2019–20 Ford Trophy

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
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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]

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]

Teams qualified for the finals

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]

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]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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
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.

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.

References

^ "NZ's best set to make a Super Smash on 2019–20 domestic stage". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
^ "Plunket Shield 2019–20" (PDF). New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
^ "The Central Stags return to Palmerston North this cricket season". Stuff. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
^ "Bennett, Nofal shine as Wellington clinch Ford Trophy title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
^ "Ford Trophy: Canterbury secure home elimination final in eventful final round". Stuff. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "Otago Volts keep their cool to edge Canterbury and advance to one-day final". Stuff. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ "Colin Munro, Mark Chapman take Auckland to Ford Trophy title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "Left-handers fire Auckland Aces to win over Otago Volts in dramatic Ford Trophy final". Stuff. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "The Ford Trophy Table - 2019-20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "Ford Trophy: Ben Lister snares five as Auckland Aces make flying start". Stuff. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "Worker and Smith go big before rain ruins CD run fest". Stuff. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "Ford Trophy: Colin Munro's 119 bettered by Rachin Ravindra's 130 in Wellington's win". Stuff. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

[1] "NZ's best set to make a Super Smash on 2019–20 domestic stage". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[2] "Plunket Shield 2019–20" (PDF). New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[3] "The Central Stags return to Palmerston North this cricket season". Stuff. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[4] "Bennett, Nofal shine as Wellington clinch Ford Trophy title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

[5] "Ford Trophy: Canterbury secure home elimination final in eventful final round". Stuff. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[6] "Otago Volts keep their cool to edge Canterbury and advance to one-day final". Stuff. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

[7] "Colin Munro, Mark Chapman take Auckland to Ford Trophy title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[8] "Left-handers fire Auckland Aces to win over Otago Volts in dramatic Ford Trophy final". Stuff. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[Points-9] "The Ford Trophy Table - 2019-20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[10] "Ford Trophy: Ben Lister snares five as Auckland Aces make flying start". Stuff. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[11] "Worker and Smith go big before rain ruins CD run fest". Stuff. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[12] "Ford Trophy: Colin Munro's 119 bettered by Rachin Ravindra's 130 in Wellington's win". Stuff. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

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