2026/27 Ford Trophy: Round Three Basics

Otago is top of the table in Ford Trophy with the same 3-0 record as Auckland, but Otago are one point clear. Wellington had their first win of the season and Central Districts are yet to register a point.

Auckland

Win vs Central Districts | 3-0 | 13 points

Best Performers vs Central Districts

  • Dale Phillips: 106 runs @ 98sr

  • Cam Fletcher: 72 runs @ 83sr

  • Bevon Jacobs: 58 runs @ 126sr

  • Ryan Harrison: 54* @ 245sr

  • Samrath Singh: 3w @ 5.9rpo

  • Adi Ashok: 3w @ 6.7rpo

  • Angus Olliver: 2w @ 5rpo

Best Performers This Season

  • Dale Phillips: 223 runs @ 74.3avg/107sr

  • Sean Solia: 174 runs @ 87avg/89sr

  • Cam Fletcher: 131 runs @ 43.6avg/96sr

  • Angus Olliver: 8w @ 16avg/4.7rpo

  • Adi Ashok: 8w @ 18.7avg/5.5rpo

  • Harry Cullen-Hieatt: 5w @ 28avg/5.1rpo

Notebook

Adi Ashok has 2+ wickets in all three Ford Trophy games so far and a wicket in seven consecutive games stretching back to the Top End T20 series.

Angus Olliver has 2+ wickets in all three Ford Trophy games so far and is averaging 27.6 in List-A bowling.

Bevon Jacobs' recent scores: 49, 8, 58, 23, 31, 58, 39*, 7, 1*, 58.

Cam Fletcher averages 33+ in all three formats.

Ryan Harrison averages 20+ with the bat and below 35 with the ball in all three formats.

Samrath Singh has 2+ wickets in four conseuctive innings for Auckland.

All six wicket-takers for Auckland are averaging below 30 this season.

Northern Districts

Loss vs Wellington | 1-2 | 4 points

Best Performers vs Wellington

  • Cooper Rowell: 4w @ 10.1rpo

  • Xavier Bell: 48 runs @ 75sr

Best Performers This Season

  • Rob O’Donnell: 153 runs @ 51avg/119sr

  • Xavier Bell: 144 runs @ 72avg/98sr

  • Josh Brown: 5w @ 27.6avg/5.1rpo

  • Cooper Rowell: 5w @ 33.6avg/9.8rpo

Notebook

Xavier Bell's scores this season: 54, 50*, 46, 48. He is now averaging 30+ in LA and T20 batting as a 20-year-old.

All of ND's bowlers are conceding more than 5rpo.

Central Districts

Loss vs Auckland | 0-3 | 0 points

Best Performers vs Auckland

  • Josh Clarkson: 2w @ 6rpo | 88 runs @ 114sr

  • Toby Findlay: 2w @ 9rpo

  • Tom Bruce: 101 runs @ 98sr

Best Performers This Season

  • Tom Bruce: 185 runs @ 61.6avg/85sr

  • Josh Clarkson: 162 runs @ 81avg/118sr | 2w @ 64.5avg/6.4rpo

  • Sam Cassidy: 162 runs @ 54avg/128sr

  • Toby Findlay: 7w @ 29.8avg/7.5rpo

Notebook

Tom Bruce's scores in last four games for CD: 103, 11, 10, 74, 101.

Josh Clarkson has scores of 74 runs @ 123sr and 88 runs @ 114sr in his two games for CD.

Toby Findlay has 2+ wickets in all three games to start the season and wickets in five consecutive innings for CD.

Wellington

Win vs Northern Districts | 1-2 | 5 points

Best Performers vs Northern Districts

  • Muhammad Abbas: 84 runs @ 108sr

  • Oscar Jackson: 71 runs @ 114sr

  • Jesse Tashkoff: 51 runs @ 86sr | 1w @ 4.8rpo

  • Adam Milne: 4w @ 4.4rpo

  • Logan van Beek: 3w @ 4rpo

Best Performers This Season

  • Oscar Jackson: 126 runs @ 42avg/94sr

  • Muhammad Abbas: 118 runs @ 39.3avg/80sr

  • Jesse Tashkoff: 103 runs @ 34.3avg/84sr | 2w @ 49avg/6rpo

  • Logan van Beek: 74 runs @ 74avg/125sr | 4w @ 33.7avg/5.8rpo

  • Yahya Zeb: 6w @ 20.5avg/5.3rpo

Notebook

Oscar Jackson has three 50+ scores in nine LA innings with 21.3avg/101sr.

Muhammad Abbas had (at least) nine consecutive scores below 30 runs before his 84 runs for Wellington. He averages 27 in ODIs and 33 in LA batting.

Jesse Tashkoff's scores in last 10 games: 1, 51, 1, 109, 33, 1, 4, 37, 23, 0, 01, 45, 7, 51.

Adam Milne and Yahya Zeb are the only Wellington bowlers averaging below 30.

Canterbury

Loss vs Otago | 1-2 | 5 points

Best Performers vs Otago

  • Scott Janett: 51 runs @ 68sr

  • Raunaq Kapur: 12* @ 67sr | 2w @ 5.2rpo

Best Performers This Season

  • Chad Bowes: 245 runs @ 81.6avg/118sr

  • Leo Carter: 131 runs @ 65.5avg/101sr

  • Henry Nicholls: 126 runs @ 63avg/95sr

  • Angus McKenzie: 5w @ 23.2avg/4.6rpo

  • Raunaq Kapur: 5w @ 24.4avg/5.rpo

Notebook

Scott Janett's scores in last 10 games: 8, 4, 38, 0, 1, 7, 2, 40, 0, 49, 0, 4, 2, 51.

Raunaq Kapur took no wickets in three consecutive Ford Trophy games and has 2+ in his last two outings. His LA bowling average of 41.8 will keep dropping if he keeps this up.

Angus McKeznie's wickets in last 10 games: 0, 2, 3, 3, 0, 1, 0, 3, 1, 0, 2, 1, 2. He averages below 30 in LA and T20 bowling.

Otago

Win vs Canterbury | 3-0 | 14 points

Best Performers vs Canterbury

  • Luke Georgeson: 3w @ 2rpo | 27* @ 64sr

  • Thomas O’Connor: 2w @ 4.8rpo

  • Danru Ferns: 2w @ 4.8rpo

  • Ben Lockrose: 2w @ 4rpo

  • Jacob Cumming: 63 runs @ 71sr

  • Thorn Parkes: 59 runs @ 95sr

Best Performers This Season

  • Jacob Cumming: 176 runs @ 58.6avg/84sr

  • Thorn Parkes: 107 runs @ 35.6avg/93sr

  • Ben Lockrose: 66 runs @ 66avg/97sr | 6w @ 23avg/5rpo

  • Luke Georgeson: 42 runs @ 21avg/68sr | 5w @ 17.8avg/2.9rpo

  • Matt Bacon: 7w @ 13.8avg/3.8rpo

  • Thomas O’Connor: 6w @ 22.5avg/4.8rpo

Notebook

Jacob Cumming is the only Otago batter with two 50+ scores so far and he has 40+ scores in all three games. He averages 31.4 in LA batting.

Thorn Parkes averages 30+ in First-Class and LA batting. He has 20+ scores in six consecutive innings for Otago featuring two 50+ scores.

All five wicket-takers for Otago have 4+ wickets and averages below 30. Matt Bacon, Luke Georgeson, Thomas O'Connor and Ben Lockrose all have 5+ wickets and averages below 25.

Otago bowlers in LA...

  • Luke Georgeson: 25.9avg/4.9rpo

  • Matt Bacon: 27.5avg/5.5rpo

  • Thomas O'Connor: 30.5avg/4.9rpo

  • Danru Ferns: 36.4avg/6rpo

  • Ben Lockrose: 38.2avg/5.2rpo

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