Northern Districts held on to the top spot with two wins over Canterbury and two wins for Wellington against Otago put them in second, while mid-table teams Auckland and Central Districts shared a win each in their weekend series.

Auckland

Loss and win vs Central Districts | 4-4 | 18 points | 4th

Best Performers vs Central Districts - Saturday

Rishika Jaswal: 3w @ 4.8rpo
Maddy Green: 3w @ 2.5rpo | 27 runs @ 64sr

Sunday

Maddy Green: 109 runs @ 111sr
Bella Armstrong: 75 runs @ 90sr
Izzy Gaze: 54 runs @ 106sr
Maddy Green: 3w @ 5.4rpo
Ayaan Lambat: 2w @ 4.7rpo
Amie Hucker: 2w @ 7.1rpo

Best Performers This Season

Maddy Green: 272 runs @ 38.8avg/78sr | 11w @ 12.8avg/4.2rpo
Prue Catton: 221 runs @ 31.5avg/75sr
Bella Armstrong: 191 runs @ 31.8avg/79sr | 5w @ 46.4avg/4.7rpo
Bree Illing: 9w @ 23.1avg/4rpo
Jose Penfold: 9w @ 23.2avg/4.5rpo

Notebook

Green has hit the most List-A centuries for Auckland with five. She averages 34.63 in LA batting and her 22 half-centuries is ranked third for Auckland. Green is leading Auckland for runs and wickets this season.

Armstrong averages 23.5 in LA batting and 24.1 in LA bowling.

17-year-old Lambat started her LA career with scores of 7 and 10* along with 1w then 2w.

19-year-old Jaswal averages 27.3 in LA bowling and 20 in T20s.

Auckland seamers in LA bowling

Ayaan Lamabt: 18.3avg/4.2rpo
Bree Illing: 26.25avg/4.8rpo
Molly Pefold: 32.13avg/5.3rpo
Josie Penfold: 36.48avg/5.3rpo
Amie Hucker: 37.65avg/5rpo

Gaze is the only batter over 100sr in HBJ Shield after 54 runs @ 103.84sr in her first two games. She also had the second highest Super Smash strike-rate for Auckland.

Northern Districts

Two wins vs Canterbury | 7-1 | 32 points | 1st

Best Performers vs Canterbury - Saturday

Jess Watkin: 3w @ 3.4rpo | 70* @ 93sr
Natasha Wakelin: 3w @ 4.2rpo

Sunday

Nensi Patel: 60 runs @ 109sr
Caitlin Gurrey: 57 runs @ 97sr
Holly Topp: 40* @ 102sr
Marama Downes: 2w @ 4.7rpo
Kayley Knight: 2w @ 4.5rpo
Jess Watkin: 2w @ 4.3rpo

Best Performers This Season

Caitlin Gurrey: 370 runs @ 46.2avg/81sr
Jess Watkin: 227 runs @ 32.4avg/76sr | 13w @ 18.2avg/3.5rpo
Holly Topp: 182 runs @ 30.3avg/74sr
Nensi Patel: 181 runs @ 25.8avg/91sr | 12w @ 19.9avg/3.6rpo
Kayley Knight: 15w @ 14.2avg/3.9rpo

Notebook

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Watkin: 26.61avg/84sr | 25.92avg/4rpo
Gurrey: 37.46avg/74sr

Patel and Knight are averaging below 20 with the ball in both formats this season. Knight has a career LA average of 20.1.

Topp is second for wicket-keeper runs in HBJ Shield.

Four ND batters have hit a six and only 11 players have hit a six in HBJ Shield. ND is the only team with at least three six-hitters.

Central Districts

Win and loss vs Auckland | 4-4 | 18 points | 3rd

Best Performers vs Auckland - Saturday

Georgia Atkinson: 47 runs @ 76sr
Emma McLeod: 44 runs @ 90sr
Flora Devonshire: 4w @ 3.2rpo
Rosemary Mair: 2w @ 4.5rpo
Hannah Rowe: 2w @ 4.8rpo

Sunday

Rosemary Mair: 3w @ 3.8rpo
Hannah Rowe: 2w @ 7.3rpo
Emma McLeod: 79 runs @ 85sr
Cate Pedersen: 97 runs @ 81sr
Kerry Tomlinson: 45 runs @ 187sr

Best Performers This Season

Emma McLeod: 465 runs @ 66.4avg/82sr
Kerry Tomlinson: 228 runs @ 28.5avg/86sr
Cate Pedersen: 218 runs @ 27.2avg/77sr
Flora Devonshire: 166 runs @ 20.7avg/78sr | 9w @ 40.4avg/5.5rpo
Hannah Rowe: 114 runs @ 19avg/67sr | 8w @ 31.2avg/5.1rpo
Elizabeth Cohr: 14w @ 15.5avg/5.2rpo
Rosemary Mair: 12w @ 14.2avg/3.8rpo
Ashtuti Kumar: 9w @ 32.7avg/4.6rpo

Notebook

19-year-old McLeod is the leading run-scorer in HBJ Shield. Along with 23-year-old Pedersen, they are the only CD batters with two 50+ scores in HBJ Shield. McLeod averages 33.2 in LA batting and Pedersen averages 19.8.

McLeod had a strike-rate of 72.6 in HBJ Shield last season and she is on 82sr this season.

Mair has wickets in five of her last six games. She is averaging below 27 in both formats.

Kumar was second for CD wickets in Super Smash and is tied third for CD in HBJ Shield.

Wellington

Two wins vs Otago | 6-2 | 27 points | 2nd

Best Performers vs Otago - Saturday

Isla McKenzie: 52* @ 88sr
Jess Kerr: 51 runs @ 100sr
Hannah Francis: 3w @ 4.4rpo
Rachel Bryant: 2w @ 4.4rpo

Sunday

Hannah Francis: 92 runs @ 96sr
Jess Kerr: 2w @ 3.9rpo
Xara Jetly: 2w @ 4.1rpo

Best Performers This Season

Jess Kerr: 217 runs @ 31avg/85sr | 16w @ 14.8avg/3.2rpo
Xara Jetly: 188 runs @ 31.3avg/52sr | 17w @ 17.8avg/4.4rpo
Hannah Francis: 185 runs @ 23.1avg/73sr | 6w @ 29avg/4.8rpo
Rachel Bryant: 8w @ 24.2avg/4.8rpo

Notebook

Kerr and Jetly lead Wellington for runs and wickets. They were the leading wicket-takers for Wellington in Super Smash, with Kerr being second for runs. They are both averaging 20+ as batters and below 20 as bowlers in both competitions this season.

McKenzie is 18-years-old and Francis is 20-years-old. McKenzie hit her first 50+ score at the domestic level, Francis had her fourth 50+ score in LA batting. Francis averages 28.1 in LA batting and 23.6 in LA bowling.

Canterbury

Two losses vs Northern Districts | 1-7 | 5 points | 6th

Best Performers vs Northern Districts - Saturday

Stella Cornelius: 3w @ 4.8rpo
Sarah Asmussen: 2w @ 8.2rpo

Sunday

Libby Stead: 4w @ 4.8rpo
Sarah Asmussen: 4w @ 4.8rpo
Missy Banks: 2w @ 4.3rpo | 63 runs @ 71sr
Kate Anderson: 101 runs @ 89sr

Best Performers This Season

Kate Anderson: 383 runs @ 54.7avg/87sr
Izzy Sharp: 249 runs @ 31.1avg/76sr
Missy Banks: 133 runs @ 19avg/57sr | 13w @ 20.3ag/4.2rpo
Sarah Asmussen: 14w @ 20.7avg/4.6rpo

Notebook

Anderson is the only batter with two centuries this season. She has four LA centuries for Canterbury and is ranked fifth, with one more taking her to tied third. Anderson averages 33.8 in LA batting with six centuries and 13 halfies.

Banks hit her first 50+ score at the domestic level. She was Canterbury's leading wicket-taker in Super Smash and is second in HBJ Shield.

Asmussen was second for Canterbury wickets in Super Smash and is their leading wicket-taker in HBJ Shield.

Banks and Asmussen are Canterbury's only bowlers with 10+ wickets in either format this season.

Stead has 7 wickets in her first four LA games. Cornelius has 6 wickets in her first five LA games.

Otago

Two losses vs Wellington | 2-6 | 10 points | 5th

Best Performers vs Wellington - Saturday

PJ Watkins: 4w @ 3.9rpo
Anna Browning: 2w @ 3.4rpo | 46 runs @ 92sr
Felicity Robertson: 80 runs @ 64sr

Sunday

Emma Black: 4w @ 2.1rpo
PJ Watkins: 2w @ 5.3rpo
Anna Browning: 2w @ 4.7rpo | 53* @ 76sr

Best Performers This Season

Felicity Robertson: 292 runs @ 36.5avg/79sr | 8w @ 27avg/4.6rpo
Polly Inglis: 238 runs @ 34avg/94sr
Saffron Wilson: 228 runs @ 28.5avg/71sr
Anna Browning: 223 runs @ 44.6avg/77sr | 7w @ 32.8avg/4.3rpo
Emma Black: 17w @ 14.4avg/3.2rpo
PJ Watkins: 10w @ 28.1avg/5.3rpo

Notebook

Black was Otago's leading wicket-taker in Super Smash and leads them for wickets in HBJ Shield. She is averaging below 25 with the ball in both formats.

Browning hit her first 50+ score at the domestic level. She averages 22.5 in LA batting and 27.5 in LA bowling.

Watkins took 6 wickets over the weekend series and her LA average of 34.5 is dropping closer to her T20 average of 23.4.

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