2021–22 Ford Trophy

The 2021–22 Ford Trophy was the 51st season of The Ford Trophy, the List A cricket tournament that was played in New Zealand.^[1] It was the eleventh in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The tournament ran from November 2021 to February 2022.^[2] In July 2021, New Zealand Cricket named all the squads for the domestic teams ahead of the 2021–22 season,^[3] and confirmed the fixtures in September 2021.^[4][5] Canterbury were the defending champions.^[6]

2021–22 Ford Trophy

Dates	30 November 2021 – 26 February 2022
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	List A cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Champions	Auckland (13th title)
Participants	6
Matches	30
Most runs	George Worker (672)
Most wickets	Lockie Ferguson (14) Matthew Bacon (14)
Official website	www.blackcaps.co.nz
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Following the completion of matches played on 20 February 2022, Central Districts were the first team to reach the final of the tournament.^[7] They were joined by Auckland, who beat Otago in their penultimate group match to secure their berth in the final.^[8] In the final, Auckland beat Central Districts by eight wickets to win the tournament.^[9]

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Central Districts	9	5	0	4	31	2.925
2	Auckland	8	5	3	0	23	0.373
3	Wellington	10	4	3	3	23	0.361
4	Northern Districts	10	2	4	4	18	0.096
5	Otago	9	3	5	1	15	−1.128
6	Canterbury	10	1	5	4	12	−1.495

Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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Fixtures

30 November 2021 Scorecard

Northern Districts 239/8 (32 overs)	v	Canterbury 240/3 (27.2 overs)
Jeet Raval 74 (57) Matt Henry 2/42 (7 overs)		Ken McClure 87 (55) Joe Walker 1/34 (5 overs)

Canterbury won by 7 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Brown and Tim Parlane

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 32 overs per side due to rain.

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1 December 2021 Scorecard

Wellington 255/7 (50 overs)	v	Otago 242 (49 overs)
Troy Johnson 73 (87) Michael Rippon 4/41 (10 overs)		Neil Broom 72 (94) Peter Younghusband 3/56 (10 overs)

Wellington won by 13 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Cory Black and Shaun Haig

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.

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6 December 2021 Scorecard

Canterbury	v	Northern Districts

Match abandoned Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane

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

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14 December 2021 Scorecard

Canterbury 222 (49.2 overs)	v	Otago 223/5 (42.5 overs)
Henry Shipley 55 (67) Matthew Bacon 4/45 (7.2 overs)		Josh Finnie 72* (74) Will Williams 2/28 (10 overs)

Otago won by 5 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Derek Walker and John Bromley

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.

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15 December 2021 Scorecard

Northern Districts	v	Central Districts

Match abandoned Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Bowden and Kim Cotton

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

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21 December 2021 Scorecard

Wellington 333/9 (50 overs)	v	Otago 238 (43.4 overs)
Troy Johnson 88 (78) Jacob Duffy 3/70 (7 overs)		Michael Rippon 68* (65) Michael Bracewell 3/36 (8 overs)

Wellington won by 95 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Shaun Haig and Eugene Sanders

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

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1 January 2022 Scorecard

Wellington 307/9 (50 overs)	v	Auckland 310/4 (49.4 overs)
Finn Allen 86 (55) Danru Ferns 3/68 (10 overs)		George Worker 132 (128) Peter Younghusband 1/47 (8 overs)

Auckland won by 6 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Kim Cotton and Derek Walker

• Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
• Adithya Ashok (Auckland) made his List A debut.

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3 January 2022 Scorecard

Auckland 207 (48.3 overs)	v	Wellington 210/5 (42.5 overs)
William Somerville 59 (77) Logan van Beek 3/29 (10 overs)		Luke Georgeson 51 (52) William Somerville 2/28 (10 overs)

Wellington won by 5 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Kim Cotton and Derek Walker

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.

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3 January 2022 Scorecard

Otago 258/7 (50 overs)	v	Canterbury 205 (43.3 overs)
Mitch Renwick 55 (85) William O'Rourke 2/31 (10 overs)		Henry Shipley 78 (64) Matthew Bacon 4/51 (9.3 overs)

Otago won by 53 runs Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora Umpires: John Dempsey and Tim Parlane

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
• William O’Rourke (Canterbury) made his List A debut.

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6 January 2022 Scorecard

Northern Districts 143 (35.4 overs)	v	Central Districts 145/4 (30.4 overs)
Joe Carter 38 (54) Seth Rance 4/25 (7.4 overs)		Josh Clarkson 50* (34) Anurag Verma 2/49 (8.4 overs)

Central Districts won by 6 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Cory Black and Billy Bowden

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.

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9 January 2022 Scorecard

Auckland 221 (49.2 overs)	v	Northern Districts 222/2 (38.1 overs)
Ben Horne 45 (57) Anurag Verma 3/29 (6.2 overs)		Joe Carter 105* (95) Ross ter Braak 1/32 (7 overs)

Northern Districts won by 8 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Bromley

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.

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11 January 2022 Scorecard

Auckland 303/7 (50 overs)	v	Northern Districts 256 (39.5 overs)
George Worker 132 (142) Zak Gibson 4/61 (10 overs)		Colin de Grandhomme 126 (104) Lockie Ferguson 6/34 (8 overs)

Auckland won by 47 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.

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1 February 2022 Scorecard

Central Districts 296/7 (50 overs)	v	Auckland 183 (39.3 overs)
Will Young 107 (110) Adithya Ashok 3/53 (10 overs)		Martin Guptill 54 (83) Blair Tickner 4/37 (7.3 overs)

Central Districts won by 113 runs Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North Umpires: John Bromley and Shaun Haig

• Auckland won the toss and elected to field.

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4 February 2022 Scorecard

Canterbury 218/8 (50 overs)	v	Wellington 219/7 (42.2 overs)
Chad Bowes 99 (116) Logan van Beek 2/28 (5 overs)		Finn Allen 68 (65) Matt Henry 2/47 (9 overs)

Wellington won by 3 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.

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4 February 2022 Scorecard

Otago	v	Central Districts

Match abandoned University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Cory Black

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

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6 February 2022 Scorecard

Wellington	v	Canterbury

Match abandoned Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey

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

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6 February 2022 Scorecard

Central Districts 314/7 (37 overs)	v	Otago 114 (23.5 overs)
Bayley Wiggins 80 (64) Matthew Bacon 2/59 (6 overs)		Max Chu 31 (38) Seth Rance 3/19 (5 overs)

Central Districts won by 200 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Shaun Haig

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 37 overs per side due to rain.

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11 February 2022 Scorecard

Northern Districts	v	Wellington

Match abandoned Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Damian Morrow and Pete Pasco

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

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11 February 2022 Scorecard

Canterbury	v	Central Districts

Match abandoned Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Chris Brown and John Bromley

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

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13 February 2022 Scorecard

Canterbury	v	Central Districts

Match abandoned Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora

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

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13 February 2022 Scorecard

Northern Districts	v	Wellington

Match abandoned Seddon Park, Hamilton

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

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18 February 2022 Scorecard

Central Districts 310/5 (29 overs)	v	Wellington 184/6 (20 overs)
Ross Taylor 111* (51) Nathan Smith 3/51 (6 overs)		Michael Bracewell 93 (42) Jayden Lennox 3/57 (6 overs)

Central Districts won by 43 runs (DLS method) Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Kannan Jagannathan

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
• Wellington were set a revised target of 228 runs from 20 overs due to rain.

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18 February 2022 Scorecard

Auckland 365/5 (50 overs)	v	Canterbury 146 (32.2 overs)
Robert O'Donnell 100* (79) Henry Shipley 2/65 (10 overs)		Leo Carter 36 (38) Adithya Ashok 4/25 (7 overs)

Auckland won by 219 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Pete Pasco

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.

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18 February 2022 Scorecard

Otago 139 (39.5 overs)	v	Northern Districts 140/4 (22.4 overs)
Nick Kelly 59 (82) Matthew Fisher 3/24 (8.5 overs)		Tim Seifert 51 (46) Michael Rippon 3/50 (8.4 overs)

Northern Districts won by 6 wickets Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Damian Morrow and Tim Parlane

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Chris Swanson (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.

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20 February 2022 Scorecard

Otago 132 (42.4 overs)	v	Northern Districts 118 (26.3 overs)
Dale Phillips 36 (54) Matthew Fisher 4/34 (8.4 overs)		Tim Seifert 45 (44) Ben Lockrose 3/17 (3.3 overs)

Otago won by 1 run (DLS method) Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Damian Morrow and Tim Parlane

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
• Northern Districts were set a revised target of 120 runs from 26.3 overs due to rain.

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20 February 2022 Scorecard

Wellington 191/8 (32 overs)	v	Central Districts 194/8 (24.5 overs)
Jakob Bhula 50 (56) Adam Milne 3/35 (7 overs)		Ross Taylor 50 (31) Logan van Beek 2/34 (4 overs)

Central Districts won by 2 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Kannan Jagannathan

• Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 32 overs per side due to rain.

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20 February 2022 Scorecard

Canterbury 226/9 (50 overs)	v	Auckland 227/4 (36.5 overs)
Leo Carter 58 (73) Lockie Ferguson 2/25 (7 overs)		Glenn Phillips 122* (102) William O’Rourke 1/40 (7 overs)

Auckland won by 6 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Pete Pasco

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
• Zak Foulkes (Canterbury) made his List A debut.

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22 February 2022 Scorecard

Auckland 380/6 (50 overs)	v	Otago 284/6 (50 overs)
Martin Guptill 137 (106) Angus McKenzie 3/66 (10 overs)		Anaru Kitchen 106* (95) Simon Keene 4/47 (10 overs)

Auckland won by 96 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Simon Keene (Auckland) made his List A debut.

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24 February 2022 Scorecard

Central Districts 301 (49.2 overs)	v	Auckland 305/7 (49.3 overs)
Brad Schmulian 78 (98) Ollie Pringle 4/51 (9 overs)		George Worker 139* (144) Adam Milne 2/18 (6 overs)

Auckland won by 3 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

Final 26 February 2022 Scorecard

Central Districts 213 (49.5 overs)	v	Auckland 217/2 (36.1 overs)
Tom Bruce 63 (66) Lockie Ferguson 4/32 (10 overs)		Mark Chapman 92* (75) Seth Rance 1/25 (6 overs)

Auckland won by 8 wickets John Davies Oval, Queenstown Umpires: Derek Walker and John Bromley

• Auckland won the toss and elected to field.