Dates | 17 November 2019 – 16 February 2020 |
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Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
Cricket format | List A cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Champions | Auckland (12th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 32 |
Most runs | Devon Conway (553) |
Most wickets | Ben Lister (23) |
Official website | www.blackcaps.co.nz |
The 2019–20 Ford Trophy was the 49th season of The Ford Trophy, the List A cricket tournament in New Zealand. It was the ninth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. It took place between November 2019 and February 2020.[1][2] As per the previous edition of the competition, the tournament featured ten rounds of matches.[3] Wellington were the defending champions.[4]
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Auckland advanced directly to the final, with Canterbury and Otago progressing to the elimination final.[5] In the elimination final, Otago beat Canterbury by six runs to progress to the final.[6] In the final, Auckland beat Otago by two wickets to win the tournament.[7][8]
Points table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Auckland | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0.462 |
2 | Canterbury | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0.084 |
3 | Otago | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0.212 |
4 | Northern Districts | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | −0.004 |
5 | Wellington | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.014 |
6 | Central Districts | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.838 |
Teams qualified for the finals
Fixtures
[edit]Round 1
[edit] 17 November 2019
Scorecard |
Wellington
191 (44.5 overs) |
v
|
Auckland
195/6 (39.2 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Louis Delport (Auckland) made his List A debut.
- Ben Lister (Auckland) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[10]
17 November 2019
Scorecard |
Central Districts
349/4 (50 overs) |
v
|
Canterbury
3/0 (2.4 overs) |
Chad Bowes 2* (10)
|
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Canterbury's innings prevented any further play.
- Ryan Watson, Jayden Lennox and Raymond Toole (Central Districts) all made their List A debuts.
- Ben Smith (Central Districts) scored his first century in List A cricket.[11]
17 November 2019
Scorecard |
Otago
282 (50 overs) |
v
|
Northern Districts
226/8 (44.2 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Katene Clarke (Northern Districts) and Dale Phillips (Otago) both made their List A debuts.
Round 2
[edit] 21 November 2019
Scorecard |
Auckland
271 (50 overs) |
v
|
Central Districts
171 (40 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
21 November 2019
Scorecard |
Northern Districts
296/5 (50 overs) |
v
|
Canterbury
212 (42.4 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
21 November 2019
Scorecard |
Otago
229/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
Wellington
230/5 (45.3 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Blair Soper (Otago) made his List A debut.
Round 3
[edit] 25 November 2019
Scorecard |
Canterbury
292/5 (50 overs) |
v
|
Otago
175 (38.5 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
25 November 2019
Scorecard |
Central Districts
270 (50 overs) |
v
|
Northern Districts
271/5 (48.4 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
25 November 2019
Scorecard |
Wellington
344/5 (50 overs) |
v
|
Auckland
337/9 (50 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rachin Ravindra (Wellington) scored his first century in List A cricket.[12]
Round 4
[edit] 27 November 2019
Scorecard |
Auckland
310/5 (50 overs) |
v
|
Otago
213 (40.2 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
27 November 2019
Scorecard |
Canterbury
283 (49 overs) |
v
|
Northern Districts
282/9 (50 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
27 November 2019
Scorecard |
Central Districts
251/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Wellington
222 (46.2 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Brad Schmulian (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
Round 5
[edit] 29 November 2019
Scorecard |
Auckland
401/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Canterbury
217 (36.4 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
29 November 2019
Scorecard |
Central Districts
285/7 (50 overs) |
v
|
Northern Districts
289/4 (48.1 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
29 November 2019
Scorecard |
Otago
262/6 (50 overs) |
v
|
Wellington
260 (49.4 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 6
[edit] 26 January 2020
Scorecard |
Canterbury
332/6 (50 overs) |
v
|
Auckland
328 (50 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
26 January 2020
Scorecard |
Otago
407/4 (50 overs) |
v
|
Central Districts
282 (41.3 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tommy Clout (Otago) made his List A debut.
26 January 2020
Scorecard |
Wellington
265/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Northern Districts
266/9 (49.4 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Round 7
[edit] 29 January 2020
Scorecard |
Auckland
297/7 (50 overs) |
v
|
Northern Districts
239 (46.4 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
29 January 2020
Scorecard |
Central Districts
345/2 (50 overs) |
v
|
Otago
290 (45.5 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Bayley Wiggins (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
29 January 2020
Scorecard |
Canterbury
267/7 (50 overs) |
v
|
Wellington
268/4 (48.1 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 8
[edit] 1 February 2020
Scorecard |
Wellington
275/7 (50 overs) |
v
|
Canterbury
253 (49.4 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
- Brett Johnson (Wellington) made his List A debut.
2 February 2020
Scorecard |
Central Districts
282/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Auckland
283/6 (48 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Round 9
[edit] 5 February 2020
Scorecard |
Northern Districts
237 (48.3 overs) |
v
|
Auckland
174 (44.5 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jake Gibson (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
5 February 2020
Scorecard |
Wellington
293/5 (46 overs) |
v
|
Central Districts
175 (38.5 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Luke Georgeson (Wellington) made his List A debut.
5 February 2020
Scorecard |
Otago
253/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Canterbury
230 (48.4 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Angus McKenzie (Otago) made his List A debut.
Round 10
[edit] 9 February 2020
Scorecard |
Otago
354/6 (50 overs) |
v
|
Auckland
144 (31.2 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
9 February 2020
Scorecard |
Central Districts
237 (50 overs) |
v
|
Canterbury
239/1 (37.2 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
9 February 2020
Scorecard |
Northern Districts
249/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
Wellington
167 (42.2 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Finals
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