# 2011–12 Ford Trophy

The 2011–12 Ford Trophy was the 41st season of the official List A domestic cricket competition in New Zealand. This season was the first in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 25 November 2011 to 12 February 2012, and was won by the Central Districts Stags.

## Teams

* Auckland Aces
* Northern Districts Knights
* Central Districts Stags
* Wellington Firebirds
* Canterbury Wizards
* Otago Volts

## Grounds

| Ground Used | Home Team |
| Colin Maiden Park | Auckland Aces |
| Bay Oval | Northern Knights |
| Seddon Park | Northern Knights |
| Nelson Park | Central Stags |
| Saxton Oval | Central Stags |
| Pukekura Park | Central Stags |
| Basin Reserve | Wellington Firebirds |
| Bert Sutcliffe Oval | Wellington Firebirds |
| MainPower Oval | Canterbury Wizards |
| Aorangi Oval | Canterbury Wizards |
| University Oval | Otago Volts |
| Queen's Park | Otago Volts |

## Points Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Central Stags | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 0.538 |
| 2 | Auckland Aces | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0.084 |
| 3 | Otago Volts | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0.396 |
| 4 | Canterbury Wizards | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0.067 |
| 5 | Wellington Firebirds | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0.101 |
| 6 | Northern Knights | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.933 |

## Results
### 25 November 2011

* 25 November 2011 Report
| Wellington Firebirds 177 | v | Auckland Aces 249 |
| 71 Michael Papps 5/49 Andre Adams | | 48 Ronnie Hira 3/38 James Franklin |
* Auckland won by 72 runs Bert Sutcliffe Oval Umpires: Barry Frost and Tim Parlane
* 25 November 2011 Report
| Otago Volts 295/6 | v | Northern Districts 184 |
| 123 Craig Cumming 2/43 Anton Devcich | | 72 James Marshall 5/33 Ian Butler |
* Otago won by 111 runs University Oval Umpires: Gary Baxter and John Ward
* 25 November 2011 Report
| Canterbury Wizards 268/7 | v | Central Districts 202 |
| 78 Tom Latham 3/48 Michael Mason | | 60 Mathew Sinclair 4/24 Matt Henry |
* Canterbury won by 66 runs Mainpower Oval Umpires: Derek Walker and Evan Watkin

### 4 December 2011

* 4 December 2011 report
| Auckland Aces | v | Central Districts |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled Colin Maiden Oval Umpires: Barry Frost and Wayne Knights
* 4 December 2011 report
| Northern Districts | v | Canterbury Wizards 267/9 |
| | | 66 Peter Fulton 4/44 Brent Arnel |
* No result Bay Oval Umpires: Phil Jones and Derek Walker
* 4 December 2011 report
| Wellington Firebirds 213 | v | Otago Volts 219 |
| 55 Jimmy Neesham 4/34 Andy McKay | | 58 James Franklin 5/44 Jimmy Neesham |
* Otago won by 6 runs Basin Reserve Umpires: Tim Parlane and Evan Watkin

### 7 December 2011

* 7 December 2011 Report
| Canterbury Wizards | v | Otago Volts |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled Mainpower Oval Umpires: Gary Baxter and Derek Walker
* 7 December 2011 Report
| Central Districts | v | Wellington Firebirds 205/8 |
| | | 114 Michael Pollard 2/42 Kieran Noema-Barnett |
* No result Nelson Park Umpires: Wayne Knights and Evan Watkin
* 7 December 2011 Report
| Northern Districts 241 | v | Auckland Aces 244/4 |
| 83 Hamish Marshall 3/35 Andre Adams | | 91 Brad Cachopa 2/51 Anton Devcich |
* Auckland won by 6 wickets Bay Oval Umpires: Barry Frost and Phil Jones

### 11 December 2011

* 11 December 2011 Report
| Canterbury Wizards 274 | v | Wellington Firebirds 307/5 |
| 57 Tom Latham 4/63 Andy McKay | | 103 Grant Elliott 2/47Andrew Ellis |
* Wellington won by 33 runs Aorangi Oval Umpires: Tim Parlane and Derek Walker
* 11 December 2011 Report
| Northern Districts 169 | v | Central Districts 170/4 |
| 43 Brad Wilson 3/23 Tarun Nethula | | 63* Mathew Sinclair 2/31 Graeme Aldridge |
* Central Districts won by 6 wickets Seddon Park Umpires: Phil Jones and Evan Watkin
* 11 December 2011 Report
| Otago Volts 302/6 | v | Auckland Aces 303/8 |
| 78 Craig Cumming 2/48 Bhupinder Singh | | 114 Brad Cachopa 2/59 Ian Butler, Nick Beard |
* Auckland won by 2 wickets University Oval Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Wayne Knights

### 14 December 2011

* 14 December 2011 Report
| Central Districts | v | Otago Volts |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled Saxton Oval Umpires: Barry Frost and Tim Parlane
* 14 December 2011 Report
| Auckland Aces 239/9 | v | Canterbury Wizards 138/5 |
| 55* Gareth Hopkins 2/20 Matt Henry | | 102* Brendon Diamanti 4/79 Michael Bates |
* Canterbury won by 6 runs (D/L method) Colin Maiden Oval Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Phil Jones
* 14 December 2011 Report
| Wellington Firebirds 221/6 | v | Northern Districts 327/5 |
| 52 Michael Papps 2/43 Jimmy Baker | | 110* James Marshall 3/32 Andy McKay |
* Northern Districts won by 30 runs (D/L method) Basin Reserve Umpires: Gary Baxter and Evan Watkin

### 26 January 2012

* 26 January 2012 Report
| Otago Volts 34/3 | v | Central Districts |
| 17* Mathew Sinclair 2/18 Neil Wagner | | |
* No result Queen's Park Umpires: Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane
* 26 January 2012 Report
| Wellington Firebirds 287 | v | Canterbury Wizards 306/8 |
| 122 Stephen Murdoch 4/63 Ryan McCone | | 130 Tom Latham 4/52 Mark Gillespie |
* Canterbury won by 19 runs Basin Reserve Umpires: Chris Gaffaney
* 26 January 2012 Report
| Auckland Aces 100/2 | v | Northern Districts 99 |
| 55* Anaru Kitchen 2/33 Graeme Aldridge | | 38 Daryl Mitchell 5/30 Mitchell McClenaghan |
* Auckland won by 8 wickets Colin Maiden Oval Umpires: Gary Baxter and Evan Watkin

### 29 January 2012

* 29 January 2012 report
| Auckland Aces 174 | v | Wellington Firebirds 276 |
| 48 Jeet Raval 3/37 Mark Gillespie | | 90 Michael Papps 6/41 Mitchell McClenaghan |
* Wellington won by 102 runs Colin Maiden Oval Umpires: Tim Parlane and Wayne Knights
* 29 January 2012 Report
| Northern Districts 288/8 | v | Otago Volts 293/5 |
| 101*Anton Devcich 3/50 Nick Beard | | 90 Nathan McCullum 2/54 Graeme Aldridge |
* Otago won by 5 runs Seddon Park Umpires: Phil Jones and Evan Watkin
* 29 January 2012 Report
| Canterbury Wizards 291/5 | v | Central Districts 294/3 |
| 108 George Worker 2/46 Adam Milne | | 130* Dean Robinson 2/51 Andrew Ellis (cricketer) |
* Central Districts won by 7 wickets Mainpower Oval Umpires: Gary Baxter and Derek Walker

### 1 February 2012

* 1 February 2012 Report
| Canterbury Wizards 234/9 | v | Northern Districts 238/6 |
| 78* Todd Astle 3/28 Jono Boult | | 83 Hamish Marshall 3/44 Matt Henry |
* Northern Districts won by 4 wickets Mainpower Oval Umpires: Tim Parlane and Evan Watkin
* 1 February 2012 Report
| Central Districts 124/2 | v | Auckland Aces 123 |
| 46 Jamie How 1/10 Colin de Grandhomme | | 44 Colin Munro 5/45 Bevan Small |
* Central Districts won by 8 wickets Pukekura Park Umpires: Barry Frost and Derek Walker
* 1 February 2012 Report
| Otago Volts 251 | v | Wellington Firebirds 276 |
| 69 Jimmy Neesham 5/46 James Franklin | | 96 Jesse Ryder 4/30 Neil Wagner |
* Wellington won by 25 runs Queen's Park Umpires: Gary Baxter and Phil Jones

### 5 February 2012 – 1st and 2nd Preliminary Finals

* 5 February 2012 Report
| Central Districts 16/0 | v | Auckland Aces 230 |
| 7* Jamie How, Dean Robinson | | 66 Colin de Grandhomme 4/46 Marty Kain |
* No result Pukekura Park Umpires: Tim Parlane and Evan Watkin, 3rd Umpire Phil Jones
* 5 February 2012 Report
| Otago Volts 172 | v | Canterbury Wizards 160 |
| 41 Sam Wells 3/46 Matt Henry | | 53 Peter Fulton 4/23 Jimmy Neesham |
* Otago won by 12 runs University Ovals Umpires: Gary Baxter and Chris Gaffaney

### 8 February 2012 – 3rd Preliminary Final

* 8 February 2012 Report
| Auckland Aces 337/3 | v | Otago Volts 264 |
| 117 Neal Parlane 1/40 Nick Beard | | 62 Hamish Rutherford 3/52 Anaru Kitchen |
* Auckland won by 73 runs Colin Maiden Oval Umpires: Barry Frost and Derek Walker

### 12 February 2012 – Final

* 12 February 2012 Report
| Central Districts 285/8 | v | Auckland Aces 282/8 |
| 66 Kruger van Wyk 3/80 Mitchell McClenaghan | | 106 Neal Parlane 3/52 Michael Mason |
* Central Districts won by 2 wickets Pukekura Park Umpires: Derek Walker and Evan Watkin