Draft:2005–06 New Zealand Twenty20 Competition

2005–06 New Zealand Twenty20 Competition
Dates	13 January – 5 February 2006
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Single round-robin and Final
Host(s)	New Zealand
Champions	Canterbury Wizards (1st title)
Runners-up	Auckland Aces
Participants	6
Matches	7
Most runs	Nathan Astle (160)
Most wickets	Paul Wiseman (5)
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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

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

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

Standings

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	Advanced to the Final
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

Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Teams

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

Northern Group

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

Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Fixtures

Scorecard

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Southern Group

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

Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Fixtures

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Final

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.