2008–09 State League
The 2008–09 State League was a 50-over women's cricket competition that took place in New Zealand. It ran from December 2008 to January 2009, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Canterbury Magicians beat Wellington Blaze in the final to win the competition, their third State League title in three seasons.
| Dates | 6 December 2008 – 24 January 2009 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket | 
| Cricket format | 50 over | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and final | 
| Champions | Canterbury Magicians | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| Matches | 31 | 
| Most runs | Nicola Browne (449) | 
| Most wickets | Emma Campbell (24) | 
The tournament ran alongside the 2008–09 State League Twenty20.
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.[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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Blaze | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 0.653 | 
| Canterbury Magicians | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0.416 | 
| Central Hinds | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | –0.032 | 
| Otago Sparks | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | –0.222 | 
| Northern Spirit | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | –0.230 | 
| Auckland Hearts | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | –0.573 | 
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]
 
Advanced to the Final
Final
    
 24 January 2009     Scorecard  | 
Wellington Blaze 197/8 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Canterbury Magicians 198/8 (50 overs)  | 
Megan Wakefield 41 (58)  Amy Satterthwaite 3/32 (9 overs)  | 
- Wellington Blaze won the toss and chose to bat.
 
Statistics
    
    Most runs
    
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Browne | Northern Spirit | 10 | 10 | 449 | 64.14 | 101 | 1 | 3 | 
| Megan Wakefield | Wellington Blaze | 11 | 11 | 403 | 36.63 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 
| Sarah Tsukigawa | Otago Sparks | 9 | 9 | 341 | 37.88 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 
| Sara McGlashan | Central Hinds | 10 | 9 | 336 | 37.33 | 82 | 0 | 4 | 
| Kate Pulford | Northern Spirit | 10 | 10 | 333 | 33.30 | 96 | 0 | 3 | 
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]
Most wickets
    
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Campbell | Otago Sparks | 67.5 | 24 | 9.50 | 4/31 | 0 | 
| Lucy Doolan | Wellington Blaze | 92.2 | 20 | 15.20 | 3/20 | 0 | 
| Anna Dodd | Wellington Blaze | 88.4 | 19 | 15.73 | 3/12 | 0 | 
| Beth McNeill | Canterbury Magicians | 79.2 | 18 | 14.88 | 4/34 | 0 | 
| Kate Pulford | Northern Spirit | 93.1 | 17 | 17.52 | 3/21 | 0 | 
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[5]
References
    
- "State League 2008–09". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
 - "State League 2008–09 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
 - "State League 2008–09 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
 - "Records/State League, 2008/09/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
 - "Records/State League, 2008/09/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.