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
The Auckland Hearts is the women's representative cricket team for the New Zealand region of Auckland. They play their home games at Eden Park Outer Oval. They compete in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition and the Women's S ...
in the final to win the tournament, their third
Twenty20
Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...
title and second in two seasons.
The tournament ran alongside the
2011–12 Action Cricket Cup.
Competition format
Teams played in a
double round-robin
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in a group of six, playing 10 matches overall. Matches were played using a
Twenty20
Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...
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
Tie has two principal meanings:
* Tie (draw), a finish to a competition with identical results, particularly sports
* Necktie, a long piece of cloth worn around the neck or shoulders
Tie or TIE may also refer to:
Engineering and technology
* T ...
: 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
Super Smash (women's cricket)
2011–12 New Zealand cricket season
Action Cricket Twenty20
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