2011–12 Ford Trophy

2011-12 Ford Trophy
Dates25 November 2011 – 12 February 2012
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
ChampionsCentral Districts Stags
Participants6
Matches28
Most runsNew Zealand Brad Cachopa (373)
Most wicketsNew Zealand Andy McKay (18)

The 2011–12 Ford Trophy was the 41st season of the official List A domestic cricket competition in New Zealand. This season was the first in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 25 November 2011 to 12 February 2012, and was won by the Central Districts Stags.

Teams

Grounds

Ground Used Home Team
Colin Maiden Park Auckland Aces
Bay Oval Northern Knights
Seddon Park Northern Knights
Nelson Park Central Stags
Saxton Oval Central Stags
Pukekura Park Central Stags
Basin Reserve Wellington Firebirds
Bert Sutcliffe Oval Wellington Firebirds
MainPower Oval Canterbury Wizards
Aorangi Oval Canterbury Wizards
University Oval Otago Volts
Queen's Park Otago Volts

Points Table

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Central Stags 8 3 1 0 4 2 22 0.538
2 Auckland Aces 8 4 3 0 1 2 20 0.084
3 Otago Volts 8 3 2 0 3 1 19 0.396
4 Canterbury Wizards 8 3 3 0 2 1 17 0.067
5 Wellington Firebirds 8 3 4 0 1 1 15 0.101
6 Northern Knights 8 2 5 0 1 0 10 −0.933
Source: [citation needed]

Results

25 November 2011

25 November 2011
Report
Wellington Firebirds
177
v
Auckland Aces
249
Auckland won by 72 runs
Bert Sutcliffe Oval
Umpires: Barry Frost and Tim Parlane

25 November 2011
Report
Otago Volts
295/6
v
Northern Districts
184
Otago won by 111 runs
University Oval
Umpires: Gary Baxter and John Ward

25 November 2011
Report
Canterbury Wizards
268/7
v
Central Districts
202
Canterbury won by 66 runs
Mainpower Oval
Umpires: Derek Walker and Evan Watkin

4 December 2011

4 December 2011
report
Auckland Aces
v
Central Districts
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Colin Maiden Oval
Umpires: Barry Frost and Wayne Knights

4 December 2011
report
Northern Districts
v
Canterbury Wizards
267/9
No result
Bay Oval
Umpires: Phil Jones and Derek Walker

4 December 2011
report
Wellington Firebirds
213
v
Otago Volts
219
55 Jimmy Neesham
4/34 Andy McKay
Otago won by 6 runs
Basin Reserve
Umpires: Tim Parlane and Evan Watkin

7 December 2011

7 December 2011
Report
Canterbury Wizards
v
Otago Volts
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Mainpower Oval
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Derek Walker

7 December 2011
Report
Central Districts
v
Wellington Firebirds
205/8
114 Michael Pollard
2/42 Kieran Noema-Barnett
No result
Nelson Park
Umpires: Wayne Knights and Evan Watkin

7 December 2011
Report
Northern Districts
241
v
Auckland Aces
244/4
91 Brad Cachopa
2/51 Anton Devcich
Auckland won by 6 wickets
Bay Oval
Umpires: Barry Frost and Phil Jones

11 December 2011

11 December 2011
Report
Canterbury Wizards
274
v
Wellington Firebirds
307/5
Wellington won by 33 runs
Aorangi Oval
Umpires: Tim Parlane and Derek Walker

11 December 2011
Report
Northern Districts
169
v
Central Districts
170/4
Central Districts won by 6 wickets
Seddon Park
Umpires: Phil Jones and Evan Watkin

11 December 2011
Report
Otago Volts
302/6
v
Auckland Aces
303/8
78 Craig Cumming
2/48 Bhupinder Singh
114 Brad Cachopa
2/59 Ian Butler, Nick Beard
Auckland won by 2 wickets
University Oval
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Wayne Knights

14 December 2011

14 December 2011
Report
Central Districts
v
Otago Volts
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Saxton Oval
Umpires: Barry Frost and Tim Parlane

14 December 2011
Report
Auckland Aces
239/9
v
Canterbury Wizards
138/5
55* Gareth Hopkins
2/20 Matt Henry
Canterbury won by 6 runs (D/L method)
Colin Maiden Oval
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Phil Jones

14 December 2011
Report
Wellington Firebirds
221/6
v
Northern Districts
327/5
52 Michael Papps
2/43 Jimmy Baker
Northern Districts won by 30 runs (D/L method)
Basin Reserve
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Evan Watkin

26 January 2012

26 January 2012
Report
Otago Volts
34/3
v
Central Districts
No result
Queen's Park
Umpires: Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane

26 January 2012
Report
Wellington Firebirds
287
v
Canterbury Wizards
306/8
122 Stephen Murdoch
4/63 Ryan McCone
Canterbury won by 19 runs
Basin Reserve
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney

26 January 2012
Report
Auckland Aces
100/2
v
Northern Districts
99
55* Anaru Kitchen
2/33 Graeme Aldridge
38 Daryl Mitchell
5/30 Mitchell McClenaghan
Auckland won by 8 wickets
Colin Maiden Oval
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Evan Watkin

29 January 2012

29 January 2012
report
Auckland Aces
174
v
Wellington Firebirds
276
Wellington won by 102 runs
Colin Maiden Oval
Umpires: Tim Parlane and Wayne Knights

29 January 2012
Report
Northern Districts
288/8
v
Otago Volts
293/5
Otago won by 5 runs
Seddon Park
Umpires: Phil Jones and Evan Watkin

29 January 2012
Report
Canterbury Wizards
291/5
v
Central Districts
294/3
130* Dean Robinson
2/51 Andrew Ellis (cricketer)
Central Districts won by 7 wickets
Mainpower Oval
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Derek Walker

1 February 2012

1 February 2012
Report
Canterbury Wizards
234/9
v
Northern Districts
238/6
78* Todd Astle
3/28 Jono Boult
Northern Districts won by 4 wickets
Mainpower Oval
Umpires: Tim Parlane and Evan Watkin

1 February 2012
Report
Central Districts
124/2
v
Auckland Aces
123
44 Colin Munro
5/45 Bevan Small
Central Districts won by 8 wickets
Pukekura Park
Umpires: Barry Frost and Derek Walker

1 February 2012
Report
Otago Volts
251
v
Wellington Firebirds
276
Wellington won by 25 runs
Queen's Park
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Phil Jones

5 February 2012 – 1st and 2nd Preliminary Finals

5 February 2012
Report
Central Districts
16/0
v
Auckland Aces
230
7* Jamie How, Dean Robinson
66 Colin de Grandhomme
4/46 Marty Kain
No result
Pukekura Park
Umpires: Tim Parlane and Evan Watkin, 3rd Umpire Phil Jones

5 February 2012
Report
Otago Volts
172
v
Canterbury Wizards
160
41 Sam Wells
3/46 Matt Henry
Otago won by 12 runs
University Ovals
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Chris Gaffaney

8 February 2012 – 3rd Preliminary Final

8 February 2012
Report
Auckland Aces
337/3
v
Otago Volts
264
62 Hamish Rutherford
3/52 Anaru Kitchen
Auckland won by 73 runs
Colin Maiden Oval
Umpires: Barry Frost and Derek Walker

12 February 2012 – Final

12 February 2012
Report
Central Districts
285/8
v
Auckland Aces
282/8
Central Districts won by 2 wickets
Pukekura Park
Umpires: Derek Walker and Evan Watkin

See also

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20130212191232/http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/_upload/series-schedules/The-Ford-Trophy-2011-12.pdf Retrieved 06/07/2012. 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20111231205345/http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/domestic/the-ford-trophy/112/schedule.aspx Retrieved 06/07/2012. 3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120630052656/http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/domestic/points-table/112/ford-trophy.aspx Retrieved 06/07/2012. 4. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/526615.html. Retrieved 14 September 2012. 5. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/526615.html?view=records Retrieved 14 September 2012.