2024–25 Ford Trophy
Cricket tournament
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The 2024–25 Ford Trophy was the 54rd season of The Ford Trophy, the List A cricket tournament that played in New Zealand. It was the twelfth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The tournament began from 20 October 2024 and ended on 2 March 2025.[1][2] Canterbury were the defending champions.[3]
Dates20 October 2024 – 2 March 2025
AdministratorNew Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
| Dates | 20 October 2024 – 2 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | New Zealand Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Champions | Canterbury (17th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Most runs | Curtis Heaphy (502) |
| Most wickets | Matthew Bacon (21) |
| Official website | Ford Trophy |
Canterbury defend their title by defeating Auckland in the final.[4]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0.804 | Advance to Grand Final |
| 2 | Auckland | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0.479 | Advance to Elimination Final |
| 3 | Central Districts | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0.182 | |
| 4 | Otago | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.156 | |
| 5 | Wellington | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | −0.442 | |
| 6 | Northern Districts | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | −1.195 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]
- Points awarded as follows:
- Won - 4, Lost - 0, Tied - 2, No Result - 2, Abandoned - 2, Bonus Point (Run Rate 1.25x Opponents') - 1
Fixtures
Round 1
Otago 316/9 (50 overs) |
v |
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 5, Northern Districts 0
Auckland 244/6 (50 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
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.
- Points: Canterbury 5, Wellington 0
Round 2
Auckland 140 (43.1 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
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
Otago 283/9 (50 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
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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
v |
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Canterbury 2, Northern Districts 2
Round 4
Canterbury 109 (30 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
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
Northern Districts 248 (46.3 overs) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
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
Auckland 285 (50 overs) |
v |
Central Districts 286/4 (48 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected bat.
- Harjot Johal, Lachlan Stackpole and Quinn Sunde (Auckland) all made their List A debuts.
- Points: Central Districts 4, Auckland 0
Northern Districts 200 (43.4 overs) |
v |
Wellington 201/6 (46 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Wellington 4, Northern Districts 0
Canterbury 322/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Otago 321/7 (50 overs) |
Scott Janett 115 (115) Matthew Bacon 4/60 (9 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Mason Clarke, Jamal Todd (Otago) and Scott Janett (Canterbury) all made their List A debuts.
- Scott Janett (Canterbury) scored his first century in List A cricket.
- Points: Canterbury 4, Otago 0
Round 7
Northern Districts 210 (49.5 overs) |
v |
Central Districts 212/4 (40 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohit Gulati (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
- Points: Central Districts 5, Northern Districts 0
Canterbury 321/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Wellington 242 (49.3 overs) |
Matthew Boyle 131 (124) Liam Dudding 3/57 (9 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Matthew Boyle and Cole McConchie (Canterbury) both scored their first centuries in List A cricket.
- Points: Canterbury 5, Wellington 0
Round 8
Auckland 230 (48.4 overs) |
v |
Northern Districts 159 (42.2 overs) |
Brett Hampton 61 (54) Angus Olliver 2/26 (6 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Auckland 5, Northern Districts 0
Canterbury 176 (47.3 overs) |
v |
Central Districts 180/3 (39.3 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Toby Findlay (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
- Points: Central Districts 5, Canterbury 0
Otago 349/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Wellington 331 (49.2 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Jesse Tashkoff (Wellington) scored his first century in List A cricket.
- Points: Otago 4, Wellington 0
Round 9
Northern Districts 262/5 (39 overs) |
v |
Canterbury 263/7 (37.1 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 39 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Canterbury 4, Northern Districts 0
Central Districts 162 (45.4 overs) |
v |
Otago 164/5 (29.5 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Otago 5, Central Districts 0
Auckland 194/6 (31 overs) |
v |
Wellington 198/3 (30.5 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 31 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Wellington 4, Auckland 0
Round 10
Central Districts 253 (48.3 overs) |
v |
Wellington 251 (41.2 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammad Abbas (Wellington) scored his first century in List A cricket.
- Points: Central Districts 4, Wellington 0
Canterbury 207/6 (24 overs) |
v |
Auckland 206/4 (24 overs) |
Rhys Mariu 63 (41) Nikith Perera 2/26 (3 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 24 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Canterbury 4, Auckland 0
Northern Districts 226/6 (31 overs) |
v |
Otago 232/3 (29.3 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 31 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Otago 4, Northern Districts 0
Finals
| Elimination Final | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Canterbury | 254/4 (46 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Auckland | 327/9 (50 overs) | 2 | Auckland | 250 (50 overs) | ||||
| 3 | Central Districts | 236 (43.3 overs) | |||||||
Elimination Final
Auckland 327/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Central Districts 236 (43.3 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.