2015–16 Ford Trophy
Dates | 27 December 2015 – 30 January 2016 |
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Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
Cricket format | List A cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Champions | Central Districts (6th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 28 |
Most runs | Neil Broom (508) |
Most wickets | Seth Rance (19) |
Official website | www.blackcaps.co.nz |
The 2015–16 Ford Trophy was the 45th season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the fifth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 27 December 2015 to 30 January 2016, and was won by the Central Districts.[1]
Points table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Canterbury | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 1.041 |
2 | Central Districts | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0.473 |
3 | Otago | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0.725 |
4 | Auckland | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | −0.579 |
5 | Northern Districts | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.253 |
6 | Wellington | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −1.209 |
Source: [2]
Teams qualified for the finals
Group stage[]
Round 1[]
Central Districts
167 (42.3 overs) |
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Canterbury
168/4 (41.4 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Michael Davidson (Canterbury), Josh Clarkson and Ajaz Patel (Central Districts) all made their List A debuts.
Otago
313/8 (50 overs) |
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Auckland
314/8 (49.3 overs) |
Neil Broom 101 (99)
Lachie Ferguson 4/68 (10 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lachie Ferguson, Shawn Hicks (Auckland) and Warren Barnes (Otago) all made their List A debuts.
Northern Districts
267/9 (50 overs) |
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Wellington
268/5 (45.4 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
Round 2[]
Auckland
278/8 (50 overs) |
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Northern Districts
267/9 (50 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Central Districts
241 (44.2 overs) |
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Wellington
209 (48 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 3[]
Northern Districts
302/8 (50 overs) |
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Auckland
201 (40.3 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Wellington
32/3 (5.4 overs) |
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Michael Papps 21 (15)
Ed Nuttall 2/15 (3 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped played during the 6th over of Wellington's innings.
Round 4[]
Auckland
288/9 (50 overs) |
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Wellington
276 (49.5 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Michael Guptill-Bunce (Auckland) made his List A debut.
Central Districts
363/9 (50 overs) |
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Northern Districts
282 (45.5 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Blair Tickner (Central Districts), Tony Goodin and Nick Kelly (Northern Districts) all made their List A debuts.
Round 5[]
Auckland
243/7 (50 overs) |
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Canterbury
245/4 (37.4 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
Central Districts
324/7 (50 overs) |
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Wellington
141/4 (29.2 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
Otago
298/6 (50 overs) |
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Northern Districts
295/7 (50 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
Round 6[]
Canterbury
265 (48.5 overs) |
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Auckland
167 (35.5 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- Michael Barry (Auckland) made his List A debut.
Central Districts
224 (48.5 overs) |
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Northern Districts
227/2 (42.4 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 7[]
Central Districts
110/4 (18.3 overs) |
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|
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- Ken McClure and Henry Shipley (Canterbury) both made their List A debuts.
Northern Districts
181 (46.1 overs) |
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Otago
187/2 (27.4 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
Round 8[]
Central Districts
348/7 (50 overs) |
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Auckland
301/9 (50 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
Canterbury
251/8 (50 overs) |
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Northern Districts
255/7 (49.4 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
- Cody Andrews (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
Finals[]
1st Preliminary Final[]
Canterbury
294/8 (50 overs) |
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Central Districts
295/8 (49.3 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
2nd Preliminary Final[]
3rd Preliminary Final[]
Canterbury
108/4 (26 overs) |
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- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Canterbury advanced to the final, after finishing above Otago in the points table.[3]
Final[]
Central Districts
405/6 (50 overs) |
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Canterbury
249 (37.4 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
References[]
- ^ "2015–16 Ford Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Otago's final hopes washed away, Canterbury through". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- Ford Trophy
- 2015–16 New Zealand cricket season
- Domestic cricket competitions in 2015–16