New Zealand Twenty20 Competition 2005/06
The 2005/06 New Zealand Twenty20 Competition was the first season of the New Zealand Twenty20 Championship later known as the HRV Cup . The traditional first-class teams representing New Zealand districts took part in the tournament. The winners were the Canterbury Wizards , who beat the Auckland Aces in the finals in Eden Park with 6 wickets runs .
format
The six teams played in two groups, divided according to regional criteria, against each other team once. The first two of the group qualified for the final.
Group stage
Northern Group
- table
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Aces | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +1,081 |
| Northern Knights | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.990 |
| Wellington Firebirds | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.197 |
- Games
| January 13th scorecard |
Wellington | Wellington Firebirds 185-8 (20) |
- |
Northern Knights 186-5 (19.4) |
| Northern Districts wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| January 20 scorecard |
Hamilton | Northern Knights 112 (19.2) |
- |
Auckland Aces 114-1 (15.1) |
| Auckland wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| January 29th scorecard |
Auckland | Wellington Firebirds 153-7 (20) |
- |
Auckland Aces 157-5 (20) |
| Auckland wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Southern Group
- table
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +0.955 |
| Central Districts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.168 |
| Otago | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1,270 |
- Games
| January 13th scorecard |
Christchurch | Otago 153-8 (20) |
- |
Canterbury 157-4 (16.4) |
| Canterbury wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| January 22nd scorecard |
Napier | Central Districts 171-9 (20) |
- |
Canterbury 172-4 (19.4) |
| Canterbury wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| January 27th scorecard |
Dunedin | Otago 219-4 (20) |
- |
Central Districts 220-4 (19) |
| Central Districts wins with 6 wickets | ||||
final
| February 5th scorecard |
Auckland | Auckland Aces 179-7 (20) |
- |
Canterbury 180-4 (17.2) |
| Canterbury wins with 6 wickets | ||||
statistics
Runs
Most of the runs of the season were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | Canterbury | 3 | 160 | 80.00 | 75 * | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Gaffaney | Otago | 2 | 116 | 58.00 | 101 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie How | Central Districts | 2 | 115 | 115.00 | 74 * | 0 | 1 |
| Craig McMillan | Canterbury | 3 | 108 | 36.00 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon McCallum | Canterbury | 3 | 101 | 33.66 | 62 | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
Most of the season's wickets were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Wiseman | Canterbury | 60 | 6th | 13.33 | 2/20 | 0 |
| Graeme Aldridge | Northern Districts | 36 | 4th | 10.75 | 4/19 | 0 |
| Carl Anderson | Canterbury | 48 | 4th | 11.25 | 3/15 | 0 |
| Chris Cairns | Canterbury | 60 | 4th | 18.50 | 2/24 | 0 |
| Gareth Shaw | Otago | 40 | 4th | 23.25 | 2/34 | 0 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; RR = run rate
- ^ Batting and Fielding in State Twenty20 2005/06 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ Bowling in State Twenty20 2005/06 (Ordered by wickets) ( English ) Cricket archives. Retrieved July 12, 2015.