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Ford Trophy
Domestic One Day Cricket Competition
The Ford Trophy is the main domestic List A limited overs cricket competition in New Zealand. Previous sponsor State Insurance did not renew naming rights in 2009, resulting in the competition being renamed the New Zealand Cricket one-day competition. The competition was renamed the Ford Trophy following a partnership between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company in 2011.[1]
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| Countries | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Administrator | New Zealand Cricket |
| Format | List A |
| First edition | 1971–72 |
| Latest edition | 2023–24 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin, preliminary finals and final |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | Canterbury (16th title) |
| Most successful | Canterbury (16 titles) |
| TV | TVNZ (final) |
| Website | blackcaps.co.nz/domestic/the-ford-trophy |
 2023–24 Ford Trophy | |
Since its commencement in 1971/72, the competition has had several sponsors, each one exercising its naming rights. The competition has been known as:
- New Zealand Motor Corporation Knock-Out – from 1971–72 to 1976–77
- Gillette Cup – from 1977–78 to 1978–79
- National Knock-Out – from 1979 to 1980
- Shell Cup – from 1980–81 to 2000–01
- State Shield – from 2001–02 to 2008–09
- New Zealand One-Day Cricket Competition – from 2009–10 to 2010–11
- The Ford Trophy – from 2011–12 to present
Between 1971–72 and 1979–80, the competition was played on a knock-out basis with a preliminary round, semi-finals and a final. From 1980–81 to 1984–85 the competition was played in a league format with all six teams playing each other once and the top two teams playing off in a final. Between 1985–86 and 1988–89, the side on top of the league after a single round-robin were declared champions. Semi-Finals and Finals were re-introduced from 1989 to 1990 onwards. From 1993–to 94 teams played each other home and away (10 matches) in the league format. From the 2009/10 season onward teams play each other once (five games) followed by three randomly selected teams a second time, forming an eight-game round-robin.
Games in the competition consist of 50 6-ball overs. The competition was originally 40 8-ball overs per innings until 1979–80 when overs throughout the world were standardized to 6 balls.[2]
| Team | Last win | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 2023–24 | 16 |
| Auckland | 2021–22 | 13 |
| Wellington | 2018–19 | 8 |
| Northern Districts | 2009–10 | 7 |
| Central Districts | 2022–23 | 7 |
| Otago | 2007–08 | 2 |
- "Ford New Zealand Celebrates 11 Years Of New Zealand Cricket Sponsorship". Ford New Zealand. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "The Explainer – That's the over". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Association of Cricket Statisticians International Cricket Year Book 1996 – compiled by Philip Bailey