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Draft:2005–06 New Zealand Twenty20 Competition

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2005–06 New Zealand Twenty20 Competition
Dates13 January – 5 February 2006
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Single round-robin and Final
Host(s)New Zealand
ChampionsCanterbury Wizards (1st title)
Runners-upAuckland Aces
Participants6
Matches7
Most runsNathan Astle (160)
Most wicketsPaul Wiseman (5)

The 2005–06 New Zealand Twenty20 Competition was the inaugural season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. The tournament ran between 13 January to 5 February 2006. The traditional first class teams representing New Zealand districts took part in the tournament.

The tournament was won by the Canterbury Wizards, who defeated Auckland Aces in the final to become the inaugural champions.

The tournament runs alongside the 2005–06 State Championship and 2005–06 State Shield.

Format

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The six teams were divided into two groups according to regional criteria. This was played as a single round-robin, with the top teams in each group advanced to the final.

Rules and regulations

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Win: 2 points.
Tie: 1 point.
Abandoned/No Result: 1 point.
Loss: 0 points.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1 Auckland Aces 2 2 0 8 Advanced to the Final
2 Canterbury Wizards 2 2 0 8
3 Central Stags 2 1 1 4
4 Northern Knights 2 1 1 4
5 Wellington Firebirds 2 0 2 0
6 Otago Volts 2 0 2 0

Teams

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Club Home ground Captain
Auckland Aces Eden Park Richard Jones
Canterbury Wizards AMI Stadium Chris Harris
Central Stags Pukekura Park Jacob Oram
Northern Knights Seddon Park James Marshall
Otago Volts University Oval Craig Cumming
Wellington Firebirds Basin Reserve Matthew Bell

Group stage

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Northern Group

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1 Auckland Aces 2 2 0 8 Advanced to the Final
2 Northern Knights 2 1 1 4
3 Wellington Firebirds 2 0 2 0

Fixtures

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Southern Group

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1 Canterbury Wizards 2 2 0 8 Advanced to the Final
2 Central Stags 2 1 1 4
3 Otago Volts 2 0 2 0

Fixtures

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Final

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5 February 2006
Scorecard
Auckland Aces
179/7 (20 overs)
v
Canterbury Wizards
180/4 (17.2 overs)
Scott Styris 62 (32)
Chris Cairns 2/31 (4 overs)
Nathan Astle 74 (52)
Scott Styris 1/18 (3.2 overs)
Canterbury Wizards won by 6 wickets
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tony Hill
  • Canterbury Wizards won the toss and elected to field.
  • Canterbury won the 2005/06 New Zealand Twenty20 Competition.