2016–17 Ford Trophy
The 2016–17 Ford Trophy was the 46th season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the sixth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 15 January to 18 February 2017.[1][2][3] The final was played between Canterbury and Wellington.[4] Canterbury won the final by 28 runs with Peter Fulton scoring the fastest century in a List A cricket match in New Zealand.[5]
| Dates | 15 January – 18 February 2017 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket | 
| Cricket format | List A cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout | 
| Champions | Canterbury (14th title) | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| Most runs | George Worker (659) | 
| Most wickets | Scott Kuggeleijn (17) | 
| Official website | www.blackcaps.co.nz | 
Points table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0.110 | 
| 2 | Canterbury | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | −0.118 | 
| 3 | Central Districts | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0.823 | 
| 4 | Northern Districts | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | −0.307 | 
| 5 | Auckland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0.001 | 
| 6 | Otago | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.448 | 
Source: [6]
Teams qualified for the finals
Fixtures
    
    Round 1
    
 15 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Central Stags 296/6 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Canterbury 297/8 (49.2 overs)  | 
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Jack Boyle (Canterbury) made his List A debut.
 
 15 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Otago Volts 302 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Wellington Firebirds 304/7 (48.1 overs)  | 
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
 - Gregor Croudis (Otago) made his List A debut.
 
 15 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Auckland Aces 295 (47.1 overs)  | 
v  | 
Northern Districts 134 (27 overs)  | 
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
 - Ben Horne, Raja Sandhu, Sean Solia (Auckland); Peter Bocock, Zak Gibson and Freddy Walker (Northern Districts) all made their List A debuts.
 
Round 2
    
 18 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Central Stags 212/9 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Wellington Firebirds 214/6 (48.4 overs)  | 
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Navin Patel (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
 
 18 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Canterbury 135 (32 overs)  | 
v  | 
Northern Districts 136/1 (29.3 overs)  | 
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Will Williams (Canterbury) and Brett Randell (Northern Districts) both made their List A debuts.
 
 18 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Auckland Aces 257 (48.4 overs)  | 
v  | 
Otago Volts 238 (46.3 overs)  | 
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Jack Hunter (Otago) made his List A debut.
 
Round 3
    
 22 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Northern Districts 266/6 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Central Stags 200/8 (32.1 overs)  | 
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Bharat Popli (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
 
Round 4
    
 25 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Auckland Aces 392/3 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Central Stags 249/3 (34.4 overs)  | 
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
 - Liam Dudding (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
 
 25 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Northern Districts 259 (49.4 overs)  | 
v  | 
Otago Volts 134 (38.3 overs)  | 
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
 - Nathan Smith (Otago) made his List A debut.
 
 25 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Wellington Firebirds 166/6 (27 overs)  | 
v  | 
Canterbury 123/6 (22.2 overs)  | 
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
 - Harry Chamberlain (Canterbury) made his List A debut.
 
Round 5
    
 28 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Northern Districts 285/6 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Wellington Firebirds 150 (34.3 overs)  | 
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Henry Cooper (Northern Districts) and Ian McPeake (Wellington) both made their List A debuts.
 
 28 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Otago Volts 287 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Central Stags 264 (49.4 overs)  | 
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 28 January 2017     Scorecard  | 
Auckland Aces 209/8 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Canterbury 210/5 (38.2 overs)  | 
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Round 6
    
 1 February 2017     Scorecard  | 
Central Stags 150/2 (30 overs)  | 
v  | 
|
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Rain stopped play during Central Districts' innings with no further play possible.
 
 1 February 2017     Scorecard  | 
Canterbury 275/7 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Northern Districts 273 (49.3 overs)  | 
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 1 February 2017     Scorecard  | 
Otago Volts 340/7 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Auckland Aces 307/7 (50 overs)  | 
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
 
Round 7
    
 4 February 2017     Scorecard  | 
Central Stags 401/8 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Northern Districts 174 (35.3 overs)  | 
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Joe Walker (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
 
 4 February 2017     Scorecard  | 
Canterbury 276/7 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Auckland Aces 251/9 (50 overs)  | 
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
 - Danru Ferns (Auckland) made his List A debut.
 
 4 February 2017     Scorecard  | 
Otago Volts 153 (38.2 overs)  | 
v  | 
Wellington Firebirds 157/6 (26 overs)  | 
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Round 8
    
 8 February 2017     Scorecard  | 
Auckland Aces 237 (43.2 overs)  | 
v  | 
Central Stags 240/3 (39.1 overs)  | 
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 8 February 2017     Scorecard  | 
Canterbury 246/9 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Wellington Firebirds 249/8 (48.1 overs)  | 
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 8 February 2017     Scorecard  | 
Northern Districts 288/6 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Otago Volts 289/8 (34.1 overs)  | 
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
 
Finals
    
Canterbury 250 (49.3 overs)  | 
v  | 
Wellington Firebirds 223 (49.3 overs)  | 
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
 
Central Stags 336/7 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Northern Districts 288 (48.3 overs)  | 
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Central Stags 247 (50 overs)  | 
v  | 
Wellington Firebirds 249/5 (49.3 overs)  | 
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
 
Canterbury 199/3 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Wellington Firebirds 171 (19.3 overs)  | 
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
 - Rain reduced the game to 20 overs per side.
 
References
    
- "Pink ball set for trial in Plunket Shield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
 - "2016-17 Summer Domestic Schedules". Black Caps. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
 - "Pink ball to grace NZ first-class cricket in March as trial for day-night test". Stuff. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
 - "Verma, Papps carry Wellington into final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
 - "Fulton's record ton takes Canterbury to title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
 - "Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
 - "Clarkson and Rance take Central Districts to maiden win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
 
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