Dates | 3 December 2017 – 24 February 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
Cricket format | List A cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Champions | Auckland (11th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 28 |
Most runs | Mark Chapman (480) |
Most wickets | Tarun Nethula (21) |
Official website | www.blackcaps.co.nz |
The 2017–18 Ford Trophy was the 47th season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the seventh in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 3 December 2017 to 24 February 2018.[1] Canterbury were the defending champions.[2]
The final round of fixtures were all abandoned due to rain.[3] As a result, Central Districts topped the table[3] and were joined in the final stage with Auckland, Northern Districts and Canterbury.[3] After the preliminary final matches, Central Districts and Auckland had progressed to the tournament final.[4]
Auckland won the tournament, beating Central Districts by six wickets in the final.[5]
Points table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Central Districts | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 1.023 |
2 | Auckland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0.198 |
3 | Northern Districts | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −0.117 |
4 | Canterbury | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −0.109 |
5 | Wellington | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.288 |
6 | Otago | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.736 |
Source: [6]
Teams qualified for the finals
Fixtures
[edit]Round 1
[edit] 3 December 2017
Scorecard |
Wellington
263/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Northern Districts
267/5 (49.5 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
3 December 2017
Scorecard |
Canterbury
221/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
Otago
222/7 (47.3 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Jeremy Benton and Fraser Sheat (Canterbury) both made their List A debuts.
3 December 2017
Scorecard |
Central Districts
224 (44.5 overs) |
v
|
Auckland
228/5 (41 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ben Lister (Auckland) made his List A debut.
Round 2
[edit] 6 December 2017
Scorecard |
Central Districts
334/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Northern Districts
249 (43.1 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
6 December 2017
Scorecard |
Wellington
253 (49.1 overs) |
v
|
Otago
255/4 (46.1 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
6 December 2017
Scorecard |
Canterbury
277/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
Auckland
281/3 (42.3 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 3
[edit] 10 December 2017
Scorecard |
Auckland
266/7 (46 overs) |
v
|
Wellington
274/5 (37.4 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
10 December 2017
Scorecard |
Northern Districts
274 (50 overs) |
v
|
Canterbury
231 (46.3 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
10 December 2017
Scorecard |
Otago
287/7 (50 overs) |
v
|
Central Districts
291/7 (46.5 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 4
[edit] 27 January 2018
Scorecard |
Otago
254/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
Canterbury
257/2 (44.2 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
27 January 2018
Scorecard |
Central Districts
299/7 (50 overs) |
v
|
Auckland
176 (40.3 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Graeme Beghin and Jamie Brown (Auckland) both made their List A debuts.
27 January 2018
Scorecard |
Wellington
320/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
Northern Districts
324/6 (47.3 overs) |
- Northern District won the toss and elected to field.
- Ollie Newton (Wellington) made his List A debut.
Round 5
[edit] 31 January 2018
Scorecard |
Otago
272 (49.2 overs) |
v
|
Wellington
273/7 (47.2 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Alex Ridley (Wellington) and Matthew Bacon (Otago) both made their List A debuts.
- Malcolm Nofal (Wellington) scored his first century in List A cricket.[7]
31 January 2018
Scorecard |
Auckland
299/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Northern Districts
217 (44.5 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat first.
31 January 2018
Scorecard |
Canterbury
286/7 (50 overs) |
v
|
Central Districts
287/8 (49.5 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- Christian Leopard (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
Round 6
[edit] 4 February 2018
Scorecard |
Otago
167 (43.1 overs) |
v
|
Central Districts
169/4 (24 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
4 February 2018
Scorecard |
Auckland
264/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
Wellington
185 (42.3 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
4 February 2018
Scorecard |
Northern Districts
247/5 (50 overs) |
v
|
Canterbury
9/0 (1.5 overs) |
Chad Bowes 8* (8)
|
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 7
[edit] 7 February 2018
Scorecard |
Canterbury
341/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Auckland
228 (47.4 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
7 February 2018
Scorecard |
Northern Districts
341/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Otago
275 (48.1 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
7 February 2018
Scorecard |
Wellington
257/7 (50 overs) |
v
|
Central Districts
258/7 (47 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Round 8
[edit]Finals
[edit]Auckland
240 (45.5 overs) |
v
|
Central Districts
191/3 (25.4 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Finn Allen (Auckland) made his List A debut.
Canterbury
287 (49.2 overs) |
v
|
Northern Districts
119 (31.2 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
Central Districts
197 (46.4 overs) |
v
|
Auckland
201/4 (32.4 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
References
[edit]- ^ "NZ Cricket releases full schedules for upcoming domestic seasons". Voxy. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Fulton's record ton takes Canterbury to title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Canterbury keep Ford Trophy title hopes alive after rain ruins final round". Stuff. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Jeet Raval's 149 leads Auckland into Ford Trophy final with win over Canterbury". Stuff. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Auckland claim the Ford Trophy after Central Districts lose 5 for 7". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Central Districts, Wellington leave it late in Ford Trophy". Stuff. Retrieved 31 January 2018.