Dates | 27 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
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Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
Cricket format | List A cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Champions | Central Districts (5th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 28 |
Most runs | George Worker (538) |
Most wickets | Andrew Mathieson (31) |
The 2014–15 Ford Trophy was the 44th season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the fourth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 27 December 2014 to 1 February 2015.[1] The tournament was won by Central Districts for the fifth time, after defeating Auckland in the final by 73 runs.[2]
Points table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Central Districts | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1.169 |
2 | Auckland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0.847 |
3 | Otago | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0.258 |
4 | Northern Districts | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | −0.754 |
5 | Canterbury | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −0.865 |
6 | Wellington | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.835 |
Source: [3]
Teams qualified for the finals
Finals
[edit]1st Preliminary Final
[edit] 24 January 2015
Scorecard |
Auckland
260 (49.3 overs) |
v
|
Central Districts
215 (43.3 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Glenn Phillips (Auckland) made his List A debut
2nd Preliminary Final
[edit] 24 January 2015
Scorecard |
Northern Districts
245/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Otago
246/7 (49.2 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Preliminary Final
[edit] 28 January 2015
Scorecard |
Central Districts
252 (48.1 overs) |
v
|
Otago
203 (41.5 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tom Bruce and Mattie Thomas (Central Districts) made their List A debuts
Final
[edit] 1 February 2015
Scorecard |
Central Districts
271/7 (50 overs) |
v
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Auckland
193 (38.2 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
References
[edit]- ^ "2014–15 Ford Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Central Districts storm to Ford Trophy title". ESPN Cricinfo. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Auckland overcome collapse to seal final berth". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Bolter Bruce bats Central Districts into final". ESPN Cricinfo. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.