# 2016–17 Super Smash

The 2016–17 McDonald's Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor McDonald's) was the twelfth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. The competition was run from 4 December 2016 to 7 January 2017. The previous edition was known as the Georgie Pie Super Smash. The Auckland Aces were the defending champions.
The match between Otago Volts and Central Stags on 21 December 2016 set a new record for the highest aggregate total in a T20 fixture, with a total of 497 runs scored.
The Wellington Firebirds beat Canterbury Kings by three wickets in the elimination final, and faced Central Stags in the final on 7 January 2017. The Wellington Firebirds won the final by 14 runs.

## Teams

| Team | City | Home ground | Coach | Captain | Overseas players |
| Auckland Aces | Auckland | Eden Park | Mark O'Donnell | Rob Nicol | Tymal Mills Mark Chapman |
| Northern Knights | Hamilton | Seddon Park | James Pamment | Dean Brownlie | Nathan Reardon Ben Laughlin |
| Central Stags | New Plymouth | Yarrow Stadium | Heinrich Malan | Will Young | Mahela Jayawardene |
| Wellington Firebirds | Wellington | Basin Reserve | Bruce Edgar | Hamish Marshall | Jade Dernbach Evan Gulbis |
| Canterbury Kings | Christchurch | Hagley Oval | Gary Stead | Anderew Ellis | Ben Hilfenhaus Shane Watson |
| Otago Volts | Dunedin | University Oval | Rob Walter | Hamish Rutherford | Christi Viljoen |

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Central Stags | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0.937 |
| 2 | Wellington Firebirds | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0.114 |
| 3 | Canterbury Kings | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | −0.217 |
| 4 | Auckland Aces | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | −0.227 |
| 5 | Northern Knights | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | −0.043 |
| 6 | Otago Volts | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | −0.417 |
Teams qualified for the play-offs

## Fixtures
### Round-robin

* 4 December 2016 Scorecard
| Central Stags 198/6 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 77/3 (8.5 overs) |
| Tom Bruce 39 (24) Andrew Ellis 3/49 (4 overs) | | Andrew Ellis 27* (17) Ben Wheeler 2/29 (3 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 7 runs (D/L method) Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Tony Gillies and R. G. Hooper
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jeremy Benton and Kyle Jamieson (Canterbury) both made their T20 debuts.
* 4 December 2016 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 142 (19.3 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 135/9 (20 overs) |
| Nathan Reardon 34 (24) Brent Arnel 3/21 (4 overs) | | Tom Blundell 63 (42) Daryl Mitchell 4/35 (4 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 7 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* Joe Carter and Zak Gibson (Northern Districts) both made their T20 debuts.
* 4 December 2016 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 198/5 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 176/7 (20 overs) |
| Mark Chapman 76 (32) Bradley Scott 2/34 (4 overs) | | Derek de Boorder 44 (35) Tarun Nethula 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Auckland won by 22 runs Eden Park No. 2, Auckland Umpires: Shaun Haig and Wayne Knights
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* Michael Barry, Michael Guptill-Bunce, Glenn Phillips and Sean Solia (Auckland) all made their T20 debuts.
* 10 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Central Stags 137/6 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights |
| Dean Brownlie 43 (31) Seth Rance 3/30 (4 overs) | | |
* No result Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Umpires: Chris Brown and Shaun Haig
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Only 20 overs of play was possible due to rain.
* 11 December 2016 Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 133/6 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 134/4 (19 overs) |
| Cam Fletcher 43 (44) Mark Chapman 3/22 (4 overs) | | Glenn Phillips 50 (50) Ed Nuttall 1/16 (3 overs) |
* Auckland won by 6 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ben Horne (Auckland) made his T20 debut.
* 14 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Otago Volts 177/5 (15 overs) | v | Northern Knights 175/9 (15 overs) |
| Neil Broom 57 (35) Zak Gibson 1/27 (2 overs) | | Dean Brownlie 52 (26) Warren Barnes 3/45 (3 overs) |
* Otago won by 2 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: John Bromley and Tony Gillies
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 166/5 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 166/7 (20 overs) |
| Henry Nicholls 66* (40) Jeetan Patel 1/21 (4 overs) | | Luke Ronchi 58* (31) Todd Astle 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Match tied (Canterbury won the one-over eliminator) Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights
* 16 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 199/4 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 190/4 (20 overs) |
| Henry Nicholls 67 (31) Grant Elliott 2/36 (4 overs) | | Hamish Marshall 59 (35) Todd Astle 2/36 (4 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 9 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Phil Jones and Tim Parlane
* 16 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Central Stags 166/5 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 161/9 (20 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 62 (44) James Neesham 2/24 (4 overs) | | James Neesham 34 (24) Seth Rance 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 5 runs McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Billy Bowden and R. G. Hooper
* Blair Tickner (Central Districts) made his T20 debut.
* 17 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 186/6 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 148/6 (20 overs) |
| Rob Nicol 55 (47) Ish Sodhi 2/26 (4 overs) | | Daryl Mitchell 37* (22) Tarun Nethula 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Auckland won by 38 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Brown and Shaun Haig
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 18 December 2016 Scorecard
| Central Stags 181/5 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 172/6 (20 overs) |
| Tom Bruce 74 (41) Grant Elliott 2/34 (4 overs) | | Hamish Marshall 52 (37) George Worker 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 9 runs Saxton Oval, Nelson Umpires: John Dempsey and Tim Parlane
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* 18 December 2016 Scorecard
| Northern Knights 157/5 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 158/2 (17.3 overs) |
| Tim Seifert 41 (31) Neil Wagner 3/22 (4 overs) | | Neil Broom 54* (41) Scott Kuggeleijn 1/17 (2.3 overs) |
* Otago won by 8 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Chris Brown and Wayne Knights
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 150 (19.5 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 156/5 (18.2 overs) |
| Cam Fletcher 37 (25) Tarun Nethula 4/18 (4 overs) | | Colin de Grandhomme 72* (35) Edward Nuttall 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Auckland won by 5 wickets Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: John Bromley and Ashley Mehrotra
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Otago Volts 249/3 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 248/4 (20 overs) |
| Hamish Rutherford 106 (50) Seth Rance 2/54 (4 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 116 (56) James Neesham 2/37 (4 overs) |
* Otago won by 1 run Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* This match set a new record for the highest aggregate run total in a T20 fixture (497).
* 22 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 173/5 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 140 (19.2 overs) |
| Luke Ronchi 79 (39) Colin de Grandhomme 1/10 (2 overs) | | Colin Munro 38 (44) Anurag Verma 3/28 (4 overs) |
* Wellington won by 33 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: John Dempsey and Phil Jones
* Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 157/7 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 150/9 (20 overs) |
| Peter Fulton 64 (43) James Neesham 2/25 (4 overs) Christi Viljoen 2/25 (4 overs) | | Michael Bracewell 38 (33) Ben Hilfenhaus 5/23 (4 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 7 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: R. G. Hooper and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Northern Knights 197/5 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 187/5 (20 overs) |
| Mitchell Santner 45* (21) Blair Tickner 2/38 (4 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 64 (36) Mitchell Santner 1/12 (3 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 10 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Bowden and Shaun Haig
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 24 December 2016 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 182/9 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 180/5 (20 overs) |
| Michael Pollard 74 (36) Tymal Mills 2/21 (4 overs) | | Rob Nicol 68 (52) Jeetan Patel 2/37 (4 overs) |
* Wellington won by 2 runs Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Tony Gillies and Derek Walker
* Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 133 (19.4 overs) | v | Central Stags 134/4 (16.3 overs) |
| Grant Elliott 39 (32) George Worker 3/26 (4 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 40 (21) Brent Arnel 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 6 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Phil Jones and Ashley Mehrotra
* Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 152/8 (20 overs) | v | Otago Volts 136/8 (20 overs) |
| Chad Bowes 54 (39) Neil Wagner 2/20 (4 overs) | | Christi Viljoen 34* (22) Todd Astle 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 16 runs Molyneux Park, Alexandra Umpires: Shaun Haig and Garth Stirrat
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nathan Smith (Otago) made his T20 debut.
* 27 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 142/6 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 143/1 (15.3 overs |
| Ben Horne 39 (27) Jono Boult 2/21 (4 overs) | | Dean Brownlie 54 (34) Tymal Mills 1/26 (3 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 9 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Billy Bowden and Derek Walker
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Peter Bocock (Northern Districts) made his T20 debut.
* 28 December 2016 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 159/4 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 161/4 (16.5 overs) |
| Hamish Rutherford 47 (31) Hamish Bennett 2/29 (4 overs) | | Hamish Marshall 100* (58) Sam Wells 2/35 (3 overs) |
* Wellington won by 6 wickets Molyneux Park, Alexandra Umpires: Shaun Haig and Garth Stirrat
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 127/6 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 129/4 (17.5 overs) |
| Todd Astle 37* (22) Scott Kuggeleijn 2/22 (4 overs) | | BJ Watling 52* (48) Todd Astle 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 6 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Central Stags 213/5 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 149 (19.3 overs) |
| Ross Taylor 82* (41) Mark Chapman 2/36 (4 overs) | | Sean Solia 40 (21) Blair Tickner 5/19 (4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 64 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: R. G. Hooper and Phil Jones
* Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
* 30 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Northern Knights 175/2 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 179/1 (19 overs) |
| Corey Anderson 72* (41) Grant Elliott 1/22 (4 overs) | | Michael Papps 80* (59) Daryl Mitchell 1/51 (4 overs) |
* Wellington won by 9 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Tony Gillies and Shaun Haig
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Peter Younghusband (Wellington) made his T20 debut.
* 31 December 2016 (D/N) Scorecard
| Central Stags 190/8 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Kings 163 (19.1 overs) |
| Ross Taylor 80 (50) Edward Nuttall 3/25 (4 overs) | | Cole McConchie 36 (20) Seth Rance 4/27 (3.1 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 27 runs Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Umpires: Shaun Haig and R. G. Hooper
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1 January 2017 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 175/7 (20 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 176/3 (18 overs) |
| Josh Finnie 45* (33) Colin de Grandhomme 2/32 (4 overs) | | Glenn Phillips 62* (44) Ryan Duffy 1/18 (2 overs) |
* Auckland won by 7 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Phil Jones and Derek Walker
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ryan Duffy and Rhys Phillips (Otago) both made their T20 debuts.
* 2 January 2017 (D/N) Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 161/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Knights 152/7 (20 overs) |
| Tom Latham 82 (57) Nicholas Winter 2/30 (4 overs) | | Scott Kuggeleijn 38 (21) Kyle Jamieson 2/20 (3 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 9 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3 January 2017 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 48/1 (5 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 48/6 (5 overs) |
| Hamish Rutherford 24* (14) Anurag Verma 1/11 (1 over) | | Michael Pollard 14 (5) Christi Viljoen 2/9 (1 over) |
* Match tied (Wellington won the one-over eliminator) Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Phil Jones and Derek Walker
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* 3 January 2017 (D/N) Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 212/4 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 82/0 (8 overs) |
| Glenn Phillips 116* (57) Luke Feldman 1/11 (2 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 45* (21) |
* Central Districts won by 11 runs (D/L method) Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Finn Allen (Auckland) made his T20 debut.

## Finals

* Elimination Final 5 January 2017 (D/N) Scorecard
| Canterbury Kings 151/7 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 155/7 (19.2 overs) |
| Chad Bowes 56 (41) Hamish Bennett 3/18 (4 overs) | | Michael Papps 45 (28) Todd Astle 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Wellington won by 3 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* Final 7 January 2017 (D/N) Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 172/7 (20 overs) | v | Central Stags 158/8 (20 overs) |
| Matt Taylor 48* (25) Blair Tickner 4/34 (4 overs) | | Josh Clarkson 53* (31) Brent Arnel 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Wellington won by 14 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane