2017–18 Ford Trophy

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]

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	28
Most runs	Mark Chapman (480)
Most wickets	Tarun Nethula (21)
Official website	www.blackcaps.co.nz
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
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

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, Whangārei Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker

• Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.

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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

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.
• Jeremy Benton and Fraser Sheat (Canterbury) both made their List A debuts.

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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.
• Ben 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, Whangārei Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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]

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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, Whangārei Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Bromley

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat first.

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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.

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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.

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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)		Chad Bowes 8* (8)

No result Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies

• 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.

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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.

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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

Canterbury	v	Wellington

Match abandoned Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Billy Bowden and Ashley Mehrotra

• No toss.

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11 February 2018 Scorecard

Central Districts	v	Northern Districts

Match abandoned McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Tim Parlane and Derek Walker

• No toss.

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11 February 2018 Scorecard

Auckland	v	Otago

Match abandoned Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Tony Gillies and Wayne Knights

• 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.

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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, Whangārei Umpires: Billy Bowden and Ashley Mehrotra

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

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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.

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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.