2020–21 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield
| Dates | 21 November 2020 – 21 March 2021 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket | 
| Cricket format | 50 over | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and final | 
| Champions | Canterbury Magicians (39th title) | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| Matches | 31 | 
| Most runs | Kate Ebrahim (480) | 
| Most wickets | Sarah Asmussen (19) | 
The 2020–21 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield was a 50-over women's cricket competition, the fourth season with the name Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, that took place in New Zealand. It ran from November 2020 to March 2021, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Canterbury Magicians beat Auckland Hearts in the final to win the tournament.
The tournament ran alongside the 2020–21 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.[1][2]
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
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | A | BP | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Magicians | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 0.96 | 
| Auckland Hearts | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | –0.12 | 
| Central Hinds | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0.87 | 
| Northern Districts | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0.16 | 
| Wellington Blaze | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | –0.17 | 
| Otago Sparks | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.98 | 
- Source: New Zealand Cricket[1]
 
Advanced to the Final
Fixtures
Round 1
 21 November 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Wellington Blaze 
169/7 (43 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Northern Districts 
172/8 (42.4 overs)  | 
Rebecca Burns 39 (59)  
Charlotte Sarsfield 3/29 (9 overs)  | 
Caitlin Gurrey 41 (59)  
Beth Molony 3/25 (9 overs)  | 
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
 - Match start delayed due to travel issues, reduced to 43 overs per side.
 - Points: Northern Districts 4, Wellington Blaze 0
 
 21 November 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Auckland Hearts 
49 (21.1 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Central Hinds 
52/3 (7.4 overs)  | 
Saachi Shahri 7 (27)  
Claudia Green 4/20 (8 overs)  | 
- Central Hinds won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Central Hinds 5, Auckland Hearts 0
 
 21 November 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Canterbury Magicians 
321/4 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Otago Sparks 
213/8 (46 overs)  | 
Frances Mackay 142 (157)  
Saffron Wilson 2/49 (10 overs)  | 
Caitlin Blakely 78 (117)  
Frances Mackay 2/31 (8 overs)  | 
- Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
 - Otago Sparks innings reduced to 46 overs due to rain.
 - Points: Canterbury Magicians 5, Otago Sparks 0
 
Round 2
 22 November 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Wellington Blaze 
214/9 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Northern Districts 
215/2 (38.3 overs)  | 
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Northern Districts 5, Wellington Blaze 0
 
 22 November 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Auckland Hearts 
86 (35.3 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Central Hinds 
91/0 (9 overs)  | 
Skye Bowden 27 (42)  
Monique Rees 3/15 (4 overs)  | 
Jess Watkin 68* (33)  
 | 
- Central Hinds won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Central Hinds 5, Auckland Hearts 0
 
 22 November 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Canterbury Magicians 
222/8 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Otago Sparks 
89 (28 overs)  | 
Saffron Wilson 23* (43)  
Sarah Asmussen 4/9 (4 overs)  | 
- Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Canterbury Magicians 5, Otago Sparks 0
 
Round 3
 5 December 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Wellington Blaze 
111 (38.4 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Central Hinds 
112/2 (27.2 overs)  | 
- Central Hinds won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Central Hinds 5, Wellington Blaze 0
 
 5 December 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Canterbury Magicians 
236 (49.5 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Northern Districts 
152 (38.1 overs)  | 
Jacinta Savage 59 (81)  
Kayley Knight 2/25 (5 overs)  | 
Eimear Richardson 35 (39)  
Jacinta Savage 6/18 (7.1 overs)  | 
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Canterbury Magicians 5, Northern Districts 0
 
 5 December 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Otago Sparks 
116/5 (24 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Auckland Hearts 
121/2 (17.4 overs)  | 
Caitlin Blakely 44* (62)  
Jesse Prasad 2/12 (5 overs)  | 
- Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Auckland Hearts 5, Otago Sparks 0
 
Round 4
 6 December 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Central Hinds 
187 (49.5 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Wellington Blaze 
188/8 (48.5 overs)  | 
Hannah Rowe 62 (101)  
Maneka Singh 2/20 (10 overs)  | 
- Central Hinds won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Points: Wellington Blaze 4, Central Hinds 0
 
 6 December 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Canterbury Magicians 
249 (49.3 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Northern Districts 
214 (46.2 overs)  | 
Brooke Halliday 77 (82)  
Sarah Asmussen 3/41 (10 overs)  | 
- Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Points: Canterbury Magicians 4, Northern Districts 0
 
 6 December 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Otago Sparks 
154 (48.5 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Auckland Hearts 
155/7 (37.1 overs)  | 
Polly Inglis 23 (31)  
Jane Barnett 4/31 (8 overs)  | 
- Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Auckland Hearts 5, Otago Sparks 0
 
Round 5
 19 December 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Otago Sparks 
196 (49.4 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Central Hinds 
135/1 (19 overs)  | 
Caitlin Blakely 62 (103)  
Hannah Rowe 4/23 (6.4 overs)  | 
- Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Central Hinds innings reduced to 25 overs due to rain.
 - Points: Central Hinds 4, Otago Sparks 0
 
 19 December 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Auckland Hearts 
138 (33.3 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Northern Districts 
126 (41.1 overs)  | 
Katie Perkins 45 (56)  
Lauren Heaps 4/34 (10 overs)  | 
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Auckland Hearts 4, Northern Districts 0
 
 19 December 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Canterbury Magicians 
155 (46.1 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Wellington Blaze 
156/2 (32.1 overs)  | 
Kate Ebrahim 48 (67)  
Kate Chandler 5/41 (9.1 overs)  | 
- Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Wellington Blaze 5, Canterbury Magicians 0
 
Round 6
 20 December 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Otago Sparks 
231/6 (45 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Central Hinds 
236/6 (43.5 overs)  | 
- Central Hinds won the toss and elected to field.
 - Match reduced to 45 overs per side due to rain.
 - Points: Central Hinds 4, Otago Sparks 0
 
 20 December 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Auckland Hearts 
222 (49.2 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Northern Districts 
176 (42.4 overs)  | 
Saachi Shahri 65 (67)  
Brooke Halliday 4/33 (10 overs)  | 
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Auckland Hearts 5, Northern Districts 0
 
 20 December 2020     
Scorecard  | 
Canterbury Magicians 
275/4 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Wellington Blaze 
136 (42.5 overs)  | 
Amy Satterthwaite 81 (87)  
Maneka Singh 1/31 (10 overs)  | 
Caitlin King 34 (52)  
Frances Mackay 3/18 (10 overs)  | 
- Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Points: Canterbury Magicians 5, Wellington Blaze 0
 
Round 7
 20 February 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Northern Districts 
289/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Otago Sparks 
217 (49.2 overs)  | 
- Otago Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Northern Districts 5, Otago Sparks 0
 
 20 February 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Auckland Hearts 
285/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Wellington Blaze 
175 (39.4 overs)  | 
Lauren Down 69 (79)  
Maneka Singh 1/29 (8 overs)  | 
Jessica MacFadyen 75 (93)  
Anna Peterson 3/43 (7.4 overs)  | 
- Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Auckland Hearts 5, Wellington Blaze 0
 
 20 February 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Canterbury Magicians 
228/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Central Hinds 
150 (43.4 overs)  | 
Monique Rees 24* (47)  
Jessica Simmons 3/23 (10 overs)  | 
- Central Hinds won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Canterbury Magicians 5, Central Hinds 0
 
Round 8
 21 February 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Northern Districts 
292/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Otago Sparks 
216 (46.5 overs)  | 
Marina Lamplough 43 (46)  
Eimear Richardson 4/21 (10 overs)  | 
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Points: Northern Districts 5, Otago Sparks 0
 
 21 February 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Wellington Blaze 
200 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Auckland Hearts 
202/2 (39.2 overs)  | 
- Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Points: Auckland Hearts 5, Wellington Blaze 0
 
 21 February 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Canterbury Magicians 
182 (46.4 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Central Hinds 
183/8 (41.5 overs)  | 
Laura Hughes 51 (68)  
Georgia Atkinson 4/50 (10 overs)  | 
Jess Watkin 66 (68)  
Jessica Simmons 3/35 (9.5 overs)  | 
- Central Hinds won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Canterbury Magicians 4, Central Hinds 0
 
Round 9
 13 March 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Otago Sparks 
180 (47.2 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Wellington Blaze 
183/2 (23.4 overs)  | 
- Wellington Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Wellington Blaze 5, Otago Sparks 0
 
 13 March 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Canterbury Magicians 
204 (48.1 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Auckland Hearts 
180 (45.1 overs)  | 
- Canterbury Magicians won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Points: Canterbury Magicians 4, Auckland Hearts 0
 
 13 March 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Central Hinds 
176 (49.1 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Northern Districts 
177/2 (34.2 overs)  | 
Brooke Halliday 59 (83)  
Monique Rees 1/25 (3 overs)  | 
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Northern Districts 5, Central Hinds 0
 
Round 10
 14 March 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Wellington Blaze 
321/8 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Otago Sparks 
146 (33.4 overs)  | 
Sophie Devine 74 (44)  
Sophie Oldershaw 3/57 (10 overs)  | 
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Points: Wellington Blaze 4, Otago Sparks 0
 
 14 March 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Auckland Hearts 
216 (49.1 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Canterbury Magicians 
206/8 (50 overs)  | 
Amy Satterthwaite 96 (96)  
Jesse Prasad 3/47 (8 overs)  | 
- Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Points: Auckland Hearts 4, Canterbury Magicians 0
 
 14 March 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Central Hinds 
166 (44.2 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Northern Districts 
153 (44 overs)  | 
Hannah Rowe 43 (70)  
Charlotte Sarsfield 3/31 (10 overs)  | 
Nensi Patel 53* (87)  
Ashtuti Kumar 3/28 (9 overs)  | 
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
 - Points: Central Hinds 4, Northern Districts 0
 
Final
 21 March 2021     
Scorecard  | 
Auckland Hearts 
185 (47.5 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
Canterbury Magicians 
188/2 (37.4 overs)  | 
- Auckland Hearts won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Ebrahim | Canterbury Magicians | 11 | 11 | 480 | 60.00 | 106* | 2 | 2 | 
| Frances Mackay | Canterbury Magicians | 9 | 9 | 455 | 56.87 | 142 | 1 | 3 | 
| Jess McFadyen | Wellington Blaze | 10 | 10 | 397 | 49.62 | 107 | 1 | 3 | 
| Lauren Down | Auckland Hearts | 9 | 9 | 351 | 43.87 | 104* | 1 | 2 | 
| Katie Perkins | Auckland Hearts | 9 | 9 | 342 | 48.85 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Asmussen | Canterbury Magicians | 87.0 | 19 | 18.84 | 4/9 | 0 | 
| Eimear Richardson | Northern Districts | 73.1 | 17 | 16.82 | 4/21 | 0 | 
| Jesse Prasad | Auckland Hearts | 53.5 | 14 | 14.57 | 3/47 | 0 | 
| Jess Watkin | Central Hinds | 84.2 | 14 | 17.92 | 4/13 | 0 | 
| Frances Mackay | Canterbury Magicians | 76.1 | 14 | 19.07 | 5/40 | 1 | 
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[4]
References
- ^ a b "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2020–21". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
 - ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2020–21 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
 - ^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition, 2020/21/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
 - ^ "Records/New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition, 2020/21/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.