2019–20 Ford Trophy

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]

2019–20 Ford Trophy

Dates	17 November 2019 – 16 February 2020
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
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
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

Source: ^[9]

  Advances to Grand Final
  Advance to Elimination Final

Fixtures

Round 1

17 November 2019 Scorecard

Wellington 191 (44.5 overs)	v	Auckland 195/6 (39.2 overs)
Jamie Gibson 64 (99) Ben Lister 5/18 (7.5 overs)		Sean Solia 65* (92) Ollie Newton 3/32 (8 overs)

Auckland won by 4 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey

• 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]

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17 November 2019 Scorecard

Central Districts 349/4 (50 overs)	v	Canterbury 3/0 (2.4 overs)
George Worker 135 (124) Andrew Ellis 3/68 (10 overs)		Chad Bowes 2* (10)

No result Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North Umpires: Derek Walker and Damian Morrow

• 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]

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17 November 2019 Scorecard

Otago 282 (50 overs)	v	Northern Districts 226/8 (44.2 overs)
Nick Kelly 120 (139) Brett Randell 4/59 (10 overs)		Henry Cooper 75 (83) Nathan Smith 3/21 (7 overs)

Otago won by 28 runs (DLS method) Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Tim Parlane

• 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

21 November 2019 Scorecard

Auckland 271 (50 overs)	v	Central Districts 171 (40 overs)
Robert O'Donnell 69 (63) Seth Rance 3/47 (10 overs)		Tom Bruce 56 (59) Lockie Ferguson 5/38 (9 overs)

Auckland won by 100 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: John Dempsey and Ashley Mehrotra

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.

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21 November 2019 Scorecard

Northern Districts 296/5 (50 overs)	v	Canterbury 212 (42.4 overs)
Jack Boyle 126 (140) Zak Gibson 2/49 (9 overs)		Katene Clarke 48 (67) Andrew Ellis 2/32 (8 overs)

Northern Districts won by 84 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.

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21 November 2019 Scorecard

Otago 229/9 (50 overs)	v	Wellington 230/5 (45.3 overs)
Nick Kelly 65 (85) Ollie Newton 3/36 (9 overs)		Devon Conway 79 (88) Matthew Bacon 1/27 (7 overs)

Wellington won by 5 wickets Queens Park, Invercargill Umpires: Shaun Haig and Wayne Knights

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
• Blair Soper (Otago) made his List A debut.

Round 3

25 November 2019 Scorecard

Canterbury 292/5 (50 overs)	v	Otago 175 (38.5 overs)
Chad Bowes 76 (79) Nathan Smith 1/37 (8 overs)		Michael Rippon 48* (68) Andrew Hazeldine 3/14 (4 overs)

Canterbury won by 117 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Garth Stirrat and Wayne Knights

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

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25 November 2019 Scorecard

Central Districts 270 (50 overs)	v	Northern Districts 271/5 (48.4 overs)
Dane Cleaver 83 (100) Daryl Mitchell 3/54 (8 overs)		Tim Seifert 65 (89) Seth Rance 2/51 (10 overs)

Northern Districts won by 5 wickets Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

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25 November 2019 Scorecard

Wellington 344/5 (50 overs)	v	Auckland 337/9 (50 overs)
Rachin Ravindra 130 (109) William Somerville (cricketer) 2/46 (10 overs)		Colin Munro 119 (87) Ollie Newton 3/53 (10 overs)

Wellington won by 7 runs Lincoln No. 3, Lincoln Umpires: Derek Walker and John Bromley

• Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rachin Ravindra (Wellington) scored his first century in List A cricket.^[12]

Round 4

27 November 2019 Scorecard

Auckland 310/5 (50 overs)	v	Otago 213 (40.2 overs)
Glenn Phillips 156 (135) Nathan Smith 3/41 (10 overs)		Neil Broom 66 (84) Ben Lister 2/28 (7 overs)

Auckland won by 97 runs Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Derek Walker and John Bromley

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.

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27 November 2019 Scorecard

Canterbury 283 (49 overs)	v	Northern Districts 282/9 (50 overs)
Cole McConchie 58 (70) Scott Kuggeleijn 4/50 (9 overs)		Dean Brownlie 66 (74) Edward Nuttall 3/69 (10 overs)

Canterbury won by 1 run Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Chris Brown and Tim Parlane

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

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27 November 2019 Scorecard

Central Districts 251/8 (50 overs)	v	Wellington 222 (46.2 overs)
Tom Bruce 54 (58) Jeetan Patel 2/40 (10 overs)		Michael Bracewell 66 (93) Seth Rance 4/33 (8.2 overs)

Central Districts won by 29 runs Lincoln No. 3, Lincoln Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey

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

Round 5

29 November 2019 Scorecard

Auckland 401/8 (50 overs)	v	Canterbury 217 (36.4 overs)
Colin Munro 167 (94) Edward Nuttall 3/67 (10 overs)		Jack Boyle 92 (82) William Somerville 4/48 (10 overs)

Auckland won by 184 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Chris Brown and Kim Cotton

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.

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29 November 2019 Scorecard

Central Districts 285/7 (50 overs)	v	Northern Districts 289/4 (48.1 overs)
Dane Cleaver 108 (102) Scott Kuggeleijn 3/39 (10 overs)		Joe Carter 78* (78) Seth Rance 2/54 (9.1 overs)

Northern Districts won by 6 wickets Lincoln No. 3, Lincoln Umpires: John Dempsey and Ashley Mehrotra

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

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29 November 2019 Scorecard

Otago 262/6 (50 overs)	v	Wellington 260 (49.4 overs)
Neil Broom 112 (127) Ollie Newton 2/48 (10 overs)		Malcolm Nofal 87 (102) Dean Foxcroft 3/42 (10 overs)

Otago won by 2 runs Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Tim Parlane

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 6

26 January 2020 Scorecard

Canterbury 332/6 (50 overs)	v	Auckland 328 (50 overs)
Henry Nicholls 120 (124) Louis Delport 2/50 (10 overs)		Ben Horne 101 (73) Andrew Ellis 3/47 (8 overs)

Canterbury won by 4 runs Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Damian Morrow

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

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26 January 2020 Scorecard

Otago 407/4 (50 overs)	v	Central Districts 282 (41.3 overs)
Hamish Rutherford 155 (104) Willem Ludick 2/65 (8 overs)		Kieran Noema-Barnett 76 (56) Anaru Kitchen 4/34 (6.3 overs)

Otago won by 125 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: John Bromley and Cory Black

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
• Tommy Clout (Otago) made his List A debut.

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26 January 2020 Scorecard

Wellington 265/8 (50 overs)	v	Northern Districts 266/9 (49.4 overs)
Devon Conway 138 (113) Anurag Verma 4/62 (10 overs)		Henry Cooper 83 (104) Iain McPeake 4/51 (10 overs)

Northern Districts won by 1 wicket Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Eugene Sanders and John Dempsey

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.

Round 7

29 January 2020 Scorecard

Auckland 297/7 (50 overs)	v	Northern Districts 239 (46.4 overs)
Ben Horne 70 (46) Brett Randell 3/39 (9 overs)		BJ Watling 73 (97) Louis Delport 3/41 (10 overs)

Auckland won by 58 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Damian Morrow and Garth Stirrat

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.

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29 January 2020 Scorecard

Central Districts 345/2 (50 overs)	v	Otago 290 (45.5 overs)
Ben Smith 149* (151) Dean Foxcroft 1/39 (7 overs)		Dean Foxcroft 138 (141) Kieran Noema-Barnett 3/26 (2.5 overs)

Central Districts won by 55 runs Saxton Oval, Nelson Umpires: KS Jagannathan and Derek Walker

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.
• Bayley Wiggins (Central Districts) made his List A debut.

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29 January 2020 Scorecard

Canterbury 267/7 (50 overs)	v	Wellington 268/4 (48.1 overs)
Cam Fletcher 73 (58) James Neesham 5/29 (10 overs)		Michael Bracewell 81* (82) Andrew Hazeldine 2/42 (7 overs)

Wellington won by 6 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Cory Black and Tim Parlane

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 8

1 February 2020 Scorecard

Wellington 275/7 (50 overs)	v	Canterbury 253 (49.4 overs)
Tom Blundell 97 (99) Andrew Ellis 3/38 (10 overs)		Henry Nicholls 55 (71) Jakob Bhula 2/15 (4 overs)

Wellington won by 22 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Glen Walklin and Tim Parlane

• Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
• Brett Johnson (Wellington) made his List A debut.

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2 February 2020 Scorecard

Central Districts 282/8 (50 overs)	v	Auckland 283/6 (48 overs)
Bayley Wiggins 98 (109) Louis Delport 2/47 (10 overs)		Jeet Raval 118 (120) Seth Rance 2/54 (9 overs)

Auckland won by 4 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Garth Stirrat

• Auckland won the toss and elected to field.

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2 February 2020 Scorecard

Otago	v	Northern Districts

Match abandoned University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: PJ Pasco and Derek Walker

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

Round 9

5 February 2020 Scorecard

Northern Districts 237 (48.3 overs)	v	Auckland 174 (44.5 overs)
Katene Clarke 69 (79) Ben Lister 6/51 (9.3 overs)		Colin Munro 40 (53) Jake Gibson 5/31 (8.5 overs)

Northern Districts won by 63 runs Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Billy Bowden and Damian Morrow

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

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5 February 2020 Scorecard

Wellington 293/5 (46 overs)	v	Central Districts 175 (38.5 overs)
Devon Conway 112 (89) Raymond Toole 2/31 (8 overs)		Kieran Noema-Barnett 68 (95) Michael Bracewell 3/30 (8 overs)

Wellington won by 118 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Derek Walker

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Luke Georgeson (Wellington) made his List A debut.

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5 February 2020 Scorecard

Otago 253/8 (50 overs)	v	Canterbury 230 (48.4 overs)
Dean Foxcroft 72 (87) Will Williams 3/54 (10 overs)		Andrew Ellis 44 (75) Jacob Duffy 5/38 (9.4 overs)

Otago won by 23 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
• Angus McKenzie (Otago) made his List A debut.

Round 10

9 February 2020 Scorecard

Otago 354/6 (50 overs)	v	Auckland 144 (31.2 overs)
Neil Broom 104 (111) Louis Delport 2/64 (10 overs)		Jeet Raval 51 (58) Michael Rippon 5/21 (7 overs)

Otago won by 210 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: KS Jagannathan and Eugene Sanders

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.

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9 February 2020 Scorecard

Central Districts 237 (50 overs)	v	Canterbury 239/1 (37.2 overs)
Bayley Wiggins 103 (94) Todd Astle 4/36 (10 overs)		Chad Bowes 114* (104) Ajaz Patel 1/49 (10 overs)

Canterbury won by 9 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Glen Walklin and John Bromley

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

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9 February 2020 Scorecard

Northern Districts 249/9 (50 overs)	v	Wellington 167 (42.2 overs)
Anton Devcich 76 (89) Iain McPeake 5/40 (9 overs)		Michael Bracewell 38 (43) Joe Walker 3/35 (10 overs)

Northern Districts won by 82 runs Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Derek Walker and Damian Morrow

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

Finals

	Elimination Final					Grand Final
						1	Auckland	285/8 (44 overs)
	2	Canterbury	288 (49.4 overs)			3	Otago	283 (49.4 overs)
	3	Otago	294/9 (50 overs)

Elimination Final 13 February 2020 Scorecard

Otago 294/9 (50 overs)	v	Canterbury 288 (49.4 overs)
Mitch Renwick 75 (93) Todd Astle 2/44 (10 overs)		Jack Boyle 119 (131) Nathan Smith 3/41 (9.4 overs)

Otago won by 6 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: John Dempsey and Tim Parlane

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.

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Final 16 February 2020 Scorecard

Otago 283 (49.4 overs)	v	Auckland 285/8 (44 overs)
Anaru Kitchen 60 (54) Glenn Phillips 3/40 (8 overs)		Colin Munro 104 (60) Jacob Duffy 4/58 (10 overs)

Auckland won by 2 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: John Dempsey and Wayne Knights

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.