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 who thrashed Canterbury to defend their title.[1][2]
| Dates | 27 December 2015 – 30 January 2016 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Points table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: [3]
Teams qualified for the finals
Group stage edit
Round 1 edit
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) |
- 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 edit
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 edit
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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- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped played during the 6th over of Wellington's innings.
Round 4 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
1st Preliminary Final edit
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 edit
3rd Preliminary Final edit
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.[4]
Final edit
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 edit
- ^ "2015–16 Ford Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Central Districts crush Canterbury to defend title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Otago's final hopes washed away, Canterbury through". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2016.