2014–15 Super Smash

The 2014–15 Georgie Pie Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor McDonald's iconic New Zealand brand Georgie Pie) was the tenth season of the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. The competition ran from 1 November 2014 to 7 December 2014.[1] The tournament was won by the Wellington Firebirds for the first time, after they defeated Auckland Aces in the final by six runs.[2]

2014–15 Super Smash
Dates1 November 2014 – 7 December 2014
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
ChampionsWellington Firebirds (1st title)
Participants6
Matches33
Most runsDaniel Flynn (366)
Most wicketsAndrew Ellis (18)

Points table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPtsNRR
1Northern Knights107201300.431
2Wellington Firebirds105302240.233
3Auckland Aces105401220.433
4Canterbury Kings105500200.538
5Central Stags10360114−0.511
6Otago Volts10270110−1.127
Source: [3]

  Teams qualified for the finals

Finals

1st Preliminary Final

5 December 2014
Scorecard
Northern Knights
124/5 (20 overs)
v
Wellington Firebirds
125/2 (16.1 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 36* (31)
Grant Elliott 2/20 (4 overs)
Michael Papps 65 (46)
Scott Kuggeleijn 1/50 (3.1 overs)
Wellington Firebirds won by 8 wickets[4]
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Phil Jones and Tim Parlane
  • Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Preliminary Final

6 December 2014
Scorecard
Northern Knights
140 (19.3 overs)
v
Auckland Aces
146/4 (17.3 overs)
Kevin O'Brien (cricketer) 52 (25)
Michael Bates 4/10 (2.3 overs)
Craig Cachopa 79* (47)
Ish Sodhi 1/27 (4 overs)
Auckland Aces won by 6 wickets[5]
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Derek Walker and Tim Parlane
  • Northern Knights won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

7 December 2014
Scorecard
Wellington Firebirds
186/6 (20 overs)
v
Auckland Aces
180/9 (20 overs)
Michael Pollard 76 (56)
Tarun Nethula 2/30 (4 overs)
Craig Cachopa 37 (25)
Grant Elliott 2/32 (4 overs)
Wellington Firebirds won by 6 runs[2]
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Phil Jones and Derek Walker
  • Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.

References