2023–24 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield Explained

The 2023–24 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield was a 50-over women's cricket competition, the seventh season with the name Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, that took place in New Zealand. It ran from November 2023 to February 2024, with 6 provincial teams taking part.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Wellington Blaze were the defending champions. Otago Sparks beat Wellington in a close final, by four wickets and 11 balls to spare, to win the tournament.

The tournament ran alongside the 2023–24 Super Smash.

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 top two in the group advanced to the final.^[2]

The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:^[5]

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

advanced to Final

Fixtures

Source: New Zealand Cricket^[6] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Final

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Statistics

Most runs

width=150	Player	width=150	Team	width=60	Matches	width=60	Innings	width=60	Runs	width=60	Average	width=60		width=60	100s	width=60	50s
Jess McFadyen	Wellington Blaze	11	11	390	43.33	122	1	3
Polly Inglis	Otago Sparks	10	10	324	54.00	73	0	2
Felicity Leydon-Davis	Otago Sparks	10	10	310	44.28	60	0	1
Frances Mackay	Canterbury Magicians	10	9	308	38.50	71	0	4
Caitlin Gurrey	Northern Districts	9	9	299	33.22	86	0	1

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[7]

Most wickets

width=125	Player	width=150	Team	width=60	Overs	width=60	Wickets	width=60	Average	width=60	BBI	width=60	5w
Emma Black	Otago Sparks	82.0	24	11.58	4/12	0
Kayley Knight	Northern Districts	53.5	18	15.44	7/35	1
Leigh Kasperek	Wellington Blaze	91.1	18	20.27	5/16	2
Xara Jetly	Wellington Blaze	89.0	17	19.47	3/25	0
Frances Mackay	Canterbury Magicians	76.2	16	17.62	4/14	0

Source: ESPN Cricinfo^[8]

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Day-Nighters for women, Queens Park back on domestic schedule . New Zealand Cricket . 8 August 2023 . 13 November 2023.
2. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2023–24 . New Zealand Cricket . 13 November 2023.
3. Web site: Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2023/24 . CricketArchive . 13 November 2023.
4. Web site: New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition 2023/24 . ESPNcricinfo . 21 November 2023.
5. Web site: Competition Centres/Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2023–24/Table . New Zealand Cricket . 13 November 2023.
6. Web site: Schedules/Hallyburton Johnstone Shield . New Zealand Cricket . 13 November 2023.
7. Web site: Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition, 2023/24/Most Runs . ESPN Cricinfo. 25 February 2024.
8. Web site: Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition, 2023/24/Most Wickets . ESPN Cricinfo. 25 February 2024.