# 2021–22 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield

The 2021–22 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield was a 50-over women's cricket competition, the fifth season with the name Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, that took place in New Zealand. It ran from October 2021 to February 2022, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Canterbury Magicians were the defending champions. Wellington Blaze topped the group to qualify for the final, with Otago Sparks qualifying in second. Otago went on to win the competition, beating Wellington by 138 runs in the final. Otago's Kate Ebrahim was the leading run-scorer while Northern Districts' Nensi Patel took the most wickets in the tournament.
The tournament ran alongside the 2021–22 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.
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Wellington Blaze (Q) | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 0.940 |
| 2 | Otago Sparks (Q) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 1.276 |
| 3 | Northern Districts | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | −0.025 |
| 4 | Central Hinds | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −0.610 |
| 5 | Auckland Hearts | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −0.455 |
| 6 | Canterbury Magicians | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.789 |
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## Fixtures

Teams were originally scheduled to play each other twice at the same ground over a weekend. The schedule was rearranged throughout the season, mainly due to local COVID-19 lockdowns affecting the opening rounds of matches due to be played by Northern Districts and Auckland Hearts.
* 30 October 2021 Scorecard
| Otago Sparks 291/2 (50 overs) | v | Central Hinds 78 (26.1 overs) |
| Katey Martin 111* (74) Melissa Hansen 1/29 (6 overs) | | Mikaela Greig 26 (51) Emma Black 5/28 (7 overs) |
* Otago Sparks won by 213 runs Saxton Oval, Nelson Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Glen Walklin
* Central Hinds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Otago Sparks 5, Central Hinds 0
* 31 October 2021 Scorecard
| Otago Sparks 265 (49.2 overs) | v | Central Hinds 183 (44.4 overs) |
| Polly Inglis 68 (72) Jess Watkin 4/33 (10 overs) | | Cate Pedersen 39 (74) Emma Black 3/23 (10 overs) |
* Otago Sparks won by 82 runs Saxton Oval, Nelson Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Glen Walklin
* Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Otago Sparks 5, Central Hinds 0
* 6 November 2021 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze 267/8 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury Magicians 228/9 (50 overs) |
| Maddy Green 87* (75) Amy Satterthwaite 2/41 (10 overs) | | Amy Satterthwaite 87 (94) Amelia Kerr 5/40 (10 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 39 runs Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora Umpires: Kannan Jagannathan and Kim Cotton
* Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 4, Canterbury Magicians 0
* 7 November 2021 Scorecard
| Canterbury Magicians 207 (43.1 overs) | v | Wellington Blaze 208/8 (49 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 96 (105) Amelia Kerr 5/36 (10 overs) | | Amelia Kerr 41 (58) Amy Satterthwaite 3/38 (10 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 2 wickets Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora Umpires: Kannan Jagannathan and Kim Cotton
* Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 4, Canterbury Magicians 0
* 13 November 2021 Scorecard
| Otago Sparks | v | Central Hinds |
* Match Abandoned University of Otago Oval, Dunedin
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Otago Sparks 2, Central Hinds 2
* 13 November 2021 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze | v | Canterbury Magicians |
* Match Abandoned Karori Park, Wellington
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 2, Canterbury Magicians 2
* 14 November 2021 Scorecard
| Otago Sparks | v | Central Hinds |
* Match Abandoned University of Otago Oval, Dunedin
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Otago Sparks 2, Central Hinds 2
* 14 November 2021 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze | v | Canterbury Magicians |
* Match Abandoned Karori Park, Wellington
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 2, Canterbury Magicians 2
* 20 November 2021 Scorecard
| Central Hinds 275/9 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 188 (47.5 overs) |
| Mikaela Greig 65 (79) Kayley Knight 3/48 (10 overs) | | Kate Anderson 26 (21) Jess Watkin 4/28 (10 overs) |
* Central Hinds won by 87 runs Donnelly Park, Levin Umpires: Pete Pasco and Tyron Davies
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Central Hinds 5, Northern Districts 0
* 20 November 2021 Scorecard
| Canterbury Magicians 197 (45 overs) | v | Otago Sparks 198/4 (39.1 overs) |
| Abby Gerken 50 (76) Eden Carson 3/24 (8 overs) | | Kate Ebrahim 66 (104) Jacinta Savage 2/49 (8.1 overs) |
* Otago Sparks won by 6 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Cory Black and David Henderson
* Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Otago Sparks 5, Canterbury Magicians 0
* 21 November 2021 Scorecard
| Central Hinds 294 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 208 (38.1 overs) |
| Jess Watkin 87 (62) Kate Anderson 2/43 (10 overs) | | Samantha Barriball 55 (55) Monique Rees 3/27 (5 overs) |
* Central Hinds won by 86 runs Donnelly Park, Levin Umpires: Pete Pasco and Tyron Davies
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Central Hinds 5, Northern Districts 0
* 21 November 2021 Scorecard
| Canterbury Magicians 282/7 (49 overs) | v | Otago Sparks 278/6 (49 overs) |
| Abby Gerken 108 (128) Kate Ebrahim 3/45 (7 overs) | | Hayley Jensen 76 (73) Amy Satterthwaite 3/43 (9 overs) |
* Canterbury Magicians won by 7 runs (DLS) Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Cory Black and David Henderson
* Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain stopped play at 38.1 overs during Canterbury Magicians' innings, match reduced to 49 overs per side.
* Otago Sparks' target was 286 from 49 overs.
* Points: Canterbury Magicians 4, Otago Sparks 0
* 4 December 2021 Scorecard
| Northern Districts | v | Otago Sparks |
* Match Abandoned Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Damian Morrow and Lui Els
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Northern Districts 2, Otago Sparks 2
* 11 December 2021 Scorecard
| Otago Sparks 299/3 (46 overs) | v | Northern Districts |
| Suzie Bates 138 (120) Emma Baker 1/23 (7 overs) | | |
* No Result University of Otago Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Shaun Haig and N Louw
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 47 overs per side.
* Otago Sparks innings curtailed at 46 overs.
* Northern Districts' target was 308 runs in 46 overs.
* No further play possible due to rain.
* Points: Northern Districts 2, Otago Sparks 2
* 18 December 2021 Scorecard
| Auckland Hearts 225/9 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 229/5 (46.5 overs) |
| Lauren Down 67 (74) Nensi Patel 3/40 (10 overs) | | Nensi Patel 71* (90) Fran Jonas 3/34 (10 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 5 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: John Dempsey and MA Fernandes
* Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Northern Districts 4, Auckland Hearts 0
* 3 January 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland Hearts 219 (48.5 overs) | v | Wellington Blaze 222/2 (41.2 overs) |
| Lauren Down 124 (143) Amelia Kerr 3/47 (10 overs) | | Amelia Kerr 93* (96) Fran Jonas 1/35 (10 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 8 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: BA O'Brien and Kannan Jagannathan
* Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 4, Auckland Hearts 0
* 4 January 2022 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze 277/8 (50 overs) | v | Auckland Hearts 199 (47.3 overs) |
| Maddy Green 106 (94) Fran Jonas 2/37 (10 overs) | | Saachi Shahri 53 (67) Leigh Kasperek 5/45 (10 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 78 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Kannan Jagannathan and Vinit Mahna
* Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 5, Auckland Hearts 0
* 9 January 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland Hearts 239 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 240/2 (46.2 overs) |
| Lauren Down 55 (89) Nensi Patel 3/46 (10 overs) | | Brooke Halliday 106* (126) Arlene Kelly 1/42 (10 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 8 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: BM Davis and John Dempsey
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Districts 4, Auckland Hearts 0
* 5 February 2022 Scorecard
| Central Hinds | v | Auckland Hearts |
* Match Abandoned Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Kannan Jagannathan and T Semmens
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Auckland Hearts 2, Central Hinds 2
* 5 February 2022 Scorecard
| Otago Sparks | v | Wellington Blaze |
* Match Abandoned Centennial Park, Oamaru Umpires: Derek Walker and MA Fernandes
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Otago Sparks 2, Wellington Blaze 2
* 5 February 2022 Scorecard
| Canterbury Magicians 229/8 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 230/3 (40.4 overs) |
| Abby Gerken 49 (73) Nensi Patel 5/46 (10 overs) | | Caitlin Gurrey 58 (79) Kristy Havill 2/32 (6 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 7 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Christelle High and Damian Morrow
* Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Northern Districts 4, Canterbury Magicians 0
* 6 February 2022 Scorecard
| Central Hinds | v | Auckland Hearts |
* Match Abandoned Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Kannan Jagannathan and T Semmens
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Central Hinds 2, Auckland Hearts 2
* 6 February 2022 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 171/6 (29 overs) | v | Canterbury Magicians 45/0 (7 overs) |
| Kate Anderson 56 (57) Jacinta Savage 2/13 (6 overs) | | Abby Gerken 25* (21) |
* No Result Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Christelle High and Damian Morrow
* Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play possible due to rain.
* Points: Canterbury Magicians 2, Northern Districts 2
* 6 February 2022 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze 159/7 (33 overs) | v | Otago Sparks 110 (29.3 overs) |
| Jess McFadyen 76* (90) Saffron Wilson 3/42 (7 overs) | | Kate Ebrahim 31 (62) Xara Jetly 3/19 (6 overs) |
* Wellington Blaze won by 49 runs Centennial Park, Oamaru Umpires: Derek Walker and MA Fernandes
* Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 33 overs per side due to rain.
* Points: Wellington Blaze 5, Otago Sparks 0
* 12 February 2022 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze | v | Central Hinds |
* Match Abandoned Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Damian Morrow and Glen Walklin
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Central Hinds 2, Wellington Blaze 2
* 12 February 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland Hearts 249/9 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury Magicians 157 (37 overs) |
| Katie Perkins 85* (75) Sarah Asmussen 4/33 (10 overs) | | Melissa Banks 29 (33) Molly Penfold 4/42 (8 overs) |
* Auckland Hearts won by 92 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Christelle High and Eugene Sanders
* Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Auckland Hearts 5, Canterbury Magicians 0
* 13 February 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland Hearts | v | Canterbury Magicians |
* Match Abandoned Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Christelle High and Eugene Sanders
* Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Auckland Hearts 2, Canterbury Magicians 2
* 13 February 2022 Scorecard
| Wellington Blaze | v | Central Hinds |
* Match Abandoned Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Glen Walklin and Kim Cotton
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Central Hinds 2, Wellington Blaze 2
* 19 February 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland Hearts 185 (44.1 overs) | v | Northern Districts 188/0 (34.4 overs) |
| Bella Armstrong 63 (62) Nensi Patel 6/25 (8.1 overs) | | Caitlin Gurrey 94* (107) |
* Northern Districts won by 10 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Christelle High and Glen Walklin
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Districts 5, Auckland Hearts 0
* 20 February 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland Hearts 167/4 (34 overs) | v | Northern Districts 212/8 (34 overs) |
| Prue Catton 46 (72) Makayla Templeton 2/22 (7 overs) | | Kate Anderson 74 (61) Amie Hucker 2/38 (7 overs) |
* Match Tied (DLS) Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Christelle High and Glen Walklin
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 34 overs per side when Auckland Hearts were 104/2 from 28 overs.
* Northern Districts target was 213 from 34 overs.
* Points: Auckland Hearts 2, Northern Districts 2

### Final

* 27 February 2022 Scorecard
| Otago Sparks 220/9 (50 overs) | v | Wellington Blaze 82 (28.5 overs) |
| Kate Ebrahim 92 (138) Kate Chandler 3/30 (8 overs) | | Thamsyn Newton 15 (32) Eden Carson 5/17 (10 overs) |
* Otago Sparks won by 138 runs Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown Umpires: Cory Black and John Dempsey
* Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Kate Ebrahim | Otago Sparks | 8 | 7 | 451 | 75.16 | 96* | 0 | 5 |
| Kate Anderson | Northern Districts | 8 | 6 | 306 | 51.00 | 74 | 0 | 4 |
| Maddy Green | Wellington Blaze | 4 | 4 | 265 | 132.50 | 106 | 1 | 2 |
| Lauren Down | Auckland Hearts | 4 | 4 | 261 | 65.25 | 124 | 1 | 2 |
| Abby Gerken | Canterbury Magicians | 8 | 7 | 249 | 41.50 | 108 | 1 | 1 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
| Nensi Patel | Northern Districts | 65.1 | 18 | 17.83 | 6/25 | 2 |
| Amelia Kerr | Wellington Blaze | 40.0 | 14 | 11.14 | 5/36 | 2 |
| Eden Carson | Otago Sparks | 47.0 | 14 | 11.35 | 5/17 | 1 |
| Emma Black | Otago Sparks | 43.0 | 13 | 13.38 | 5/28 | 1 |
| Jess Watkin | Central Hinds | 40.0 | 11 | 15.81 | 4/28 | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo