# 2017–18 Ford Trophy

The 2017–18 Ford Trophy was the 47th season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the seventh in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 3 December 2017 to 24 February 2018. Canterbury were the defending champions.
The final round of fixtures were all abandoned due to rain. As a result, Central Districts topped the table and were joined in the final stage with Auckland, Northern Districts and Canterbury. After the preliminary final matches, Central Districts and Auckland had progressed to the tournament final.
Auckland won the tournament, beating Central Districts by six wickets in the final.

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Central Districts | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 1.023 |
| 2 | Auckland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0.198 |
| 3 | Northern Districts | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −0.117 |
| 4 | Canterbury | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −0.109 |
| 5 | Wellington | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.288 |
| 6 | Otago | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.736 |
Teams qualified for the finals

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 3 December 2017 Scorecard
| Wellington 263/8 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 267/5 (49.5 overs) |
| Stephen Murdoch 42 (55) Tim Southee 3/50 (10 overs) | | BJ Watling 115 (132) Matt Taylor 2/16 (3 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 5 wickets Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker
* Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3 December 2017 Scorecard
| Canterbury 221/9 (50 overs) | v | Otago 222/7 (47.3 overs) |
| Todd Astle 51 (82) Jack Hunter 3/19 (4 overs) | | Hamish Rutherford 100 (123) Todd Astle 3/35 (10 overs) |
* Otago won by 3 wickets Mainpower Oval, Rangiora Umpires: John Dempsey and Tim Parlane
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* Jeremy Benton and Fraser Sheat (Canterbury) both made their List A debuts.
* 3 December 2017 Scorecard
| Central Districts 224 (44.5 overs) | v | Auckland 228/5 (41 overs) |
| Tom Bruce 56 (64) Tarun Nethula 4/64 (10 overs) | | Glenn Phillips 48 (41) Blair Tickner 2/57 (10 overs) |
* Auckland won by 5 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: John Bromley and Tony Gillies
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ben Lister (Auckland) made his List A debut.

### Round 2

* 6 December 2017 Scorecard
| Central Districts 334/8 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 249 (43.1 overs) |
| Jesse Ryder 107 (106) Brent Arnel 2/55 (8 overs) | | Daryl Mitchell 52 (57) Adam Milne 3/35 (8 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 85 runs Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Derek Walker
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 6 December 2017 Scorecard
| Wellington 253 (49.1 overs) | v | Otago 255/4 (46.1 overs) |
| Devon Conway 74* (100) Jack Hunter 3/35 (6.1 overs) | | Shawn Hicks 83* (116) Ian McPeake 1/31 (6 overs) |
* Otago won by 6 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 December 2017 Scorecard
| Canterbury 277/9 (50 overs) | v | Auckland 281/3 (42.3 overs) |
| Todd Astle 53 (49) Mitchell McClenaghan 4/41 (10 overs) | | Colin Munro 174* (118) Tim Johnston 2/47 (10 overs) |
* Auckland won by 7 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Tony Gillies and Wayne Knights
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 3

* 10 December 2017 Scorecard
| Auckland 266/7 (46 overs) | v | Wellington 274/5 (37.4 overs) |
| Mark Chapman 125* (119) Hamish Bennett 2/33 (8 overs) | | Stephen Murdoch 117 (120) Mitchell McClenaghan 3/60 (9 overs) |
* Wellington won by 5 wickets (D/L method) Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: John Bromley and Ashley Mehrotra
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 December 2017 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 274 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 231 (46.3 overs) |
| Anton Devcich 59 (74) Matt Henry 3/35 (10 overs) | | Michael Pollard 119 (134) Brent Arnel 4/40 (8.3 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 43 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Shaun Haig and Wayne Knights
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 10 December 2017 Scorecard
| Otago 287/7 (50 overs) | v | Central Districts 291/7 (46.5 overs) |
| Michael Rippon 61 (37) Doug Bracewell 3/49 (10 overs) | | Dane Cleaver 124* (124) Rob Nicol 2/44 (8 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 3 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 4

* 27 January 2018 Scorecard
| Otago 254/9 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 257/2 (44.2 overs) |
| Neil Broom 81 (113) Ed Nuttall 4/58 (10 overs) | | Chad Bowes 112* (126) James Neesham 1/17 (5 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 8 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 January 2018 Scorecard
| Central Districts 299/7 (50 overs) | v | Auckland 176 (40.3 overs) |
| Josh Clarkson 103 (95) Sean Solia 4/46 (8 overs) | | Glenn Phillips 43 (72) Adam Milne 2/20 (6 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 123 runs Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Eugene Sanders
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Graeme Beghin and Jamie Brown (Auckland) both made their List A debuts.
* 27 January 2018 Scorecard
| Wellington 320/9 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 324/6 (47.3 overs) |
| Devon Conway 93 (96) Brett Randell 4/44 (10 overs) | | Daryl Mitchell 126* (101) Peter Younghusband 2/53 (10 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 4 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: John Dempsey and Derek Walker
* Northern District won the toss and elected to field.
* Ollie Newton (Wellington) made his List A debut.

### Round 5

* 31 January 2018 Scorecard
| Otago 272 (49.2 overs) | v | Wellington 273/7 (47.2 overs) |
| James Neesham 62 (48) Logan van Beek 3/35 (9.2 overs) | | Malcolm Nofal 108 (111) Jack Hunter 3/57 (9 overs) |
* Wellington won by 3 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Tony Gillies and Ashley Mehrotra
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* Alex Ridley (Wellington) and Matthew Bacon (Otago) both made their List A debuts.
* Malcolm Nofal (Wellington) scored his first century in List A cricket.
* 31 January 2018 Scorecard
| Auckland 299/8 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 217 (44.5 overs) |
| Mark Chapman 71 (62) Brent Arnel 3/47 (9 overs) | | Daryl Mitchell 50 (53) Tarun Nethula 5/57 (10 overs) |
* Auckland won by 82 runs Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Bromley
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat first.
* 31 January 2018 Scorecard
| Canterbury 286/7 (50 overs) | v | Central Districts 287/8 (49.5 overs) |
| Andrew Ellis 93* (103) Ajaz Patel 2/44 (10 overs) | | Ben Smith 82 (111) Andrew Ellis 2/35 (6 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 2 wickets Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North Umpires: Garth Stirrat and Derek Walker
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* Christian Leopard (Central Districts) made his List A debut.

### Round 6

* 4 February 2018 Scorecard
| Otago 167 (43.1 overs) | v | Central Districts 169/4 (24 overs) |
| James Neesham 40 (48) Blair Tickner 4/43 (10 overs) | | George Worker 55 (62) Michael Rae 3/45 (8 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 6 wickets Queen's Park, Invercargill Umpires: Tony Gillies and Eugene Sanders
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4 February 2018 Scorecard
| Auckland 264/9 (50 overs) | v | Wellington 185 (42.3 overs) |
| Mark Chapman 117 (104) Logan van Beek 3/55 (10 overs) | | Malcolm Nofal 35 (58) Jamie Brown 4/38 (10 overs) |
* Auckland won by 79 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Damian Morrow and Tim Parlane
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* 4 February 2018 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 247/5 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 9/0 (1.5 overs) |
| Nick Kelly 59 (69) Andrew Ellis 1/25 (3 overs) | | Chad Bowes 8* (8) |
* No result Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tony Gillies
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 7

* 7 February 2018 Scorecard
| Canterbury 341/8 (50 overs) | v | Auckland 228 (47.4 overs) |
| Henry Nicholls 70 (78) Tarun Nethula 3/43 (9 overs) | | Jeet Raval 58 (87) Tim Johnston 3/33 (10 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 38 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: John Dempsey and Tony Gillies
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7 February 2018 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 341/8 (50 overs) | v | Otago 275 (48.1 overs) |
| Nick Kelly 106 (133) James Neesham 2/27 (4 overs) | | Derek de Boorder 77 (75) Brett Hampton 3/31 (7 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 66 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Shaun Haig and Derek Walker
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7 February 2018 Scorecard
| Wellington 257/7 (50 overs) | v | Central Districts 258/7 (47 overs) |
| Malcolm Nofal 78 (104) Adam Milne 2/39 (10 overs) | | George Worker 70 (107) Alex Ridley 3/40 (10 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 3 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Ashley Mehrotra and Tim Parlane
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 8

* 11 February 2018 Scorecard
| Canterbury | v | Wellington |
* Match abandoned Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Billy Bowden and Ashley Mehrotra
* No toss.
* 11 February 2018 Scorecard
| Central Districts | v | Northern Districts |
* Match abandoned McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Tim Parlane and Derek Walker
* No toss.
* 11 February 2018 Scorecard
| Auckland | v | Otago |
* Match abandoned Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Umpires: Tony Gillies and Wayne Knights
* No toss.

## Finals

* 1st Preliminary Final 17 February 2018 Scorecard
| Auckland 240 (45.5 overs) | v | Central Districts 191/3 (25.4 overs) |
| Ben Horne 63 (52) Doug Bracewell 3/60 (9.5 overs) | | Jesse Ryder 53* (34) Sean Solia 1/17 (2 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 7 wickets (D/L method) Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Tony Gillies and Derek Walker
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Finn Allen (Auckland) made his List A debut.
* 2nd Preliminary Final 17 February 2018 Scorecard
| Canterbury 287 (49.2 overs) | v | Northern Districts 119 (31.2 overs) |
| Henry Nicholls 122 (131) Brent Arnel 4/45 (9.2 overs) | | Joe Walker 31* (31) Matt Henry 3/21 (8.2 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 168 runs Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Billy Bowden and Ashley Mehrotra
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3rd Preliminary Final 21 February 2018 Scorecard
| Auckland 304/6 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 197 (37.2 overs) |
| Jeet Raval 149 (153) Andrew Ellis 2/52 (7 overs) | | Michael Pollard 47 (50) Tarun Nethula 4/43 (9.2 overs) |
* Auckland won by 107 runs Colin Maiden Park, Auckland Umpires: Derek Walker and Tim Parlane
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Final 24 February 2018 Scorecard
| Central Districts 197 (46.4 overs) | v | Auckland 201/4 (32.4 overs) |
| Tom Bruce 49 (48) Lockie Ferguson 3/28 (9.4 overs) | | Glenn Phillips 63 (75) Ben Wheeler 2/31 (5 overs) |
* Auckland won by 6 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Tim Parlane and Billy Bowden
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.