# 2022–23 Ford Trophy

The 2022–23 Ford Trophy was the 52nd season of The Ford Trophy, the List A cricket tournament that is played in New Zealand. It is the twelfth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The tournament was held from November 2022 to February 2023. In August 2022, New Zealand Cricket announced schedule of 2022–23 domestic season. Auckland were the defending champions.
On 17 March 2023, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced date and venue for the rescheduled grand final match between Central Districts and Canterbury. In the final, Central Districts beat Canterbury by six wickets to win their 7th title.

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Central Districts | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0.805 |
| 2 | Canterbury | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0.393 |
| 3 | Otago | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | −0.631 |
| 4 | Northern Districts | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0.132 |
| 5 | Auckland | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | −0.427 |
| 6 | Wellington | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | −0.401 |
Advances to Grand Final  Advance to Elimination Final

## Fixtures

* 22 November 2022 Scorecard
| Canterbury 267/8 (50 overs) | v | Wellington 165 (28.1 overs) |
| Leo Carter 67* (76) Michael Snedden 3/62 (10 overs) | | Tom Blundell 58 (35) Henry Shipley 6/40 (8 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 102 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Cory Black and Tim Parlane
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* Matthew Boyle (Canterbury) and Tim Robinson (Wellington) both made their List A debuts.
* 10 December 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland 212/5 (41.2 overs) | v | Northern Districts 76/1 (14.4 overs) |
| Robert O'Donnell 72 (100) Henry Cooper 1/15 (4 overs) | | Tim Seifert 36* (47) Danru Ferns 1/11 (3 overs) |
* No Result Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Derek Walker and Kannan Jagannathan
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Target was revised to 168 off 25 overs due to rain.
* Peter Drysdale (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
* 24 November 2022 Scorecard
| Otago 157 (41.4 overs) | v | Central Districts 159/1 (22.1 overs) |
| Max Chu 45 (45) Brett Randell 3/33 (9.4 overs) | | Dane Cleaver 99* (71) Mathew Bacon 1/30 (4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 9 wickets University of Otago Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Derek Walker and John Demsey
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 December 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland 187 (45.2 overs) | v | Otago 190/4 (35.1 overs) |
| Martin Guptill 24 (32) Ben Horne 24 (37) Jacob Duffy 3/30 (10 overs) | | Llew Johnson 81 (80) Adithya Ashok 2/46 (9.1 overs) |
* Otago won by 6 wickets Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Damian Morrow and Derek Walker
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* 30 November 2022 Scorecard
| Canterbury 176 (42.4 overs) | v | Northern Districts 122/2 (17.5 overs) |
| Chad Bowes 81 (107) Scott Kuggeleijn 4/36 (8.4 overs) | | Katene Clarke 46 (36) Ish Sodhi 1/27 (4.5 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 8 wickets (DLS method) Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Bowden and Damian Morrow
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* Target was revised to 122 off 27 overs due to rain.
* Kris Clarke (Northern Districts) mede his List A debut.
* 30 November 2022 Scorecard
| Wellington 170 (40.1 overs) | v | Central Districts 120 (25.2 overs) |
| Nick Kelly 84 (114) Seth Rance 4/27 (9 overs) | | Doug Bracewell 59 (57) Ollie Newton 6/33 (10 overs) |
* Wellington won by 50 runs Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North Umpires: Pete Pasco and Tim Parlane
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 4 December 2022 Scorecard
| Wellington 270 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 220 (43.1 overs) |
| Rachin Ravindra 105 (99) Kris Clarke 4/50 (8 overs) | | Brett Hampton 55 (53) Ben Sears 4/41 (9.1 overs) |
* Wellington won by 50 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Damian Morrow and Wayne Knights
* Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4 December 2022 Scorecard
| Central Districts 256 (44.3 overs) | v | Otago 133 (25.4 overs) |
| Will Young 128 (113) Jacob Duffy 5/33 (9.3 overs) | | Glenn Phillips 34 (23) Seth Rance 3/29 (7 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 123 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Billy Bowden and Derek Walker
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* 4 December 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland 162 (44.1 overs) | v | Canterbury 166/2 (20 overs) |
| Danru Ferns 42* (52) Henry Shipley 3/14 (8 overs) | | Chad Bowes 85* (58) William Somerville 1/12 (3 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 8 wickets Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: Kannan Jagannathan and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
* 8 December 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland 186 (42.5 overs) | v | Northern Districts 187/8 (40.5 overs) |
| Ryan Harrison 45 (61) Neil Wagner 5/31 (8.5 overs) | | Joe Carter 57 (63) Danru Ferns 2/25 (6 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 2 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Damian Morrow and Derek Walker
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8 December 2022 Scorecard
| Wellington 79 (27.5 overs) | v | Canterbury 83/5 (18.2 overs) |
| Rachin Ravindra 14 (28) William O'Rourke 3/15 (7 overs) | | Cole McConchie 27 (37) Logan van Beek 3/24 (8 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 5 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Pete Pasco and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
* 13 December 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland 165 (45 overs) | v | Central Districts 169/2 (33.4 overs) |
| Robert O'Donnell 51 (90) Ajaz Patel 3/31 (9 overs) | | Brad Schmulian 54 (63) Adithya Ashok 2/55 (7.4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 8 wickets Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Greg Pennell
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 December 2022 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 381/5 (50 overs) | v | Wellington 348 (48.1 overs) |
| Tim Seifert 103 (87) Michael Snedden 2/63 (7 overs) | | Finn Allen 90 (54) Scott Johnston 2/29 (7 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 33 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Shaun Haig and Vinit Mahna
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* Scott Johnston (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
* 14 December 2022 Scorecard
| Canterbury 160 (37.3 overs) | v | Otago 163/5 (35.2 overs) |
| Tom Latham 35 (38) Michael Rippon 4/32 (8.3 overs) | | Hamish Rutherford 76* (102) Matt Henry 2/33 (10 overs) |
* Otago won by 5 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Tim Parlane and Pete Pasco
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* 15 December 2022 Scorecard
| Central Districts 147 (37 overs) | v | Auckland 150/7 (43.3 overs) |
| Brad Schmulian 46 (82) Ben Lister 4/40 (10 overs) | | Robert O'Donnell 54* (90) Brett Randell 3/25 (8 overs) |
* Auckland won by 3 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Matt Gibson and Derek Walker
* Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
* Matt Gibson (Auckland) made his List A debut.
* 18 December 2022 Scorecard
| Central Districts 268/6 (47 overs) | v | Wellington 140/7 (23 overs) |
| Tom Bruce 80 (66) Michael Snedden 2/52 (9 overs) | | Luke Georgeson 54 (62) Tom Bruce 3/4 (1 over) |
* Central Districts won by 18 runs (DLS method) McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Tim Parlane and Vinit Mahna
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* Callum McLachlan (Wellington) and Will Clark (Central Districts) both made their List A debuts.
* 18 December 2022 Scorecard
| Canterbury | v | Northern Districts |
* Match Abandoned Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tyron Davies
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 18 December 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland 12/0 (4.1 overs) | v | Otago |
| Sean Solia 10* (15) | | |
* No Result John Davies Oval, Queenstown Umpires: Derek Walker and Eugene Sanders
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play was possible due to rain.
* 10 January 2023 Scorecard
| Wellington 392/6 (50 overs) | v | Otago 282 (42.5 overs) |
| Rachin Ravindra 113 (102) Dean Foxcroft 2/42 (10 overs) | | Hamish Rutherford 63 (51) Luke Georgeson 4/42 (7.5 overs) |
* Wellington won by 110 runs University of Otago Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Shaun Haig and Kannan Jagannathan
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* Devan Vishvaka (Wellington) made his List A debut.
* 11 January 2023 Scorecard
| Central Districts 250/8 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 251/4 (49 overs) |
| Brad Schmulian 87 (106) Zak Foulkes 3/38 (9 overs) | | Ken McClure 100* (127) Brett Randell 2/29 (10 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 6 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Derek Walker and Pete Pasco
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 January 2023 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 274/9 (50 overs) | v | Central Districts 275/4 (39.4 overs) |
| Henry Cooper 102* (116) Brett Randell 5/39 (10 overs) | | Ben Smith 145 (119) Joe Walker 2/45 (8.4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 6 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Glen Walklin and Pete Pasco
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Angus Schaw (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
* 18 January 2023 Scorecard
| Canterbury 169 (46 overs) | v | Otago 171/7 (43.5 overs) |
| Leo Carter 51 (75) Michael Rae 3/35 (9 overs) | | Michael Rippon 44* (73) Blake Coburn 2/25 (9.5 overs) |
* Otago won by 3 wickets University of Otago Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Derek Walker and N Louw
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 January 2023 Scorecard
| Wellington 219 (49.4 overs) | v | Auckland 222/3 (43.1 overs) |
| Luke Georgeson 52 (83) Louis Delport 4/29 (10 overs) | | George Worker 91* (97) Logan van Beek 3/46 (10 overs) |
* Auckland won by 7 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Tim Parlane and Tyron Davies
* Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 January 2023 Scorecard
| Otago 222/9 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 223/3 (30.5 overs) |
| Hamish Rutherford 57 (88) Kris Clarke 3/48 (7 overs) | | Tim Seifert 80 (79) Josh Finnie 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 7 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Brown and Greg Pennell
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Nick Kwant (Otago) made his List A debut.
* 2 February 2023 Scorecard
| Canterbury 131 (38.3 overs) | v | Auckland 132/3 (22.2 overs) |
| Chad Bowes 37 (30) Louis Delport 4/16 (10 overs) | | Cole Briggs 52 (57) Angus McKenzie 1/14 (2.2 overs) |
* Auckland won by 7 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Derek Walker and Glen Walklin
* Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 February 2023 Scorecard
| Wellington 219/9 (50 overs) | v | Otago |
| Luke Georgeson 48 (73) Mathew Bacon 3/35 (10 overs) | | |
* No Result Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Pete Pasco and Tim Parlane
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play was possible due to rain.
* HWR Kindley and Thorn Parkes (Otago) both made their List A debuts.
* 6 February 2023 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 205 (48.3 overs) | v | Central Districts 209/7 (47.2 overs) |
| Kane Williamson 43 (68) Josh Clarkson 3/25 (10 overs) | | Will Young 71 (72) Tim Pringle 3/21 (10 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 3 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Billy Bowden and Pete Pasco
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 February 2023 Scorecard
| Auckland | v | Wellington |
* Match Abandoned Colin Maiden Park, Auckland
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 14 February 2023 Scorecard
| Central Districts | v | Canterbury |
* Match Abandoned McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Glen Walklin and Kannan Jagannathan
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 14 February 2023 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 240 (49.3 overs) | v | Otago 241/3 (37.4 overs) |
| Brett Hampton 74 (67) Michael Rae 4/50 (10 overs) | | Hamish Rutherford 120* (104) Kris Clarke 2/34 (7 overs) |
* Otago won by 7 wickets University of Otago Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Derek Walker and Tim Parlane
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.

## Finals

| Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | 1 | Central Districts | 216/4 (43.3 overs) |
| 2 | Canterbury | 350/8 (50 overs) | 2 | Canterbury | 212/9 (50 overs) |
| 3 | Otago | 221 (39 overs) | | | |

### Elimination Final

* 17 February 2023 Scorecard
| Canterbury 350/8 (50 overs) | v | Otago 221 (39 overs) |
| Chad Bowes 126 (108) Michael Rae 5/57 (10 overs) | | Jake Gibson 59 (39) Cole McConchie 3/43 (9 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 129 runs John Davies Oval, Queenstown Umpires: Cory Black and John Dempsey
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.

### Grand Final

* 28 March 2023 Scorecard
| Canterbury 212/9 (50 overs) | v | Central Districts 216/4 (43.3 overs) |
| Cole McConchie 54 (90) Jayden Lennox 3/27 (10 overs) | | Josh Clarkson 111* (78) Sean Davey 2/23 (8 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 6 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: John Dempsey and Derek Walker
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rhys Mariu (Canterbury) made his List A debut.