2016–17 Super Smash Explained

2016–17 Super Smash
Fromdate:4 December 2016
Todate:7 January 2017
Administrator:New Zealand Cricket
Cricket Format:Twenty20 cricket
Tournament Format:Round-robin and knockout
Champions:Wellington Firebirds
Count:2
Participants:6
Matches:32
Most Runs:Glenn Phillips (369)
Most Wickets:Seth Rance (15)
Brent Arnel (15)
Website:Super Smash
Previous Year:2015–16
Previous Tournament:2015–16 Super Smash
Next Year:2017–18
Next Tournament:2017–18 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.[1] [2] 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.[3]

The Wellington Firebirds beat Canterbury Kings by three wickets in the elimination final, and faced Central Stags in the final on 7 January 2017.[4] The Wellington Firebirds won the final by 14 runs.[5]

Teams

TeamCityHome groundCoachCaptainOverseas players
Auckland AcesAucklandEden ParkMark O'DonnellRob Nicol Tymal Mills
Mark Chapman
Northern KnightsHamiltonSeddon ParkJames PammentDean Brownlie Nathan Reardon
Ben Laughlin
Central StagsNew PlymouthYarrow StadiumHeinrich MalanWill Young Mahela Jayawardene
Wellington FirebirdsWellingtonBasin ReserveBruce EdgarHamish Marshall Jade Dernbach
Evan Gulbis
Canterbury KingsChristchurchHagley OvalGary SteadAnderew Ellis Ben Hilfenhaus
Shane Watson
Otago VoltsDunedinUniversity OvalRob WalterHamish Rutherford Christi Viljoen

Points table

Teams qualified for the play-offs

Fixtures

Round-robin

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Finals

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Zealand's domestic T20 rescheduled for Christmas period . 2 September 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: All aboard for the McDonald's Super Smash . 2 September 2016 . Black Caps . https://web.archive.org/web/20160906085854/http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/news-items/mcdonalds-super-smash-201617-schedule-confirmed . 6 September 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Otago trump Central Districts in record 497-run T20 . 21 December 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: Bennett, Patel bowl Wellington into final . 5 January 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. Web site: Taylor, Arnel help Wellington win Super Smash final . 7 January 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.