Burger King Women's Super Smash 2018–19 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
3. "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20, 2018/19/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
4. "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's Twenty20 Competition, 2018/19/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo