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 to win the competition.

The tournament ran alongside the 2011–12 Action Cricket Twenty20.

Competition format

Teams played in a round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 5 matches overall. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side. 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
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

Team Pld W L T NR A BP Pts NRR
Canterbury Magicians 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 22 0.998
Auckland Hearts 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 14 0.796
Wellington Blaze 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 14 0.580
Northern Spirit 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 9 0.150
Otago Sparks 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 –0.700
Central Hinds 5 0 3 0 1 1 0 4 –1.602
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]

  Advanced to the Final

Final

14 January 2012
Scorecard
Canterbury Magicians
201/7 (50 overs)
v
Auckland Hearts
202/5 (45.5 overs)
Frances Mackay 93 (153)
Saskia Bullen 2/43 (10 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 110 (143)
Rachel Candy 2/26 (7.5 overs)
Auckland Hearts won by 5 wickets
MainPower Oval, Rangiora
Umpires: Kathy Cross and Peter Gasston
  • Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Frances Mackay Canterbury Magicians 6 6 320 80.00 93 0 2
Amy Satterthwaite Canterbury Magicians 6 5 271 90.33 124* 1 2
Liz Perry Wellington Blaze 4 4 188 47.00 101 1 0
Katey Martin Otago Sparks 5 5 168 33.60 90 0 2
Stafanie Taylor Auckland Hearts 5 4 166 55.33 110 1 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]

Most wickets

Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Rachel Candy Canterbury Magicians 50.5 12 12.25 3/29 0
Kelly Anderson Canterbury Magicians 48.1 11 17.09 4/41 0
Erin Bermingham Canterbury Magicians 41.0 8 15.12 3/8 0
Nicola Browne Northern Spirit 33.5 7 16.85 5/31 1
Frances Mackay Canterbury Magicians 51.0 7 24.42 3/12 0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5]

References

  1. ^ "Action Cricket Cup 2011–12". Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Action Cricket Cup 2011–12 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Action Cricket Cup 2011–12". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Records/Action Cricket Cup, 2011/12/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Records/Action Cricket Cup, 2011/12/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.


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