# 2012–13 HRV Cup

The 2012–13 HRV Cup (named after the competition's sponsor HRV) was the eighth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. The season was held between 2 November 2012 and 20 January 2013. 12 matches were telecasted on Friday nights during November and December.

## Rules and regulations

Points :
| Results | Points |
| Win | 4 points |
| No result | 2 points |
| Loss | 0 points |
If a match ends with the scores level, the tie is broken with a Super Over.

## Teams and standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Otago Volts | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1.019 |
| 2 | Wellington Firebirds | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.410 |
| 3 | Auckland Aces | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.127 |
| 4 | Northern Knights | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | −0.130 |
| 5 | Canterbury Wizards | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.423 |
| 6 | Central Districts Stags | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1.026 |
    (C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
    Winner will qualify for the qualifying stage of the 2013 Champions League Twenty20.

## League progression

| | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Knockout | Knockout |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PF | F |
| Auckland Aces | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | L | |
| Canterbury Wizards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | |
| Central Districts Stags | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | |
| Northern Knights | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | | |
| Otago Volts | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | | W |
| Wellington Firebirds | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | W | L |
| Win | Loss |
    Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
    Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (knockout) to see the summary for the match.

## Results

Visitor team →
Auckland
Canterbury
Central Districts
Northern Districts
Otago
Wellington
Home team ↓
Auckland Aces
Auckland 8 runs
Auckland 6 wickets (D/L)
Northern Districts 23 runs (D/L)
Otago 5 wickets
Wellington 10 runs
Canterbury Wizards
Auckland 4 wickets
Canterbury 4 wickets
Canterbury 8 runs
Otago 1 run
Wellington 57 runs
Central Districts Stags
Central Districts 7 wickets
Canterbury 5 runs
Central Districts 43 runs
Otago 3 wickets
Wellington 55 runs
Northern Knights
Auckland 28 runs
Northern Districts 5 runs
Northern Districts 6 wickets
Otago 11 runs
Northern Districts 9 wickets
Otago Volts
Otago 13 runs
Otago 3 wickets
Otago 93 runs
Northern Districts 24 runs
Otago 82 runs
Wellington Firebirds
Auckland 5 wickets
Wellington 6 wickets
Wellington 53 runs
Wellington 9 runs
Otago 12 runs :
| Note: Click on the results to see match summary. | Home team won Visitor team won Match abandoned |

## Fixtures

    All times shown are in New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13).

### Group stage

* 2 November 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Northern Knights 174/7 (20 overs) | v | (H) Otago Volts 150/6 (20 overs) |
| Steven Croft 81 (49) Neil Wagner 3/39 (4 overs) | | Hamish Rutherford 47 (44) Anton Devcich 2/13 (2 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 24 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Phil Jones and Tim Parlane
* Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9 November 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Canterbury Wizards 147/6 (20 overs) | v | (H) Wellington Firebirds 148/4 (17 overs) |
| Bradley Cachopa 67* (58) Grant Elliott 2/6 (2 overs) | | Jesse Ryder 90* (57) Ben Laughlin 3/30 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 6 wickets Westpac Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Gary Baxter and Barry Frost
* Canterbury Wizards won the toss and elected to bat.
* 16 November 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Wellington Firebirds 116 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 117/5 (17.1 overs) |
| Cameron Borgas 50 (43) Brad Hodge 3/16 (3 overs) | | Lou Vincent 45 (46) Luke Woodcock 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Auckland Aces won by 5 wickets Westpac Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Phil Agent and Barry Frost
* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
* 23 November 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Central Districts Stags 149/6 (20 overs) | v | (H) Northern Knights 153/4 (19.1 overs) |
| Carl Cachopa 64* (33) Steven Croft 2/12 (2 overs) | | Steven Croft 59* (48) Ben Wheeler 2/23 (3.1 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 6 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Phil Agent and Wayne Knights
* Central Districts Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
* 30 November 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Northern Knights 186/5 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Wizards 181/7 (20 overs) |
| Anton Devcich 62 (43) Ronnie Hira 1/24 (4 overs) | | Bradley Cachopa 58 (40) Corey Anderson 1/17 (2 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 5 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Phil Jones and Evan Watkin
* Canterbury Wizards won the toss and elected to field.
* 7 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 214/5 (20 overs) | v | (H) Central Districts Stags 159 (19 overs) |
| Jesse Ryder 75 (26) Carl Cachopa 1/24 (3 overs) | | Will Young 34 (27) Chris Woakes 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 55 runs McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Mick Martell
* Central Districts Stags won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Otago Volts 173/7 (20 overs) | v | (H) Northern Knights 162/8 (20 overs) |
| Ryan ten Doeschate 65 (45) Brent Arnel 2/40 (4 overs) | | BJ Watling 35 (17) Nick Beard 3/26 (4 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 11 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane
* Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21 December 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Auckland Aces 197/7 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Wizards 189/6 (20 overs) |
| Gareth Hopkins 64 (37) Logan van Beek 2/25 (3 overs) | | George Worker 68 (53) Andre Adams 4/20 (4 overs) |
* Auckland Aces won by 8 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Phil Jones and Wayne Knights
* Canterbury Wizards won the toss and elected to field.
* 23 December 14:00 Scorecard
| (H) Otago Volts 204/3 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 122 (17.4 overs) |
| Ryan ten Doeschate 60* (29) Jesse Ryder 1/18 (2.3 overs) | | Jesse Ryder 37 (28) Nick Beard 4/16 (4 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 82 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Phil Agent and Tim Parlane
* Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field.
* 26 December 15:00 Scorecard
| (H) Wellington Firebirds 213/5 (18 overs) | v | Central Districts Stags 160/5 (18 overs) |
| Chris Woakes 55* (28) Peter Trego 2/33 (3.5 overs) | | Mathew Sinclair 71 (43) Luke Woodcock 2/24 (2 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 53 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Barry Frost and Evan Watkin
* Central Districts Stags won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain reduced the match to 18 overs per side.
* 26 December 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Northern Knights 142/4 (12 overs) | v | (H) Auckland Aces 49/6 (6 overs) |
| Scott Styris 68* (26) Kyle Mills 2/17 (3 overs) | | Gareth Hopkins 18* (10) Bradley Scott 2/4 (1 over) |
* Northern Knights won by 23 runs (D/L) Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Phil Agent and Chris Gaffaney
* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain first reduced the game to 12 overs per side. Rain then reduced Auckland's innings to 6 overs. Their target was 73 runs from 6 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
* 27 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 196/7 (20 overs) | v | (H) Canterbury Wizards 195/7 (20 overs) |
| Michael Bracewell 61 (32) Ryan McCone 2/42 (3 overs) | | George Worker 47 (30) Ryan ten Doeschate 2/27 (3 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 1 run Aorangi Oval, Timaru Umpires: Gary Baxter and Derek Walker
* Canterbury Wizards won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 December 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 184/6 (20 overs) | v | (H) Auckland Aces 174/5 (20 overs) |
| Jesse Ryder 60 (37) Andre Adams 4/25 (4 overs) | | Phil Mustard 97* (66) Mark Houghton 1/17 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 10 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Phil Jones and Tim Parlane
* Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 December 16:00 Scorecard
| (H) Central Districts Stags 186/4 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 143 (18.5 overs) |
| Mathew Sinclair 71 (52) Steven Croft 1/19 (1 over) | | Scott Styris 77 (47) Kyle Jarvis 3/39 (3.5 overs) |
* Central Districts Stags won by 43 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Wayne Knights and Evan Watkin
* Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
* 31 December 14:00 Scorecard
| (H) Otago Volts 157/7 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 144/9 (20 overs) |
| Ryan ten Doeschate 61 (37) Michael Bates 2/31 (4 overs) | | Craig Cachopa 43 (33) Jacob Duffy 4/21 (4 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 13 runs Queenstown Events Centre Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Tim Parlane
* Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1 January 14:00 Scorecard
| Central Districts Stags 152/8 (20 overs) | v | (H) Canterbury Wizards 153/6 (18.5 overs) |
| Mathew Sinclair 38 (35) Mitchell Claydon 3/25 (4 overs) | | Gareth Andrew 53* (25) Tarun Nethula 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Canterbury Wizards won by 4 wickets Saxton Oval, Nelson Umpires: Phil Jones and Evan Watkin
* Central Districts Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1 January 16:30 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 197/4 (20 overs) | v | (H) Northern Knights 200/1 (19 overs) |
| Tamim Iqbal 68 (49) Bradley Scott 2/46 (4 overs) | | Anton Devcich 92* (57) Jesse Ryder 1/32 (4 overs) |
* Northern Knights won by 9 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Gary Baxter and Barry Frost
* Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3 January 14:00 Scorecard
| Canterbury Wizards 185/5 (20 overs) | v | (H) Central Districts Stags 180/3 (20 overs) |
| Andrew Ellis 55* (34) Marty Kain 2/26 (4 overs) | | Will Young 40* (33) Brendon Diamanti 1/36 (4 overs) |
* Canterbury Wizards won by 5 runs Saxton Oval, Nelson Umpires: Wayne Knights and Derek Walker
* Canterbury Wizards won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4 January 19:00 Scorecard
| (H) Auckland Aces 190/7 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 191/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Anaru Kitchen 66 (39) Jacob Duffy 3/42 (4 overs) | | Neil Broom 60 (40) Kyle Mills 1/33 (4 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 5 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Phil Agent and Gary Baxter
* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to bat.
* 6 January 14:00 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 190/2 (20 overs) | v | (H) Canterbury Wizards 133 (19 overs) |
| Tamim Iqbal 74 (47) Ronnie Hira 2/32 (4 overs) | | Andrew Ellis 48 (39) Ili Tugaga 4/18 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 57 runs Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora Umpires: Phil Agent and Wayne Knights
* Canterbury Wizards won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 January 14:00 Scorecard
| (H) Otago Volts 194/4 (20 overs) | v | Central Districts Stags 101 (17 overs) |
| Ryan ten Doeschate 59* (32) Marty Kain 2/28 (4 overs) | | Jeet Raval 20 (15) Nick Beard 2/10 (3 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 93 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Derek Walker
* Central Districts Stags won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 January 16:30 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 180/5 (20 overs) | v | (H) Northern Knights 152/6 (20 overs) |
| Colin de Grandhomme 66* (30) Brent Arnel 2/32 (4 overs) | | Steven Croft 48 (43) Michael Bates 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Auckland Aces won by 28 runs Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Barry Frost and Phil Jones
* Northern Knights won the toss and elected to field.
* 9 January 16:00 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 181/6 (20 overs) | v | (H) Central Districts Stags 182/3 (19.3 overs) |
| Colin de Grandhomme 55 (24) Bevan Small 2/23 (2 overs) | | Mathew Sinclair 71 (52) Michael Bates 1/28 (3.3 overs) |
* Central Districts Stags won by 7 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Gary Baxter and Tim Parlane
* Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to bat.
* 11 January 16:30 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 170/6 (20 overs) | v | (H) Wellington Firebirds 158/6 (20 overs) |
| Derek de Boorder 67 (44) Ili Tugaga 1/21 (3 overs) | | Tamim Iqbal 41 (38) Jimmy Neesham 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 12 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Gary Baxter and Barry Frost
* Otago Volts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 11 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Canterbury Wizards 184/8 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 176/8 (20 overs) |
| Tom Latham 52 (29) Brent Arnel 4/22 (4 overs) | | Brad Wilson 36 (29) Ronnie Hira 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Canterbury Wizards won by 8 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Evan Watkin
* Canterbury Wizards won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 January 14:00 Scorecard
| (H) Canterbury Wizards 182/4 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 184/6 (19.3 overs) |
| George Worker 89* (60) Matthew Quinn 3/35 (4 overs) | | Craig Cachopa 37 (26) Ryan McCone 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Auckland Aces won by 4 wickets Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Derek Walker
* Canterbury Wizards won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 January 15:00 Scorecard
| (H) Wellington Firebirds 181/1 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 172/5 (20 overs) |
| Jesse Ryder 85* (65) Daryl Tuffey 1/29 (4 overs) | | James Marshall 54* (27) Theo Doropoulos 3/24 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 9 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Gary Baxter and Phil Jones
* Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 January 16:00 Scorecard
| (H) Central Districts Stags 163/7 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 166/7 (19.2 overs) |
| Jeet Raval 49 (39) Ian Butler 3/28 (4 overs) | | Hamish Rutherford 36 (19) Kieran Noema-Barnett 2/24 (3.2 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 3 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Wayne Knights and Evan Watkin
* Central Districts Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15 January 14:00 Scorecard
| Canterbury Wizards 162/6 (20 overs) | v | (H) Otago Volts 165/7 (20 overs) |
| George Worker 58 (44) Nick Beard 3/26 (4 overs) | | Aaron Redmond 58 (26) Andrew Ellis 2/14 (4 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 3 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Barry Frost and Chris Gaffaney
* Canterbury Wizards won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15 January 16:00 Scorecard
| Central Districts Stags 132/7 (18 overs) | v | (H) Auckland Aces 137/4 (17 overs) |
| Mathew Sinclair 44 (40) Andre Adams 2/31 (4 overs) | | Lou Vincent 52* (39) Marty Kain 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Auckland won by 6 wickets (D/L) Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Gary Baxter and Tim Parlane
* Central Districts Stags won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain reduced the match to 18 overs per side and adjusted the Auckland Aces' target to 136 runs from 18 overs.

## Knockout stage
### Preliminary final

* 18 January Scorecard
| (H) Wellington Firebirds 182/4 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 159/8 (20 overs) |
| Michael Papps 70* (48) Matthew Quinn 2/48 (3 overs) | | Aaron Finch 44 (30) Luke Woodcock 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Wellington Firebirds won by 23 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Phil Jones and Wayne Knights
* Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 20 January Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 143/9 (20 overs) | v | (H) Otago Volts 145/6 (18.3 overs) |
| Luke Woodcock 40* (31) James Fuller 4/24 (4 overs) | | Hamish Rutherford 105* (52) Mark Houghton 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Otago Volts won by 4 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Gary Baxter and Chris Gaffaney
* Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to bat.