2016–17 Ford Trophy

The 2016–17 Ford Trophy was the 46th season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the sixth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 15 January to 18 February 2017.^[1][2][3] The final was played between Canterbury and Wellington.^[4] Canterbury won the final by 28 runs with Peter Fulton scoring the fastest century in a List A cricket match in New Zealand.^[5]

2016–17 Ford Trophy

Dates	15 January – 18 February 2017
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	List A cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Champions	Canterbury (14th title)
Participants	6
Most runs	George Worker (659)
Most wickets	Scott Kuggeleijn (17)
Official website	www.blackcaps.co.nz
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Wellington	8	5	1	2	1	25	0.110
2	Canterbury	8	4	3	1	1	19	−0.118
3	Central Districts	8	3	4	1	2	16	0.823
4	Northern Districts	8	3	5	0	3	15	−0.307
5	Auckland	8	3	4	1	1	15	0.001
6	Otago	8	3	4	1	1	15	−0.448

Source: ^[6]

  Teams qualified for the finals

Fixtures

Round 1

15 January 2017 Scorecard

Central Stags 296/6 (50 overs)	v	Canterbury 297/8 (49.2 overs)
George Worker 90 (109) Matt Henry 2/47 (10 overs)		Todd Astle 60 (56) Ben Wheeler 4/51 (10 overs)

Canterbury won by 2 wickets Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jack Boyle (Canterbury) made his List A debut.

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15 January 2017 Scorecard

Otago Volts 302 (50 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 304/7 (48.1 overs)
James Neesham 60 (63) Anurag Verma 3/46 (10 overs)		Luke Woodcock 92 (108) Anaru Kitchen 4/49 (10 overs)

Wellington won by 3 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Tony Gillies and R. G. Hooper

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
• Gregor Croudis (Otago) made his List A debut.

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15 January 2017 Scorecard

Auckland Aces 295 (47.1 overs)	v	Northern Districts 134 (27 overs)
Sean Solia 152 (127) Jono Boult 3/63 (10 overs)		Daryl Mitchell 39 (35) Lockie Ferguson 6/27 (8 overs)

Auckland won by 161 runs Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Wayne Knights

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Ben Horne, Raja Sandhu, Sean Solia (Auckland); Peter Bocock, Zak Gibson and Freddy Walker (Northern Districts) all made their List A debuts.

Round 2

18 January 2017 Scorecard

Central Stags 212/9 (50 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 214/6 (48.4 overs)
Josh Clarkson 68 (80) Anurag Verma 5/44 (10 overs)		Luke Woodcock 63* (75) George Worker 3/35 (10 overs)

Wellington won by 4 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Chris Brown and R. G. Hooper

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Navin Patel (Central Districts) made his List A debut.

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18 January 2017 Scorecard

Canterbury 135 (32 overs)	v	Northern Districts 136/1 (29.3 overs)
Jack Boyle 41 (70) Brett Randell 4/34 (8 overs)		Joe Carter 64 (89) Logan van Beek 1/15 (2.3 overs)

Northern Districts won by 9 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Tony Gillies and Ashley Mehrotra

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
• Will Williams (Canterbury) and Brett Randell (Northern Districts) both made their List A debuts.

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18 January 2017 Scorecard

Auckland Aces 257 (48.4 overs)	v	Otago Volts 238 (46.3 overs)
Sean Solia 84 (73) Anaru Kitchen 4/23 (10 overs)		Brad Wilson 40 (43) Tarun Nethula 3/41 (10 overs)

Auckland won by 19 runs Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Garth Stirrat

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jack Hunter (Otago) made his List A debut.

Round 3

22 January 2017 Scorecard

Northern Districts 266/6 (50 overs)	v	Central Stags 200/8 (32.1 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 93 (85) Seth Rance 2/53 (10 overs)		Josh Clarkson 48 (24) Scott Kuggeleijn 2/26 (7 overs)

Central Districts won by 2 wickets (D/L method) Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Brown and Phil Jones

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Bharat Popli (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.

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22 January 2017 Scorecard

Wellington Firebirds	v	Auckland

Match abandoned Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Tim Parlane

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.^[7]

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22 January 2017 Scorecard

Otago Volts	v	Canterbury

Match abandoned University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Wayne Knights and Derek Walker

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.^[7]

Round 4

25 January 2017 Scorecard

Auckland Aces 392/3 (50 overs)	v	Central Stags 249/3 (34.4 overs)
Martin Guptill 112 (95) Blair Tickner 2/55 (10 overs)		George Worker 107* (102) Donovan Grobbelaar 2/38 (5.4 overs)

Auckland won by 4 runs (D/L method) Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Tony Gillies and Phil Jones

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Liam Dudding (Central Districts) made his List A debut.

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25 January 2017 Scorecard

Northern Districts 259 (49.4 overs)	v	Otago Volts 134 (38.3 overs)
Dean Brownlie 71 (98) Michael Rippon 3/36 (10 overs)		Derek de Boorder 43 (75) Zak Gibson 4/31 (9 overs)

Northern Districts won by 125 runs Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.
• Nathan Smith (Otago) made his List A debut.

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25 January 2017 Scorecard

Wellington Firebirds 166/6 (27 overs)	v	Canterbury 123/6 (22.2 overs)
Matt Taylor 43* (22) Tim Johnston 2/25 (5 overs)		Jack Boyle 68 (71) Hamish Bennett 3/9 (4 overs)

Wellington won by 10 runs (D/L method) Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Wayne Knights and Garth Stirrat

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
• Harry Chamberlain (Canterbury) made his List A debut.

Round 5

28 January 2017 Scorecard

Northern Districts 285/6 (50 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 150 (34.3 overs)
Nick Kelly 118* (103) Ian McPeake 2/61 (9 overs)		Matt Taylor 45 (52) Jono Boult 3/29 (5 overs)

Northern Districts won by 135 runs Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Phil Jones and Tim Parlane

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Henry Cooper (Northern Districts) and Ian McPeake (Wellington) both made their List A debuts.

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28 January 2017 Scorecard

Otago Volts 287 (50 overs)	v	Central Stags 264 (49.4 overs)
Michael Bracewell 92 (98) Liam Dudding 3/67 (10 overs)		Will Young 63 (74) Jack Hunter 4/51 (9.4 overs)

Otago won by 23 runs Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Garth Stirrat

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.

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28 January 2017 Scorecard

Auckland Aces 209/8 (50 overs)	v	Canterbury 210/5 (38.2 overs)
Rob Nicol 67 (90) Tim Johnston 3/30 (10 overs)		Henry Nicholls 76 (92) Mark Chapman 2/33 (6 overs)

Canterbury won by 5 wickets Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: John Bromley and Shaun Haig

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 6

1 February 2017 Scorecard

Central Stags 150/2 (30 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds
George Worker 80* (90) Hamish Bennett 1/15 (4 overs)

No result Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rain stopped play during Central Districts' innings with no further play possible.

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1 February 2017 Scorecard

Canterbury 275/7 (50 overs)	v	Northern Districts 273 (49.3 overs)
Henry Nicholls 140 (125) Scott Kuggeleijn 3/29 (10 overs)		Tim Seifert 104 (87) Logan van Beek 4/55 (8.3 overs)

Canterbury won by 2 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Phil Jones and Ashley Mehrotra

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

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1 February 2017 Scorecard

Otago Volts 340/7 (50 overs)	v	Auckland Aces 307/7 (50 overs)
Michael Rippon 83 (90) Raja Sandhu 3/79 (10 overs)		Sean Solia 64 (68) Neil Wagner 2/56 (10 overs)

Otago won by 33 runs Queens Park, Invercargill Umpires: John Dempsey and Derek Walker

• Auckland won the toss and elected to field.

Round 7

4 February 2017 Scorecard

Central Stags 401/8 (50 overs)	v	Northern Districts 174 (35.3 overs)
George Worker 181 (143) Brett Randell 3/68 (9 overs)		Scott Kuggeleijn 65 (57) George Worker 4/36 (5.3 overs)

Central Districts won by 227 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Billy Bowden and Garth Stirrat

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Joe Walker (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.

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4 February 2017 Scorecard

Canterbury 276/7 (50 overs)	v	Auckland Aces 251/9 (50 overs)
Henry Nicholls 65 (77) Donovan Grobbelaar 3/58 (10 overs)		Rob Nicol 76 (97) Will Williams 3/39 (8 overs)

Canterbury won by 25 runs Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: John Dempsey and Derek Walker

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
• Danru Ferns (Auckland) made his List A debut.

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4 February 2017 Scorecard

Otago Volts 153 (38.2 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 157/6 (26 overs)
Gregor Croudis 41 (46) Ian McPeake 4/33 (10 overs)		Hamish Marshall 42 (32) Christi Viljoen 3/31 (8 overs)

Wellington won by 4 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Wayne Knights and Eugene Sanders

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 8

8 February 2017 Scorecard

Auckland Aces 237 (43.2 overs)	v	Central Stags 240/3 (39.1 overs)
Colin Munro 62 (43) George Worker 4/22 (6 overs)		Will Young 106* (104) Colin Munro 2/28 (6.1 overs)

Central Districts won by 7 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: John Dempsey and Tim Parlane

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.

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8 February 2017 Scorecard

Canterbury 246/9 (50 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 249/8 (48.1 overs)
Henry Nicholls 64 (84) Luke Woodcock 4/50 (10 overs)		Hamish Marshall 108 (100) Todd Astle 3/41 (10 overs)

Wellington won by 2 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Billy Bowden and Eugene Sanders

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

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8 February 2017 Scorecard

Northern Districts 288/6 (50 overs)	v	Otago Volts 289/8 (34.1 overs)
Bharat Popli 69 (97) James Neesham 3/58 (10 overs)		Anaru Kitchen 143* (85) Ish Sodhi 4/85 (10 overs)

Otago won by 2 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.

Finals

1st Preliminary Final 11 February 2017 Scorecard

Canterbury 250 (49.3 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 223 (49.3 overs)
Chad Bowes 84 (90) Jeetan Patel 3/36 (9.3 overs)		Luke Ronchi 63 (76) Henry Shipley 3/37 (10 overs)

Canterbury won by 27 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Billy Bowden and Phil Jones

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.

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2nd Preliminary Final 11 February 2017 Scorecard

Central Stags 336/7 (50 overs)	v	Northern Districts 288 (48.3 overs)
Tom Bruce 100 (81) Ish Sodhi 3/46 (10 overs)		Scott Kuggeleijn 85* (52) Ajaz Patel 3/43 (10 overs)

Central Districts won by 48 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

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3rd Preliminary Final 15 February 2017 Scorecard

Central Stags 247 (50 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 249/5 (49.3 overs)
George Worker 85 (118) Anurag Verma 4/49 (10 overs)		Michael Papps 80 (124) Blair Tickner 2/39 (9 overs)

Wellington won by 5 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Tony Gillies and Tim Parlane

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.

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Final 18 February 2017 Scorecard

Canterbury 199/3 (20 overs)	v	Wellington Firebirds 171 (19.3 overs)
Peter Fulton 116* (58) Brent Arnel 1/24 (4 overs)		Hamish Marshall 59 (29) Andrew Ellis 4/28 (4 overs)

Canterbury won by 28 runs Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: Billy Bowden and Shaun Haig

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain reduced the game to 20 overs per side.