The 2024–25 Ford Trophy is the 54rd season of The Ford Trophy, the List A cricket tournament that is played in New Zealand. It is the twelfth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The tournament is being held from 20 October 2024 to 2 March 2025.[1][2] Canterbury were the defending champions.[3]
| Dates | 20 October 2024 – 2 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 30 |
| Official website | Ford Trophy |
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.623 | Advance to Grand Final |
| 2 | Canterbury | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1.551 | Advance to Elimination Final |
| 3 | Wellington | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −0.558 | |
| 4 | Otago | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.261 | |
| 5 | Central Districts | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.299 | |
| 6 | Northern Districts | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | −1.629 |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]
- Points awarded as follows:
- Won - 4, Lost - 0, Tied - 2, No Result - 2, Abandoned - 2, Bonus Point (Run Rate 1.25x Opponents') - 1
Fixtures
editRound 1
editOtago
316/9 (50 overs) |
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Northern Districts
141 (38.4 overs) |
Fergus Lellman 33 (43)
Dean Foxcroft 3/36 (8.4 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Fergus Lellman (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
- Points: Otago 2, Northern Districts 0
Auckland
244/6 (50 overs) |
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Central Districts
205 (45.2 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Auckland 4, Central Districts 0
Wellington
129 (40.2 overs) |
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Canterbury
130/4 (22.3 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- Angus McKenzie (Canterbury) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[5]
- Points: Canterbury 5, Wellington 0
Round 2
editAuckland
140 (43.1 overs) |
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Wellington
141/6 (30.5 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Yahya Zeb (Wellington) made his List A debut.
- Points: Wellington 5, Auckland 0
Northern Districts
352/8 (44 overs) |
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Central Districts
344/8 (44 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 44 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Northern Districts 4, Central Districts 0
Canterbury
343/9 (50 overs) |
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Otago
103 (24.5 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Chad Bowes (Canterbury) scored his first double centuries in List A cricket and became fastest to do so in 103 balls breaking the record previously held jointly by Travis Head and Narayan Jagadeesan.[6]
- Points: Canterbury 5, Otago 0
Round 3
editOtago
283/9 (50 overs) |
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Auckland
285/6 (49.1 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Auckland 4, Otago 0
Central Districts
93/2 (22.4 overs) |
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- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Central Districts 2, Wellington 2
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Canterbury 2, Northern Districts 2
Round 4
editCanterbury
109 (30 overs) |
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Auckland
108/3 (21.4 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 44 overs per side due to rain.
- Simon Keene (Auckland) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.
- Auckland were set a revised targets of 107 runs from 44 overs due to rain.
- Points: Auckland 4, Canterbury 0
Wellington
248 (48.3 overs) |
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Northern Districts
199 (37.3 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Wellington 4, Northern Districts 0
Central Districts
330/7 (50 overs) |
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Otago
222/9 (42.4 overs) |
Thorn Parkes 59 (70)
Jayden Lennox 3/67 (9.4 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Districts 4, Otago 0
Round 5
editNorthern Districts
248 (46.3 overs) |
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Auckland
252/5 (35.1 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Auckland 5, Northern Districts 0
Canterbury
204 (49.1 overs) |
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Central Districts
201/7 (50 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Matt Rowe (Canterbury) made his List A debut.
- Points: Canterbury 4, Central Districts 0
Otago
273 (49.3 overs) |
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Wellington
159 (39.4 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Toby Hart (Otago) made his List A debut.
- Points: Otago 5, Wellington 0
Round 6
editRound 7
editRound 8
editRound 9
editRound 10
editFinals
editElimination Final
editGrand Final
editReferences
edit- ^ "New Zealand's domestic season to begin with Ford Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "White ball cricket set to start NZC domestic summer 2024-25". nzc.nz. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Canterbury wins a hard-fought Ford Trophy Grand Final". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Ford Trophy 2024 Points Table". ESPNcricnfo. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Howzat? Angus McKenzie takes five". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Chad Bowes smashes fastest List A double-century in Ford Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2024.