2015–16_Ford_Trophy
2015–16 Ford Trophy
Cricket tournament
The 2015–16 Ford Trophy was the 45th season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the fifth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 27 December 2015 to 30 January 2016, and was won by the Central Districts who thrashed Canterbury to defend their title.[1][2]
Quick Facts Dates, Administrator(s) ...
Dates | 27 December 2015 – 30 January 2016 |
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Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
Cricket format | List A cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Champions | Central Districts (6th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 28 |
Most runs | Neil Broom (508) |
Most wickets | Seth Rance (19) |
Official website | www.blackcaps.co.nz |
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More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Canterbury | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 1.041 |
2 | Central Districts | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0.473 |
3 | Otago | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0.725 |
4 | Auckland | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | −0.579 |
5 | Northern Districts | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.253 |
6 | Wellington | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −1.209 |
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Source: [3]
Teams qualified for the finals
Round 1
Central Districts 167 (42.3 overs) |
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Canterbury 168/4 (41.4 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Michael Davidson (Canterbury), Josh Clarkson and Ajaz Patel (Central Districts) all made their List A debuts.
Otago 313/8 (50 overs) |
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Auckland 314/8 (49.3 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lachie Ferguson, Shawn Hicks (Auckland) and Warren Barnes (Otago) all made their List A debuts.
Northern Districts 267/9 (50 overs) |
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Wellington 268/5 (45.4 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
Round 2
Auckland 278/8 (50 overs) |
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Northern Districts 267/9 (50 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Central Districts 241 (44.2 overs) |
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Wellington 209 (48 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 3
Northern Districts 302/8 (50 overs) |
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Auckland 201 (40.3 overs) |
Northern Districts won by 101 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Tony Gillies and Phil Jones |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Wellington 32/3 (5.4 overs) |
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- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped played during the 6th over of Wellington's innings.
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- No toss.
Round 4
Auckland 288/9 (50 overs) |
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Wellington 276 (49.5 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Michael Guptill-Bunce (Auckland) made his List A debut.
Central Districts 363/9 (50 overs) |
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Northern Districts 282 (45.5 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Blair Tickner (Central Districts), Tony Goodin and Nick Kelly (Northern Districts) all made their List A debuts.
Round 5
Auckland 243/7 (50 overs) |
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Canterbury 245/4 (37.4 overs) |
Canterbury won by 6 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Wayne Knights and Ashley Mehrotra |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
Central Districts 324/7 (50 overs) |
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Wellington 141/4 (29.2 overs) |
Central Districts won by 55 runs (D/L method) Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
Otago 298/6 (50 overs) |
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Northern Districts 295/7 (50 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Round 6
Canterbury 265 (48.5 overs) |
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Auckland 167 (35.5 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- Michael Barry (Auckland) made his List A debut.
Central Districts 224 (48.5 overs) |
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Northern Districts 227/2 (42.4 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 7
Central Districts 110/4 (18.3 overs) |
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- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- Ken McClure and Henry Shipley (Canterbury) both made their List A debuts.
Northern Districts 181 (46.1 overs) |
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Otago 187/2 (27.4 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
Round 8
Central Districts 348/7 (50 overs) |
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Auckland 301/9 (50 overs) |
Central Districts won by 47 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Barry Frost and Wayne Knights |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Canterbury 251/8 (50 overs) |
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Northern Districts 255/7 (49.4 overs) |
Northern Districts won by 3 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Tony Gillies and Ashley Mehrotra |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- Cody Andrews (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
1st Preliminary Final
Canterbury 294/8 (50 overs) |
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Central Districts 295/8 (49.3 overs) |
Central Districts won by 2 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Tony Gillies and Wayne Knights |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
2nd Preliminary Final
3rd Preliminary Final
Canterbury 108/4 (26 overs) |
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- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Canterbury advanced to the final, after finishing above Otago in the points table.[4]
Final
Central Districts 405/6 (50 overs) |
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Canterbury 249 (37.4 overs) |
Central Districts won by 156 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- "2015–16 Ford Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- "Central Districts crush Canterbury to defend title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "Otago's final hopes washed away, Canterbury through". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2016.