2017–18 Ford Trophy

2017–18 Ford Trophy
Dates 3 December 2017–24 February 2018
Administrator(s) New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format List A cricket
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Champions Auckland (11th title)
Participants 6
Matches played 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

Team[6] Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Central Districts 861129+1.023
Auckland 843120+0.198
Northern Districts 842220–0.117
Canterbury 824212–0.109
Wellington 825110–0.288
Otago 825110–0.736

     Teams qualified for the finals

Fixtures

Round 1

3 December 2017
Scorecard
Wellington
263/8 (50 overs)
v
Northern Districts
267/5 (49.5 overs)
Stephen Murdoch 42 (55)
Tim Southee 3/50 (10 overs)
BJ Watling 115 (132)
Matt Taylor 2/16 (3 overs)
Northern Districts won by 5 wickets
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker
  • Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
3 December 2017
Scorecard
Canterbury
221/9 (50 overs)
v
Otago
222/7 (47.3 overs)
Todd Astle 51 (82)
Jack Hunter 3/19 (4 overs)
Hamish Rutherford 100 (123)
Todd Astle 3/35 (10 overs)
Otago won by 3 wickets
Mainpower Oval, Rangiora
Umpires: John Dempsey and Tim Parlane
3 December 2017
Scorecard
Central Districts
224 (44.5 overs)
v
Auckland
228/5 (41 overs)
Tom Bruce 56 (64)
Tarun Nethula 4/64 (10 overs)
Glenn Phillips 48 (41)
Blair Tickner 2/57 (10 overs)
Auckland won by 5 wickets
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: John Bromley and Tony Gillies
  • Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Benjamin Lister (Auckland) made his List A debut.

Round 2

6 December 2017
Scorecard
Central Districts
334/8 (50 overs)
v
Northern Districts
249 (43.1 overs)
Jesse Ryder 107 (106)
Brent Arnel 2/55 (8 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 52 (57)
Adam Milne 3/35 (8 overs)
Central Districts won by 85 runs
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker
  • 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)
Devon Conway 74* (100)
Jack Hunter 3/35 (6.1 overs)
Shawn Hicks 83* (116)
Ian McPeake 1/31 (6 overs)
Otago won by 6 wickets
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane
  • Otago won the toss and elected to field.
6 December 2017
Scorecard
Canterbury
277/9 (50 overs)
v
Auckland
281/3 (42.3 overs)
Todd Astle 53 (49)
Mitchell McClenaghan 4/41 (10 overs)
Colin Munro 174* (118)
Tim Johnston 2/47 (10 overs)
Auckland won by 7 wickets
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: Tony Gillies and Wayne Knights
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 3

10 December 2017
Scorecard
Auckland
266/7 (46 overs)
v
Wellington
274/5 (37.4 overs)
Mark Chapman 125* (119)
Hamish Bennett 2/33 (8 overs)
Stephen Murdoch 117 (120)
Mitchell McClenaghan 3/60 (9 overs)
Wellington won by 5 wickets (D/L method)
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Umpires: John Bromley and Ashley Mehrotra
  • Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
10 December 2017
Scorecard
Northern Districts
274 (50 overs)
v
Canterbury
231 (46.3 overs)
Anton Devcich 59 (74)
Matt Henry 3/35 (10 overs)
Michael Pollard 119 (134)
Brent Arnel 4/40 (8.3 overs)
Northern Districts won by 43 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Shaun Haig and Wayne Knights
  • 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)
Michael Rippon 61 (37)
Doug Bracewell 3/49 (10 overs)
Dane Cleaver 124* (124)
Rob Nicol 2/44 (8 overs)
Central Districts won by 3 wickets
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
  • Otago won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 4

27 January 2018
Scorecard
Otago
254/9 (50 overs)
v
Canterbury
257/2 (44.2 overs)
Neil Broom 81 (113)
Ed Nuttall 4/58 (10 overs)
Chad Bowes 112* (126)
James Neesham 1/17 (5 overs)
Canterbury won by 8 wickets
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane
  • Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
27 January 2018
Scorecard
Central Districts
299/7 (50 overs)
v
Auckland
176 (40.3 overs)
Josh Clarkson 103 (95)
Sean Solia 4/46 (8 overs)
Glenn Phillips 43 (72)
Adam Milne 2/20 (6 overs)
Central Districts won by 123 runs
Colin Maiden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Eugene Sanders
  • 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)
Devon Conway 93 (96)
Brett Randell 4/44 (10 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 126* (101)
Peter Younghusband 2/53 (10 overs)
Northern Districts won by 4 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: John Dempsey and Derek Walker
  • Northern District won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ollie Newton (Wellington) made his List A debut.

Round 5

31 January 2018
Scorecard
Otago
272 (49.2 overs)
v
Wellington
273/7 (47.2 overs)
James Neesham 62 (48)
Logan van Beek 3/35 (9.2 overs)
Malcolm Nofal 108 (111)
Jack Hunter 3/57 (9 overs)
Wellington won by 3 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Tony Gillies and Ashley Mehrotra
  • 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)
Mark Chapman 71 (62)
Brent Arnel 3/47 (9 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 50 (53)
Tarun Nethula 5/57 (10 overs)
Auckland won by 82 runs
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Bromley
  • 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)
Andrew Ellis 93* (103)
Ajaz Patel 2/44 (10 overs)
Ben Smith 82 (111)
Andrew Ellis 2/35 (6 overs)
Central Districts won by 2 wickets
Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North
Umpires: Garth Stirrat and Derek Walker
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Christian Leopard (Central Districts) made his List A debut.

Round 6

4 February 2018
Scorecard
Otago
167 (43.1 overs)
v
Central Districts
169/4 (24 overs)
James Neesham 40 (48)
Blair Tickner 4/43 (10 overs)
George Worker 55 (62)
Michael Rae 3/45 (8 overs)
Central Districts won by 6 wickets
Queen's Park, Invercargill
Umpires: Tony Gillies and Eugene Sanders
  • Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
4 February 2018
Scorecard
Auckland
264/9 (50 overs)
v
Wellington
185 (42.3 overs)
Mark Chapman 117 (104)
Logan van Beek 3/55 (10 overs)
Malcolm Nofal 35 (58)
Jamie Brown 4/38 (10 overs)
Auckland won by 79 runs
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Damian Morrow and Tim Parlane
  • 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)
Nick Kelly 59 (69)
Andrew Ellis 1/25 (3 overs)
  • Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 7

7 February 2018
Scorecard
Canterbury
341/8 (50 overs)
v
Auckland
228 (47.4 overs)
Henry Nicholls 70 (78)
Tarun Nethula 3/43 (9 overs)
Jeet Raval 58 (87)
Tim Johnston 3/33 (10 overs)
Canterbury won by 38 runs
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: John Dempsey and Tony Gillies
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
7 February 2018
Scorecard
Northern Districts
341/8 (50 overs)
v
Otago
275 (48.1 overs)
Nick Kelly 106 (133)
James Neesham 2/27 (4 overs)
Derek de Boorder 77 (75)
Brett Hampton 3/31 (7 overs)
Northern Districts won by 66 runs
University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker
  • 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)
Malcolm Nofal 78 (104)
Adam Milne 2/39 (10 overs)
George Worker 70 (107)
Alex Ridley 3/40 (10 overs)
Central Districts won by 3 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Tim Parlane
  • Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.

Round 8

11 February 2018
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Ashley Mehrotra
  • No toss.
11 February 2018
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Tim Parlane and Derek Walker
  • No toss.
11 February 2018
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.

Finals

1st Preliminary Final
17 February 2018
Scorecard
Auckland
240 (45.5 overs)
v
Central Districts
191/3 (25.4 overs)
Ben Horne 63 (52)
Doug Bracewell 3/60 (9.5 overs)
Jesse Ryder 53* (34)
Sean Solia 1/17 (2 overs)
Central Districts won by 7 wickets (D/L method)
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: Tony Gillies and Derek Walker
  • Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
  • Finn Allen (Auckland) made his List A debut.
2nd Preliminary Final
17 February 2018
Scorecard
Canterbury
287 (49.2 overs)
v
Northern Districts
119 (31.2 overs)
Henry Nicholls 122 (131)
Brent Arnel 4/45 (9.2 overs)
Joe Walker 31* (31)
Matt Henry 3/21 (8.2 overs)
Canterbury won by 168 runs
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Ashley Mehrotra
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Preliminary Final
21 February 2018
Scorecard
Auckland
304/6 (50 overs)
v
Canterbury
197 (37.2 overs)
Jeet Raval 149 (153)
Andrew Ellis 2/52 (7 overs)
Michael Pollard 47 (50)
Tarun Nethula 4/43 (9.2 overs)
Auckland won by 107 runs
Colin Maiden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Derek Walker and Tim Parlane
  • Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
24 February 2018
Scorecard
Central Districts
197 (46.4 overs)
v
Auckland
201/4 (32.4 overs)
Tom Bruce 49 (48)
Lockie Ferguson 3/28 (9.4 overs)
Glenn Phillips 63 (75)
Ben Wheeler 2/31 (5 overs)
Auckland won by 6 wickets
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: Tim Parlane and Billy Bowden
  • Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ↑ "NZ Cricket releases full schedules for upcoming domestic seasons". Voxy. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Fulton's record ton takes Canterbury to title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Canterbury keep Ford Trophy title hopes alive after rain ruins final round". Stuff. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jeet Raval's 149 leads Auckland into Ford Trophy final with win over Canterbury". Stuff. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Auckland claim the Ford Trophy after Central Districts lose 5 for 7". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Central Districts, Wellington leave it late in Ford Trophy". Stuff. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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