The 2011–12 Action Cricket Twenty20 was the fifth season of the
women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from December 2011 to January 2012, with 6 provincial teams taking part.
Canterbury Magicians
The Canterbury Magicians is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand region of Canterbury. They play their home games at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the ...
beat
Auckland Hearts in the final to win the tournament, their third
Twenty20
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inn ...
title and second in two seasons.
The tournament ran alongside the
2011–12 Action Cricket Cup
The 2011–12 Action Cricket Cup was a 50-over women's cricket competition that took place in New Zealand. It ran from December 2011 to January 2012, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Auckland Hearts beat Canterbury Magicians in the final ...
.
Competition format
Teams played in a
double round-robin in a group of six, playing 10 matches overall. Matches were played using a
Twenty20
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inn ...
format. The top two in the group advanced to the final.
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
:Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Advanced to the Final
Final
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Statistics
Most runs
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Most wickets
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Super Smash (women's cricket)
2011–12 New Zealand cricket season
Action Cricket Twenty20