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Tagged with: Ford Trophy

2026/27 Ford Trophy: Round Four Basics

Northern Districts and Wellington dished out the first losses for Otago and Auckland, while Central Districts are still struggling at the bottom of the ladder without a win.

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Written by Scott Miller On November 11, 2026 Tagged Domestic Cricket, Ford Trophy

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.

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Written by Scott Miller On November 6, 2026 Tagged Domestic Cricket, Ford Trophy

2026/27 Ford Trophy: Round Two Basics

Auckland and Otago are top of the table in Ford Trophy with two wins to start their seasons, while Central Districts and Wellington are yet to win a game.

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Written by Scott Miller On November 3, 2026 Tagged Domestic Cricket, Ford Trophy

2026/27 Ford Trophy: Round One Basics

Northern Districts and Otago had away wins in Nelson and Wellington to start their Ford Trophy campaign, while Auckland defended their home turf against Canterbury.

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Written by Scott Miller On October 30, 2026 Tagged Domestic Cricket, Ford Trophy

Three Funky Things For Ford Trophy Champions Central Districts And HBJ Shield Champions Northern Districts

Central Districts are Ford Trophy champions and Northern Districts are HBJ Shield champions. Here are three funky pockets for both teams from their one-day campaigns...

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Written by Scott Miller On February 25, 2026 Tagged Domestic Cricket, HBJ Shield, Ford Trophy

2025/26 Ford Trophy: Finals Preview (Canterbury, Central Districts, Wellington)

Canterbury have already sealed a spot in the Ford Trophy final on Sunday with Central Districts taking on Wellington in the elimination final on Friday.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 19, 2026 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2025/26 Ford Trophy: Round Eight Basics

Wellington went up to Auckland to snatch a win and Northern Districts defended home turf in Hamilton vs Central Districts, while Otago vs Canterbury was rained off in Invercargill.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 11, 2026 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2025/26 Ford Trophy: Round Seven Basics

Tom Latham has back to back centuries and Canterbury are 6-1 at the top of the table, while Central Districts and Wellington had away wins as the next best teams in Ford Trophy.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 8, 2026 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2025/26 Ford Trophy: Round Six Basics

Canterbury and Central Districts are top of the table after away wins and Northern Districts' made it three wins for the traveling teams with a big win in Otago.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 6, 2026 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2025/26 Ford Trophy: Five Best Players From The First Stanza

Ford Trophy takes a break as Plunket Shield swings around and with five games of one-day cricket in the scorebooks, it's a lovely spot to roll through the five best players from the opening stanza.

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Written by Scott Miller On November 15, 2025 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2025/26 Ford Trophy: Round Five Basics

Canterbury are top of the Ford Trophy ladder after their win vs Central Districts and Auckland claimed the second spot after defeating Wellington, while Northern Districts vs Otago was washed out.

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Written by Scott Miller On November 13, 2025 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2025/26 Ford Trophy: Round Four Basics

Wins for Canterbury, Central Districts and Wellington took them to 3-1 starts to the season, while Otago are still hunting their first win.

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Written by Scott Miller On November 9, 2025 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2025/26 Ford Trophy: Round Three Basics

Wellington, Canterbury and Central Districts had wins in Ford Trophy’s round three and along with Auckland, these four teams are 2-1 to start the season.

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Written by Scott Miller On November 5, 2025 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2025/26 Ford Trophy: Round Two Basics

Auckland have back to back wins on home turf to start Ford Trophy and all other teams except for Otago have a win so far.

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Written by Scott Miller On October 31, 2025 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2025/26 Ford Trophy: Round One Basics

Auckland, Canterbury and Central Districts had wins to start the domestic cricket summer.

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Written by Scott Miller On October 27, 2025 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

Basics For The Best Emerging Cricketers With Each Team Ahead Of The 2025/26 Ford Trophy

The domestic cricket summer starts in a week with Ford Trophy sparking up the action. Every team has high quality young cricketers with fresh Blackcaps likely to start the season in domestic cricket and a wave of lads who will soon elevate to the Blackcaps mix.

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Written by Scott Miller On October 17, 2025 Tagged Domestic Cricket, Ford Trophy

2024/25 Ford Trophy: Canterbury Go Back To Back

Canterbury has gone back to back with Ford Trophy championships and have won three of the last five one-day competitions in Aotearoa after defeating Auckland in the final.

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Written by Scott Miller On March 3, 2025 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2024/25 Ford Trophy: Canterbury Lead Finals Charge

Canterbury's win over Auckland sent them straight into the Ford Trophy final, leaving Auckland to play Central Districts in the elimination final on Friday.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 25, 2025 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2024/25 Ford Trophy: Canterbury Take The Lead, Youngsters Dominate

A win for Canterbury and loss for Auckland saw Canterbury take the top spot in Ford Trophy, with both teams chillin' on six wins.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 19, 2025 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket

2024/25 Ford Trophy: Auckland Go Back To Back, Central Districts On The Up

Auckland went back to back with Ford Trophy wins after defeating Northern Districts, while Central Districts stopped the Canterbury streak by winning in Rangiora and Otago grabbed a win against Wellington at the Basin Reserve.

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Written by Scott Miller On February 15, 2025 Tagged Ford Trophy, Domestic Cricket
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