State League
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The State League is the premier domestic women's
one-day cricket
competition in New Zealand
. The competition was first competed in the 2001–02 season, when it replaced the State Insurance Cup, which had run since 1998–99. It is contested with a ten-match group stage, in which each of the six teams plays each twice; once home and once away. The two teams that finish at the top of the table then compete in a final to determine the champions.
The five teams which competed in the inaugural season of the State Insurance Cup; Auckland Hearts
, Canterbury Magicians
, Central Districts Hinds
, Otago Sparks
and the Wellington Blaze
were joined in the following 1999–2000 season by a sixth team; Northern Districts Spirit
.
The inaugural State Insurance Cup was won by Canterbury, beating Auckland by 167 runs. The same two sides contested the next four finals, with Auckland winning on each occasion. The first final not to involve one of the two sides was in 2003–04, when rain prevented any play, resulting in a shared title between Canterbury and Wellington. Canterbury went on to claim four of the next six titles, with Central Districts winning both the remaining competitions, in 2005–06 and 2009–10.
Women's cricket
Women's cricket is the form of the team sport of cricket that is played by women.-History:The first recorded match of women's cricket was reported in The Reading Mercury on 26 July 1745, a match contested "between eleven maids of Bramley and eleven maids of Hambledon, all dressed in white." The...
one-day cricket
One-day cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket and in a slightly different context as List A cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day, whereas Test and first-class matches can take up to five days to complete...
competition in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The competition was first competed in the 2001–02 season, when it replaced the State Insurance Cup, which had run since 1998–99. It is contested with a ten-match group stage, in which each of the six teams plays each twice; once home and once away. The two teams that finish at the top of the table then compete in a final to determine the champions.
The five teams which competed in the inaugural season of the State Insurance Cup; Auckland Hearts
Auckland Hearts
The Auckland Hearts are a New Zealand women's cricket team, that plays in the State League.The first recorded match by an Auckland women's team was in 1935, against the touring England women's cricket team, and despite the Auckland top four all being dismissed for ducks in the first-innings, the...
, Canterbury Magicians
Canterbury Magicians
The Canterbury Magicians are a New Zealand women's cricket team that plays domestic cricket in the State League....
, Central Districts Hinds
Central Districts Hinds
The Central Districts Hinds are the senior women's cricket team of the Central Districts Cricket Association, based in central New Zealand. The team competes in the State League domestic one day competition. It comprises eight individual district associations, in Hawke's Bay, Horowhenua-Kapiti,...
, Otago Sparks
Otago Sparks
The Otago Sparks are a New Zealand women's cricket team that plays in the State League....
and the Wellington Blaze
Wellington Blaze
Wellington Blaze is a New Zealand women's cricket team that plays one day cricket in the State League....
were joined in the following 1999–2000 season by a sixth team; Northern Districts Spirit
Northern Districts Spirit
Northern Spirit is a New Zealand women's cricket team that plays in the State League....
.
The inaugural State Insurance Cup was won by Canterbury, beating Auckland by 167 runs. The same two sides contested the next four finals, with Auckland winning on each occasion. The first final not to involve one of the two sides was in 2003–04, when rain prevented any play, resulting in a shared title between Canterbury and Wellington. Canterbury went on to claim four of the next six titles, with Central Districts winning both the remaining competitions, in 2005–06 and 2009–10.