While the round nine match between Northern Spirit and the Canterbury Magicians at Waikato's St Paul's Collegiate had no bearing on this year's Final, it was nevertheless a significant day for hosts the Spirit who finally picked up their first victory of the competition.... smashing some serious national records with their stunning eight-wicket win over the visitors in the process!
The Magicians would have been reasonably confident at the lunch break, having posted 308 for seven (Kate Ebrahim top-scoring with 94). However, Felicity Leydon-Davis (131 not out) and Kate Anderson (160 not out, a new Northern Spirit individual record) scored their mammoth unbeaten centuries together in the reply for a shock eight-wicket win.
Felicity Leydon-Davis was unbeaten on 131*. PHOTOSPORT
Their effort, which saw both of them eclipse the previous highest List A score for Northern Spirit of 130, set by Kate Pulford in 2009/10, was all the more remarkable for Spirit having lost both their opening batsmen for no score, in a spectacular eight-wicket win.
The Milestones:
- Allie Mace-Cochrane (Canterbury Magicians) highest List A score - 84
- 5th wicket stand of 127 = highest of all time for Canterbury Magicians
- 308/7 highest total for Canterbury Magicians v Northern Spirit
- Kate Anderson maiden List A century
- Felicity Leydon-Davis maiden List A century
- Kate Anderson highest score by any Northern Spirit batsman in List A history - 131
- Highest partnership for any wicket in NZ women's List A cricket passed at 237
- Felicity Leydon-Davis at 121 highest List A score by any No.3 batsman for Northern Spirit
- 308* highest partnership for any wicket for Northern Districts in all cricket
- 308* highest 3rd wicket List A partnership for all cricket in New Zealand
- 3rd wicket partnership of 308 record for NZ Women List A any wicket
Wow. Just wow.
