# 2021–22 Ford Trophy

The 2021–22 Ford Trophy was the 51st season of The Ford Trophy, the List A cricket tournament that was played in New Zealand. It was the eleventh in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The tournament ran from November 2021 to February 2022. In July 2021, New Zealand Cricket named all the squads for the domestic teams ahead of the 2021–22 season, and confirmed the fixtures in September 2021. Canterbury were the defending champions.
Following the completion of matches played on 20 February 2022, Central Districts were the first team to reach the final of the tournament. They were joined by Auckland, who beat Otago in their penultimate group match to secure their berth in the final. In the final, Auckland beat Central Districts by eight wickets to win the tournament.

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Central Districts | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 2.925 |
| 2 | Auckland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0.373 |
| 3 | Wellington | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0.361 |
| 4 | Northern Districts | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0.096 |
| 5 | Otago | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | −1.128 |
| 6 | Canterbury | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −1.495 |
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## Fixtures

* 30 November 2021 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 239/8 (32 overs) | v | Canterbury 240/3 (27.2 overs) |
| Jeet Raval 74 (57) Matt Henry 2/42 (7 overs) | | Ken McClure 87 (55) Joe Walker 1/34 (5 overs) |
* Canterbury won by 7 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Chris Brown and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 32 overs per side due to rain.
* 1 December 2021 Scorecard
| Wellington 255/7 (50 overs) | v | Otago 242 (49 overs) |
| Troy Johnson 73 (87) Michael Rippon 4/41 (10 overs) | | Neil Broom 72 (94) Peter Younghusband 3/56 (10 overs) |
* Wellington won by 13 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Cory Black and Shaun Haig
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 December 2021 Scorecard
| Canterbury | v | Northern Districts |
* Match abandoned Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora Umpires: John Bromley and Tim Parlane
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 14 December 2021 Scorecard
| Canterbury 222 (49.2 overs) | v | Otago 223/5 (42.5 overs) |
| Henry Shipley 55 (67) Matthew Bacon 4/45 (7.2 overs) | | Josh Finnie 72* (74) Will Williams 2/28 (10 overs) |
* Otago won by 5 wickets University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Derek Walker and John Bromley
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* 15 December 2021 Scorecard
| Northern Districts | v | Central Districts |
* Match abandoned Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Bowden and Kim Cotton
* No toss
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 21 December 2021 Scorecard
| Wellington 333/9 (50 overs) | v | Otago 238 (43.4 overs) |
| Troy Johnson 88 (78) Jacob Duffy 3/70 (7 overs) | | Michael Rippon 68* (65) Michael Bracewell 3/36 (8 overs) |
* Wellington won by 95 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Shaun Haig and Eugene Sanders
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* Llew Johnson (Otago) made his List A debut.
* 1 January 2022 Scorecard
| Wellington 307/9 (50 overs) | v | Auckland 310/4 (49.4 overs) |
| Finn Allen 86 (55) Danru Ferns 3/68 (10 overs) | | George Worker 132 (128) Peter Younghusband 1/47 (8 overs) |
* Auckland won by 6 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Kim Cotton and Derek Walker
* Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
* Adithya Ashok (Auckland) made his List A debut.
* 3 January 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland 207 (48.3 overs) | v | Wellington 210/5 (42.5 overs) |
| William Somerville 59 (77) Logan van Beek 3/29 (10 overs) | | Luke Georgeson 51 (52) William Somerville 2/28 (10 overs) |
* Wellington won by 5 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Kim Cotton and Derek Walker
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3 January 2022 Scorecard
| Otago 258/7 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 205 (43.3 overs) |
| Mitch Renwick 55 (85) William O'Rourke 2/31 (10 overs) | | Henry Shipley 78 (64) Matthew Bacon 4/51 (9.3 overs) |
* Otago won by 53 runs Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora Umpires: John Dempsey and Tim Parlane
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
* William O’Rourke (Canterbury) made his List A debut.
* 6 January 2022 Scorecard
| Northern Districts 143 (35.4 overs) | v | Central Districts 145/4 (30.4 overs) |
| Joe Carter 38 (54) Seth Rance 4/25 (7.4 overs) | | Josh Clarkson 50* (34) Anurag Verma 2/49 (8.4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 6 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Cory Black and Billy Bowden
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 9 January 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland 221 (49.2 overs) | v | Northern Districts 222/2 (38.1 overs) |
| Ben Horne 45 (57) Anurag Verma 3/29 (6.2 overs) | | Joe Carter 105* (95) Ross ter Braak 1/32 (7 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 8 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Bromley
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 11 January 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland 303/7 (50 overs) | v | Northern Districts 256 (39.5 overs) |
| George Worker 132 (142) Zak Gibson 4/61 (10 overs) | | Colin de Grandhomme 126 (104) Lockie Ferguson 6/34 (8 overs) |
* Auckland won by 47 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 February 2022 Scorecard
| Central Districts 296/7 (50 overs) | v | Auckland 183 (39.3 overs) |
| Will Young 107 (110) Adithya Ashok 3/53 (10 overs) | | Martin Guptill 54 (83) Blair Tickner 4/37 (7.3 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 113 runs Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North Umpires: John Bromley and Shaun Haig
* Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
* 4 February 2022 Scorecard
| Canterbury 218/8 (50 overs) | v | Wellington 219/7 (42.2 overs) |
| Chad Bowes 99 (116) Logan van Beek 2/28 (5 overs) | | Finn Allen 68 (65) Matt Henry 2/47 (9 overs) |
* Wellington won by 3 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* 4 February 2022 Scorecard
| Otago | v | Central Districts |
* Match abandoned University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Cory Black
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 6 February 2022 Scorecard
| Wellington | v | Canterbury |
* Match abandoned Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Billy Bowden and John Dempsey
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 6 February 2022 Scorecard
| Central Districts 314/7 (37 overs) | v | Otago 114 (23.5 overs) |
| Bayley Wiggins 80 (64) Matthew Bacon 2/59 (6 overs) | | Max Chu 31 (38) Seth Rance 3/19 (5 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 200 runs University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Shaun Haig
* Otago won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 37 overs per side due to rain.
* 11 February 2022 Scorecard
| Northern Districts | v | Wellington |
* Match abandoned Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Damian Morrow and Pete Pasco
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 11 February 2022 Scorecard
| Canterbury | v | Central Districts |
* Match abandoned Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Chris Brown and John Bromley
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 13 February 2022 Scorecard
| Canterbury | v | Central Districts |
* Match abandoned Rangiora Recreation Ground, Rangiora
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 13 February 2022 Scorecard
| Northern Districts | v | Wellington |
* Match abandoned Seddon Park, Hamilton
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 18 February 2022 Scorecard
| Central Districts 310/5 (29 overs) | v | Wellington 184/6 (20 overs) |
| Ross Taylor 111* (51) Nathan Smith 3/51 (6 overs) | | Michael Bracewell 93 (42) Jayden Lennox 3/57 (6 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 43 runs (DLS method) Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Kannan Jagannathan
* Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
* Wellington were set a revised target of 228 runs from 20 overs due to rain.
* 18 February 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland 365/5 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury 146 (32.2 overs) |
| Robert O'Donnell 100* (79) Henry Shipley 2/65 (10 overs) | | Leo Carter 36 (38) Adithya Ashok 4/25 (7 overs) |
* Auckland won by 219 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Pete Pasco
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
* 18 February 2022 Scorecard
| Otago 139 (39.5 overs) | v | Northern Districts 140/4 (22.4 overs) |
| Nick Kelly 59 (82) Matthew Fisher 3/24 (8.5 overs) | | Tim Seifert 51 (46) Michael Rippon 3/50 (8.4 overs) |
* Northern Districts won by 6 wickets Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Damian Morrow and Tim Parlane
* Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Chris Swanson (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
* 20 February 2022 Scorecard
| Otago 132 (42.4 overs) | v | Northern Districts 118 (26.3 overs) |
| Dale Phillips 36 (54) Matthew Fisher 4/34 (8.4 overs) | | Tim Seifert 45 (44) Ben Lockrose 3/17 (3.3 overs) |
* Otago won by 1 run (DLS method) Cobham Oval, Whangārei Umpires: Damian Morrow and Tim Parlane
* Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
* Northern Districts were set a revised target of 120 runs from 26.3 overs due to rain.
* 20 February 2022 Scorecard
| Wellington 191/8 (32 overs) | v | Central Districts 194/8 (24.5 overs) |
| Jakob Bhula 50 (56) Adam Milne 3/35 (7 overs) | | Ross Taylor 50 (31) Logan van Beek 2/34 (4 overs) |
* Central Districts won by 2 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Eugene Sanders and Kannan Jagannathan
* Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was reduced to 32 overs per side due to rain.
* 20 February 2022 Scorecard
| Canterbury 226/9 (50 overs) | v | Auckland 227/4 (36.5 overs) |
| Leo Carter 58 (73) Lockie Ferguson 2/25 (7 overs) | | Glenn Phillips 122* (102) William O’Rourke 1/40 (7 overs) |
* Auckland won by 6 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Pete Pasco
* Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
* Zak Foulkes (Canterbury) made his List A debut.
* 22 February 2022 Scorecard
| Auckland 380/6 (50 overs) | v | Otago 284/6 (50 overs) |
| Martin Guptill 137 (106) Angus McKenzie 3/66 (10 overs) | | Anaru Kitchen 106* (95) Simon Keene 4/47 (10 overs) |
* Auckland won by 96 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
* Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Simon Keene (Auckland) made his List A debut.
* 24 February 2022 Scorecard
| Central Districts 301 (49.2 overs) | v | Auckland 305/7 (49.3 overs) |
| Brad Schmulian 78 (98) Ollie Pringle 4/51 (9 overs) | | George Worker 139* (144) Adam Milne 2/18 (6 overs) |
* Auckland won by 3 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Billy Bowden and Tim Parlane
* Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

## Final

* Final 26 February 2022 Scorecard
| Central Districts 213 (49.5 overs) | v | Auckland 217/2 (36.1 overs) |
| Tom Bruce 63 (66) Lockie Ferguson 4/32 (10 overs) | | Mark Chapman 92* (75) Seth Rance 1/25 (6 overs) |
* Auckland won by 8 wickets John Davies Oval, Queenstown Umpires: Derek Walker and John Bromley
* Auckland won the toss and elected to field.