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.
The tournament ran alongside the 2017–18 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition.
Competition format 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.
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 TeamAuckland Hearts (C)10 8 1 0 1 0 842 1.734Wellington Blaze10 7 3 0 0 0 533 0.853Canterbury Magicians10 5 4 0 0 1 224 –0.256Otago Sparks10 4 5 0 0 1 220 –0.326 Central Hinds10 2 7 0 1 0 010 –1.120Northern Spirit 10 2 8 0 0 0 08 –0.884 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Statistics Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sLeigh KasperekOtago Sparks9940945.449203Maddy GreenAuckland Hearts101038454.859504Kate EbrahimCanterbury Magicians9936661.008304Frances MackayCanterbury Magicians9935944.878203Katey MartinOtago Sparks7732253.66103*12 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Most wickets Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5wHolly HuddlestonAuckland Hearts72.22111.194/220Deanna DoughtyWellington Blaze94.22013.355/261Leigh KasperekOtago Sparks79.21916.634/360Lucy DoolanWellington Blaze74.31816.384/100Frances MackayCanterbury Magicians75.01516.664/220 Source: ESPN Cricinfo
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo