# 2016–17 Ford Trophy

The 2016–17 Ford Trophy was the 46th season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the sixth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 15 January to 18 February 2017. The final was played between Canterbury and Wellington. Canterbury won the final by 28 runs with Peter Fulton scoring the fastest century in a List A cricket match in New Zealand.

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Wellington | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0.110 |
| 2 | Canterbury | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | −0.118 |
| 3 | Central Districts | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0.823 |
| 4 | Northern Districts | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | −0.307 |
| 5 | Auckland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0.001 |
| 6 | Otago | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.448 |
Teams qualified for the finals

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 15 January 2017 Scorecard
| Central Stags 296/6 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 297/8 (49.2 overs) |
| George Worker 90 (109) Matt Henry 2/47 (10 overs) | | Todd Astle 60 (56) Ben Wheeler 4/51 (10 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 2 wickets Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jack Boyle (Canterbury) made his List A debut.
* 15 January 2017 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 302 (50 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 304/7 (48.1 overs) |
| James Neesham 60 (63) Anurag Verma 3/46 (10 overs) | | Luke Woodcock 92 (108) Anaru Kitchen 4/49 (10 overs) |
* Wellington won by 3 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Tony Gillies and R. G. Hooper
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* Gregor Croudis (Otago) made his List A debut.
* 15 January 2017 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 295 (47.1 overs) | v | Northern Districts 134 (27 overs) |
| Sean Solia 152 (127) Jono Boult 3/63 (10 overs) | | Daryl Mitchell 39 (35) Lockie Ferguson 6/27 (8 overs) |
* Auckland won by 161 runs Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Wayne Knights
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Ben Horne, Raja Sandhu, Sean Solia (Auckland); Peter Bocock, Zak Gibson and Freddy Walker (Northern Districts) all made their List A debuts.

### Round 2

* 18 January 2017 Scorecard
| Central Stags 212/9 (50 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 214/6 (48.4 overs) |
| Josh Clarkson 68 (80) Anurag Verma 5/44 (10 overs) | | Luke Woodcock 63* (75) George Worker 3/35 (10 overs) |
* Wellington won by 4 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Chris Brown and R. G. Hooper
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Navin Patel (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
* 18 January 2017 Scorecard
| Canterbury 135 (32 overs) | v | Northern Districts 136/1 (29.3 overs) |
| Jack Boyle 41 (70) Brett Randell 4/34 (8 overs) | | Joe Carter 64 (89) Logan van Beek 1/15 (2.3 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 9 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Tony Gillies and Ashley Mehrotra
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* Will Williams (Canterbury) and Brett Randell (Northern Districts) both made their List A debuts.
* 18 January 2017 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 257 (48.4 overs) | v | Otago Volts 238 (46.3 overs) |
| Sean Solia 84 (73) Anaru Kitchen 4/23 (10 overs) | | Brad Wilson 40 (43) Tarun Nethula 3/41 (10 overs) |
* Auckland won by 19 runs Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Garth Stirrat
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jack Hunter (Otago) made his List A debut.

### Round 3

* 22 January 2017 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 266/6 (50 overs) | v | Central Stags 200/8 (32.1 overs) |
| Daryl Mitchell 93 (85) Seth Rance 2/53 (10 overs) | | Josh Clarkson 48 (24) Scott Kuggeleijn 2/26 (7 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 2 wickets (D/L method) Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Brown and Phil Jones
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bharat Popli (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
* 22 January 2017 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds | v | Auckland |
* Match abandoned Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Tim Parlane
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 22 January 2017 Scorecard
| Otago Volts | v | Canterbury |
* Match abandoned University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Wayne Knights and Derek Walker
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.

### Round 4

* 25 January 2017 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 392/3 (50 overs) | v | Central Stags 249/3 (34.4 overs) |
| Martin Guptill 112 (95) Blair Tickner 2/55 (10 overs) | | George Worker 107* (102) Donovan Grobbelaar 2/38 (5.4 overs) |
* Auckland won by 4 runs (D/L method) Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: Tony Gillies and Phil Jones
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Liam Dudding (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
* 25 January 2017 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 259 (49.4 overs) | v | Otago Volts 134 (38.3 overs) |
| Dean Brownlie 71 (98) Michael Rippon 3/36 (10 overs) | | Derek de Boorder 43 (75) Zak Gibson 4/31 (9 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 125 runs Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* Nathan Smith (Otago) made his List A debut.
* 25 January 2017 Scorecard
| Wellington Firebirds 166/6 (27 overs) | v | Canterbury 123/6 (22.2 overs) |
| Matt Taylor 43* (22) Tim Johnston 2/25 (5 overs) | | Jack Boyle 68 (71) Hamish Bennett 3/9 (4 overs) |
* Wellington won by 10 runs (D/L method) Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Wayne Knights and Garth Stirrat
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
* Harry Chamberlain (Canterbury) made his List A debut.

### Round 5

* 28 January 2017 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 285/6 (50 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 150 (34.3 overs) |
| Nick Kelly 118* (103) Ian McPeake 2/61 (9 overs) | | Matt Taylor 45 (52) Jono Boult 3/29 (5 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 135 runs Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Phil Jones and Tim Parlane
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Henry Cooper (Northern Districts) and Ian McPeake (Wellington) both made their List A debuts.
* 28 January 2017 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 287 (50 overs) | v | Central Stags 264 (49.4 overs) |
| Michael Bracewell 92 (98) Liam Dudding 3/67 (10 overs) | | Will Young 63 (74) Jack Hunter 4/51 (9.4 overs) |
* Otago won by 23 runs Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Garth Stirrat
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 January 2017 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 209/8 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 210/5 (38.2 overs) |
| Rob Nicol 67 (90) Tim Johnston 3/30 (10 overs) | | Henry Nicholls 76 (92) Mark Chapman 2/33 (6 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 5 wickets Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: John Bromley and Shaun Haig
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 6

* 1 February 2017 Scorecard
| Central Stags 150/2 (30 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds |
| George Worker 80* (90) Hamish Bennett 1/15 (4 overs) | | |
* No result Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain stopped play during Central Districts' innings with no further play possible.
* 1 February 2017 Scorecard
| Canterbury 275/7 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 273 (49.3 overs) |
| Henry Nicholls 140 (125) Scott Kuggeleijn 3/29 (10 overs) | | Tim Seifert 104 (87) Logan van Beek 4/55 (8.3 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 2 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Phil Jones and Ashley Mehrotra
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1 February 2017 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 340/7 (50 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 307/7 (50 overs) |
| Michael Rippon 83 (90) Raja Sandhu 3/79 (10 overs) | | Sean Solia 64 (68) Neil Wagner 2/56 (10 overs) |
* Otago won by 33 runs Queens Park, Invercargill Umpires: John Dempsey and Derek Walker
* Auckland won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 7

* 4 February 2017 Scorecard
| Central Stags 401/8 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 174 (35.3 overs) |
| George Worker 181 (143) Brett Randell 3/68 (9 overs) | | Scott Kuggeleijn 65 (57) George Worker 4/36 (5.3 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 227 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Billy Bowden and Garth Stirrat
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Joe Walker (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
* 4 February 2017 Scorecard
| Canterbury 276/7 (50 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 251/9 (50 overs) |
| Henry Nicholls 65 (77) Donovan Grobbelaar 3/58 (10 overs) | | Rob Nicol 76 (97) Will Williams 3/39 (8 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 25 runs Eden Park No 2, Auckland Umpires: John Dempsey and Derek Walker
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
* Danru Ferns (Auckland) made his List A debut.
* 4 February 2017 Scorecard
| Otago Volts 153 (38.2 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 157/6 (26 overs) |
| Gregor Croudis 41 (46) Ian McPeake 4/33 (10 overs) | | Hamish Marshall 42 (32) Christi Viljoen 3/31 (8 overs) |
* Wellington won by 4 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Wayne Knights and Eugene Sanders
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 8

* 8 February 2017 Scorecard
| Auckland Aces 237 (43.2 overs) | v | Central Stags 240/3 (39.1 overs) |
| Colin Munro 62 (43) George Worker 4/22 (6 overs) | | Will Young 106* (104) Colin Munro 2/28 (6.1 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 7 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: John Dempsey and Tim Parlane
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8 February 2017 Scorecard
| Canterbury 246/9 (50 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 249/8 (48.1 overs) |
| Henry Nicholls 64 (84) Luke Woodcock 4/50 (10 overs) | | Hamish Marshall 108 (100) Todd Astle 3/41 (10 overs) |
* Wellington won by 2 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Billy Bowden and Eugene Sanders
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8 February 2017 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 288/6 (50 overs) | v | Otago Volts 289/8 (34.1 overs) |
| Bharat Popli 69 (97) James Neesham 3/58 (10 overs) | | Anaru Kitchen 143* (85) Ish Sodhi 4/85 (10 overs) |
* Otago won by 2 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.

## Finals

* 1st Preliminary Final 11 February 2017 Scorecard
| Canterbury 250 (49.3 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 223 (49.3 overs) |
| Chad Bowes 84 (90) Jeetan Patel 3/36 (9.3 overs) | | Luke Ronchi 63 (76) Henry Shipley 3/37 (10 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 27 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Billy Bowden and Phil Jones
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* 2nd Preliminary Final 11 February 2017 Scorecard
| Central Stags 336/7 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 288 (48.3 overs) |
| Tom Bruce 100 (81) Ish Sodhi 3/46 (10 overs) | | Scott Kuggeleijn 85* (52) Ajaz Patel 3/43 (10 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 48 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3rd Preliminary Final 15 February 2017 Scorecard
| Central Stags 247 (50 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 249/5 (49.3 overs) |
| George Worker 85 (118) Anurag Verma 4/49 (10 overs) | | Michael Papps 80 (124) Blair Tickner 2/39 (9 overs) |
* Wellington won by 5 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Tony Gillies and Tim Parlane
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* Final 18 February 2017 Scorecard
| Canterbury 199/3 (20 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 171 (19.3 overs) |
| Peter Fulton 116* (58) Brent Arnel 1/24 (4 overs) | | Hamish Marshall 59 (29) Andrew Ellis 4/28 (4 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 28 runs Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: Billy Bowden and Shaun Haig
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain reduced the game to 20 overs per side.