# 2018–19 Super Smash (men's cricket)

The 2018–19 Burger King Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor Burger King) was the fourteenth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. It took place from 22 December 2018 to 17 February 2019. Northern Knights were the defending champions.
On 1 January 2019, in the match between Auckland Aces and Canterbury Kings, Canterbury's Kyle Jamieson took the best figures by a bowler in a T20 match in New Zealand, and the third-best figures ever, when he took six wickets for seven runs from his four overs.
On 25 January 2019, Northern Knights were the first team to reach the final of the tournament, after they beat Central Stags by 131 runs, securing a home final in the process. On 2 February 2019, the Auckland Aces beat the Northern Knights by six wickets to confirm their spot in the playoffs. The Central Stags became the third and final team to reach the playoffs. In the Preliminary Final, Central Stags beat Auckland Aces by 44 runs to progress to the final.
In the final, Central Stags beat the defending champions, Northern Knights, by 67 runs to win their third title.

## Round-robin
### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Northern Knights | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1.036 |
| 2 | Auckland Aces | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0.571 |
| 3 | Central Stags | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | −0.638 |
| 4 | Otago Volts | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | −0.637 |
| 5 | Wellington Firebirds | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | −0.019 |
| 6 | Canterbury Kings | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.412 |
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### Fixtures

* 22 December 2018 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 215/6 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 170 (18.1 overs) |
| Dean Brownlie 99 (46) Jeetan Patel 2/39 (4 overs) | | Devon Conway 45 (23) Anton Devcich 4/27 (4 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 45 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Bowden and Wayne Knights
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* 23 December 2018 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 184/5 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 188/5 (19.3 overs) |
| Stephen Murdoch 54 (33) Christi Viljoen 2/13 (2 overs) | | Hamish Rutherford 54 (29) Kyle Jamieson 2/40 (4 overs) |
* Otago won by 5 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* Henry Shipley (Canterbury) and Mitch Renwick (Otago) both made their T20 debuts.
* 24 December 2018 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces | v | Wellington Firebirds |
* Match abandoned Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Chris Brown and Tony Gillies
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 27 December 2018 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 156/8 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 157/5 (19.2 overs) |
| Tim Seifert 55 (42) Blair Tickner 3/32 (4 overs) | | Tom Bruce 88* (52) Scott Kuggeleijn 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 5 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Billy Bowden and Chris Brown
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Felix Murray (Central Districts) made his T20 debut.
* 28 December 2018 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 167/7 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 166/9 (20 overs) |
| Anaru Kitchen 52 (34) James Neesham 4/24 (4 overs) | | Michael Bracewell 60 (29) Christi Viljoen 4/23 (4 overs) |
* Otago won by 1 run Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: John Bromley and Ashley Mehrotra
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 December 2018 Scorecard
| Central Stags 107 (17.1 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 111/5 (16.4 overs) |
| Will Young 26 (22) William Somerville 3/28 (4 overs) | | Martin Guptill 71* (51) Ben Wheeler 2/12 (4 overs) |
* Auckland won by 5 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Chris Brown and Shaun Haig
* Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
* 30 December 2018 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 99/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 101/5 (17.4 overs) |
| Anaru Kitchen 31 (41) Scott Kuggeleijn 2/11 (4 overs) | | Dean Brownlie 34* (32) Jacob Duffy 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 5 wickets Molyneux Park, Alexandra Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Derek Walker
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* 31 December 2018 Scorecard
| Central Stags 136/9 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 140/2 (15.4 overs) |
| Josh Clarkson 31 (19) Hamish Bennett 3/22 (4 overs) | | Michael Bracewell 74 (42) Seth Rance 1/22 (3 overs) |
* Wellington won by 8 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Chris Brown and Shaun Haig
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* Willem Ludick, Dean Foxcroft (Central Districts) and Ben Sears (Wellington) all made their T20 debuts.
* 1 January 2019 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 110 (19 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 111/5 (17.4 overs) |
| William Somerville 27 (18) Kyle Jamieson 6/7 (4 overs) | | Cole McConchie 47* (42) Mitchell McClenaghan 3/26 (4 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 5 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Wayne Knights
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 January 2019 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 155/9 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 153/9 (20 overs) |
| Daryl Mitchell 78 (51) Mitchell McClenaghan 3/23 (3 overs) | | Craig Cachopa 39 (17) Scott Kuggeleijn 4/18 (4 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 2 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Bromley
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 6 January 2019 Scorecard
| Central Stags | v | Otago Volts |
* Match abandoned University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Damian Morrow and Ashley Mehrotra
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 6 January 2019 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 200/5 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 135 (18.2 overs) |
| Michael Bracewell 69 (34) Jeremy Benton 1/26 (3 overs) | | Cole McConchie 83 (52) Ben Sears 4/16 (4 overs) |
* Wellington won by 65 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Wayne Knights and Tony Gillies
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
* 9 January 2019 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 193/5 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 197/8 (19.4 overs) |
| Chad Bowes 67 (46) Chris Jordan 2/36 (4 overs) | | Brett Hampton 55 (41) Andrew Ellis 3/35 (4 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 2 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Derek Walker and Garth Stirrat
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 January 2019 Scorecard
| Central Stags 208/7 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 154/8 (20 overs) |
| Dean Foxcroft 56 (41) Nathan Smith 3/30 (4 overs) | | Brad Wilson 32* (21) Ben Wheeler 4/26 (4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 54 runs McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* 12 January 2019 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 157/7 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 145/6 (20 overs) |
| Daryl Mitchell 49 (41) Ollie Newton 3/26 (4 overs) | | Adam Hose 52 (44) Kyle Abbott 2/19 (4 overs) Daryl Mitchell 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 12 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Bromley
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Troy Johnson (Wellington) made his T20 debut.
* 13 January 2019 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 117/1 (11 overs) | v | Otago Volts |
| Martin Guptill 62* (37) Jacob Duffy 1/11 (2 overs) | | |
* No result University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Shaun Haig and John Dempsey
* Rain durting Auckland's innings prevented any further play.
* 13 January 2019 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 112/8 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 113/4 (16.5 overs) |
| Todd Astle 25 (27) Blair Tickner 3/15 (4 overs) | | Tom Bruce 45* (31) Kyle Jamieson 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 6 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Chris Brown and Derek Walker
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 16 January 2019 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 154/5 (16 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 146/6 (16 overs) |
| Nick Kelly 56 (35) Matt Henry 2/29 (4 overs) | | Henry Nicholls 40 (25) Corey Anderson 2/31 (3 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 6 runs (D/L method) Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Wayne Knights and Ashley Mehrotra
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
* Canterbury were set a revised target of 153 runs from 16 overs due to rain.
* 18 January 2019 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 122 (18.2 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 123/4 (17.4 overs) |
| Adam Hose 38 (35) Colin Munro 4/15 (4 overs) | | Mark Chapman 47* (41) Ollie Newton 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Auckland won by 6 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: John Bromley and Tony Gillies
* Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 January 2019 Scorecard
| Central Stags 225/3 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 207/4 (20 overs) |
| Will Young 89* (50) Matt Henry 2/37 (4 overs) | | Tom Latham 110 (60) Ajaz Patel 5/53 (4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 18 runs McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Shaun Haig and Ashley Mehrotra
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20 January 2019 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 184/5 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 180/8 (20 overs) |
| Craig Cachopa 73 (38) Christi Viljoen 2/36 (4 overs) | | Hamish Rutherford 37 (31) Matt Quinn 2/33 (4 overs) Mitchell McClenaghan 2/33 (4 overs) |
* Auckland won by 4 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* Josh Tasman-Jones (Otago) made his T20 debut.
* 25 January 2019 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 230/5 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 99 (14.1 overs) |
| Brett Hampton 64 (31) Blair Tickner 2/37 (4 overs) | | Josh Clarkson 23 (19) Tarun Nethula 6/23 (3.1 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 131 runs McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Billy Bowden and Shaun Haig
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 26 January 2019 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 122/8 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 126/1 (17.1 overs) |
| Cam Fletcher 43 (43) Matt Quinn 4/20 (4 overs) | | Glenn Phillips 56 (46) Kyle Jamieson 1/24 (4 overs) |
* Auckland won by 9 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Damian Morrow and Ashley Mehrotra
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* Tom MacRury (Canterbury) made his T20 debut.
* 27 January 2019 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 221/3 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 210/8 (20 overs) |
| Devon Conway 105* (60) Nathan Smith 1/43 (4 overs) | | Neil Broom 65 (34) Rachin Ravindra 3/32 (4 overs) |
* Wellington won by 11 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Derek Walker and John Bromley
* Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1 February 2019 Scorecard
| Central Stags 161/7 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 150 (19.4 oers) |
| Dean Foxcroft 51 (42) Logan van Beek 2/19 (4 overs) | | Luke Woodcock 63 (49) Blair Tickner 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 11 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Shaun Haig and Eugene Sanders
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bayley Wiggins (Central Districts) made his T20 debut.
* 2 February 2019 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 172/4 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 142 (19.2 overs) |
| Stephen Murdoch 64 (38) Michael Rippon 1/20 (4 overs) | | Ben Cox 49 (40) Kyle Jamieson 4/23 (3.2 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 30 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Derek Walker and Garth Stirrat
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* 2 February 2019 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 196/8 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 197/4 (19.2 overs) |
| Nick Kelly 37 (23) Colin Munro 2/28 (2 overs) | | Craig Cachopa 60 (39) Neil Wagner 1/20 (3 overs) |
* Auckland won by 6 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey
* Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
* 9 February 2019 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 132/8 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 137/3 (17 overs) |
| Malcolm Nofal 28 (29) Kyle Jamieson 3/22 (4 overs) | | Chad Bowes 72 (43) Luke Woodcock 1/12 (2 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 7 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Derek Walker and John Bromley
* Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
* Lauchie Johns (Wellington) made his T20 debut.
* 9 February 2019 Scorecard
| Central Stags 174/9 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 176/2 (17.1 overs) |
| George Worker 52 (43) Ronnie Hira 3/22 (3 overs) | | Mark Chapman 75* (41) Adam Milne 2/35 (4 overs) |
* Auckland won by 8 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: John Dempsey and Ashley Mehrotra
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9 February 2019 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 150/9 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 151/5 (18.5 overs) |
| Corey Anderson 42 (29) Christi Viljoen 3/39 (4 overs) | | Hamish Rutherford 49 (34) Brett Hampton 2/31 (3.5 overs) |
* Otago won by 5 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

## Finals

* Preliminary Final 15 February 2019 Scorecard
| Central Stags 219/4 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 175/5 (20 overs) |
| Will Young 83 (54) Mitchell McClenaghan 2/33 (4 overs) | | Daniel Bell-Drummond 64 (43) Seth Rance 2/31 (4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 44 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Chris Brown and Billy Bowden
* Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
* Final 17 February 2019 Scorecard
| Central Stags 147/8 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 80 (14.4 overs) |
| Dean Foxcroft 63 (50) Mitchell Santner 2/23 (3 overs) | | Tim Seifert 18 (16) Adam Milne 3/12 (2.4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 67 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.