# 2019–20 Ford Trophy

The 2019–20 Ford Trophy was the 49th season of The Ford Trophy, the List A cricket tournament in New Zealand. It was the ninth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. It took place between November 2019 and February 2020. As per the previous edition of the competition, the tournament featured ten rounds of matches. Wellington were the defending champions.
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Auckland advanced directly to the final, with Canterbury and Otago progressing to the elimination final. In the elimination final, Otago beat Canterbury by six runs to progress to the final. In the final, Auckland beat Otago by two wickets to win the tournament.

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Auckland | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0.462 |
| 2 | Canterbury | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0.084 |
| 3 | Otago | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0.212 |
| 4 | Northern Districts | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | −0.004 |
| 5 | Wellington | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.014 |
| 6 | Central Districts | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.838 |
Advances to Grand Final  Advance to Elimination Final

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 17 November 2019 Scorecard
| Wellington 191 (44.5 overs) | v | Auckland 195/6 (39.2 overs) |
| Jamie Gibson 64 (99) Ben Lister 5/18 (7.5 overs) | | Sean Solia 65* (92) Ollie Newton 3/32 (8 overs) |
* Auckland won by 4 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey
* Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
* Louis Delport (Auckland) made his List A debut.
* Ben Lister (Auckland) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.
* 17 November 2019 Scorecard
| Central Districts 349/4 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 3/0 (2.4 overs) |
| George Worker 135 (124) Andrew Ellis 3/68 (10 overs) | | Chad Bowes 2* (10) |
* No result Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North Umpires: Derek Walker and Damian Morrow
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain during Canterbury's innings prevented any further play.
* Ryan Watson, Jayden Lennox and Raymond Toole (Central Districts) all made their List A debuts.
* Ben Smith (Central Districts) scored his first century in List A cricket.
* 17 November 2019 Scorecard
| Otago 282 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 226/8 (44.2 overs) |
| Nick Kelly 120 (139) Brett Randell 4/59 (10 overs) | | Henry Cooper 75 (83) Nathan Smith 3/21 (7 overs) |
* Otago won by 28 runs (DLS method) Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Tim Parlane
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Katene Clarke (Northern Districts) and Dale Phillips (Otago) both made their List A debuts.

### Round 2

* 21 November 2019 Scorecard
| Auckland 271 (50 overs) | v | Central Districts 171 (40 overs) |
| Robert O'Donnell 69 (63) Seth Rance 3/47 (10 overs) | | Tom Bruce 56 (59) Lockie Ferguson 5/38 (9 overs) |
* Auckland won by 100 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: John Dempsey and Ashley Mehrotra
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21 November 2019 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 296/5 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 212 (42.4 overs) |
| Jack Boyle 126 (140) Zak Gibson 2/49 (9 overs) | | Katene Clarke 48 (67) Andrew Ellis 2/32 (8 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 84 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 21 November 2019 Scorecard
| Otago 229/9 (50 overs) | v | Wellington 230/5 (45.3 overs) |
| Nick Kelly 65 (85) Ollie Newton 3/36 (9 overs) | | Devon Conway 79 (88) Matthew Bacon 1/27 (7 overs) |
* Wellington won by 5 wickets Queens Park, Invercargill Umpires: Shaun Haig and Wayne Knights
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* Blair Soper (Otago) made his List A debut.

### Round 3

* 25 November 2019 Scorecard
| Canterbury 292/5 (50 overs) | v | Otago 175 (38.5 overs) |
| Chad Bowes 76 (79) Nathan Smith 1/37 (8 overs) | | Michael Rippon 48* (68) Andrew Hazeldine 3/14 (4 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 117 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Garth Stirrat and Wayne Knights
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 November 2019 Scorecard
| Central Districts 270 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 271/5 (48.4 overs) |
| Dane Cleaver 83 (100) Daryl Mitchell 3/54 (8 overs) | | Tim Seifert 65 (89) Seth Rance 2/51 (10 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 5 wickets Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 November 2019 Scorecard
| Wellington 344/5 (50 overs) | v | Auckland 337/9 (50 overs) |
| Rachin Ravindra 130 (109) William Somerville (cricketer) 2/46 (10 overs) | | Colin Munro 119 (87) Ollie Newton 3/53 (10 overs) |
* Wellington won by 7 runs Lincoln No. 3, Lincoln Umpires: Derek Walker and John Bromley
* Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rachin Ravindra (Wellington) scored his first century in List A cricket.

### Round 4

* 27 November 2019 Scorecard
| Auckland 310/5 (50 overs) | v | Otago 213 (40.2 overs) |
| Glenn Phillips 156 (135) Nathan Smith 3/41 (10 overs) | | Neil Broom 66 (84) Ben Lister 2/28 (7 overs) |
* Auckland won by 97 runs Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Derek Walker and John Bromley
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 November 2019 Scorecard
| Canterbury 283 (49 overs) | v | Northern Districts 282/9 (50 overs) |
| Cole McConchie 58 (70) Scott Kuggeleijn 4/50 (9 overs) | | Dean Brownlie 66 (74) Edward Nuttall 3/69 (10 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 1 run Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Chris Brown and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 November 2019 Scorecard
| Central Districts 251/8 (50 overs) | v | Wellington 222 (46.2 overs) |
| Tom Bruce 54 (58) Jeetan Patel 2/40 (10 overs) | | Michael Bracewell 66 (93) Seth Rance 4/33 (8.2 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 29 runs Lincoln No. 3, Lincoln Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Brad Schmulian (Central Districts) made his List A debut.

### Round 5

* 29 November 2019 Scorecard
| Auckland 401/8 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 217 (36.4 overs) |
| Colin Munro 167 (94) Edward Nuttall 3/67 (10 overs) | | Jack Boyle 92 (82) William Somerville 4/48 (10 overs) |
* Auckland won by 184 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Chris Brown and Kim Cotton
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 November 2019 Scorecard
| Central Districts 285/7 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 289/4 (48.1 overs) |
| Dane Cleaver 108 (102) Scott Kuggeleijn 3/39 (10 overs) | | Joe Carter 78* (78) Seth Rance 2/54 (9.1 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 6 wickets Lincoln No. 3, Lincoln Umpires: John Dempsey and Ashley Mehrotra
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 November 2019 Scorecard
| Otago 262/6 (50 overs) | v | Wellington 260 (49.4 overs) |
| Neil Broom 112 (127) Ollie Newton 2/48 (10 overs) | | Malcolm Nofal 87 (102) Dean Foxcroft 3/42 (10 overs) |
* Otago won by 2 runs Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Tim Parlane
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 6

* 26 January 2020 Scorecard
| Canterbury 332/6 (50 overs) | v | Auckland 328 (50 overs) |
| Henry Nicholls 120 (124) Louis Delport 2/50 (10 overs) | | Ben Horne 101 (73) Andrew Ellis 3/47 (8 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 4 runs Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Damian Morrow
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26 January 2020 Scorecard
| Otago 407/4 (50 overs) | v | Central Districts 282 (41.3 overs) |
| Hamish Rutherford 155 (104) Willem Ludick 2/65 (8 overs) | | Kieran Noema-Barnett 76 (56) Anaru Kitchen 4/34 (6.3 overs) |
* Otago won by 125 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: John Bromley and Cory Black
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* Tommy Clout (Otago) made his List A debut.
* 26 January 2020 Scorecard
| Wellington 265/8 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 266/9 (49.4 overs) |
| Devon Conway 138 (113) Anurag Verma 4/62 (10 overs) | | Henry Cooper 83 (104) Iain McPeake 4/51 (10 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 1 wicket Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Eugene Sanders and John Dempsey
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 7

* 29 January 2020 Scorecard
| Auckland 297/7 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 239 (46.4 overs) |
| Ben Horne 70 (46) Brett Randell 3/39 (9 overs) | | BJ Watling 73 (97) Louis Delport 3/41 (10 overs) |
* Auckland won by 58 runs Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Damian Morrow and Garth Stirrat
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 January 2020 Scorecard
| Central Districts 345/2 (50 overs) | v | Otago 290 (45.5 overs) |
| Ben Smith 149* (151) Dean Foxcroft 1/39 (7 overs) | | Dean Foxcroft 138 (141) Kieran Noema-Barnett 3/26 (2.5 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 55 runs Saxton Oval, Nelson Umpires: KS Jagannathan and Derek Walker
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* Bayley Wiggins (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
* 29 January 2020 Scorecard
| Canterbury 267/7 (50 overs) | v | Wellington 268/4 (48.1 overs) |
| Cam Fletcher 73 (58) James Neesham 5/29 (10 overs) | | Michael Bracewell 81* (82) Andrew Hazeldine 2/42 (7 overs) |
* Wellington won by 6 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Cory Black and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 8

* 1 February 2020 Scorecard
| Wellington 275/7 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 253 (49.4 overs) |
| Tom Blundell 97 (99) Andrew Ellis 3/38 (10 overs) | | Henry Nicholls 55 (71) Jakob Bhula 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Wellington won by 22 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Glen Walklin and Tim Parlane
* Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
* Brett Johnson (Wellington) made his List A debut.
* 2 February 2020 Scorecard
| Central Districts 282/8 (50 overs) | v | Auckland 283/6 (48 overs) |
| Bayley Wiggins 98 (109) Louis Delport 2/47 (10 overs) | | Jeet Raval 118 (120) Seth Rance 2/54 (9 overs) |
* Auckland won by 4 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Garth Stirrat
* Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
* 2 February 2020 Scorecard
| Otago | v | Northern Districts |
* Match abandoned University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: PJ Pasco and Derek Walker
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.

### Round 9

* 5 February 2020 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 237 (48.3 overs) | v | Auckland 174 (44.5 overs) |
| Katene Clarke 69 (79) Ben Lister 6/51 (9.3 overs) | | Colin Munro 40 (53) Jake Gibson 5/31 (8.5 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 63 runs Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Billy Bowden and Damian Morrow
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jake Gibson (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
* 5 February 2020 Scorecard
| Wellington 293/5 (46 overs) | v | Central Districts 175 (38.5 overs) |
| Devon Conway 112 (89) Raymond Toole 2/31 (8 overs) | | Kieran Noema-Barnett 68 (95) Michael Bracewell 3/30 (8 overs) |
* Wellington won by 118 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Derek Walker
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Luke Georgeson (Wellington) made his List A debut.
* 5 February 2020 Scorecard
| Otago 253/8 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 230 (48.4 overs) |
| Dean Foxcroft 72 (87) Will Williams 3/54 (10 overs) | | Andrew Ellis 44 (75) Jacob Duffy 5/38 (9.4 overs) |
* Otago won by 23 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* Angus McKenzie (Otago) made his List A debut.

### Round 10

* 9 February 2020 Scorecard
| Otago 354/6 (50 overs) | v | Auckland 144 (31.2 overs) |
| Neil Broom 104 (111) Louis Delport 2/64 (10 overs) | | Jeet Raval 51 (58) Michael Rippon 5/21 (7 overs) |
* Otago won by 210 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: KS Jagannathan and Eugene Sanders
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9 February 2020 Scorecard
| Central Districts 237 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 239/1 (37.2 overs) |
| Bayley Wiggins 103 (94) Todd Astle 4/36 (10 overs) | | Chad Bowes 114* (104) Ajaz Patel 1/49 (10 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 9 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Glen Walklin and John Bromley
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9 February 2020 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 249/9 (50 overs) | v | Wellington 167 (42.2 overs) |
| Anton Devcich 76 (89) Iain McPeake 5/40 (9 overs) | | Michael Bracewell 38 (43) Joe Walker 3/35 (10 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 82 runs Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Derek Walker and Damian Morrow
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

## Finals

| Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | 1 | Auckland | 285/8 (44 overs) |
| 2 | Canterbury | 288 (49.4 overs) | 3 | Otago | 283 (49.4 overs) |
| 3 | Otago | 294/9 (50 overs) | | | |
* Elimination Final 13 February 2020 Scorecard
| Otago 294/9 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 288 (49.4 overs) |
| Mitch Renwick 75 (93) Todd Astle 2/44 (10 overs) | | Jack Boyle 119 (131) Nathan Smith 3/41 (9.4 overs) |
* Otago won by 6 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: John Dempsey and Tim Parlane
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* Final 16 February 2020 Scorecard
| Otago 283 (49.4 overs) | v | Auckland 285/8 (44 overs) |
| Anaru Kitchen 60 (54) Glenn Phillips 3/40 (8 overs) | | Colin Munro 104 (60) Jacob Duffy 4/58 (10 overs) |
* Auckland won by 2 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: John Dempsey and Wayne Knights
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.