2011–12 Ford Trophy

2011-12 Ford Trophy

Dates	25 November 2011 – 12 February 2012
Administrator(s)	New Zealand Cricket
Cricket format	List A cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Champions	Central Districts Stags
Participants	6
Matches	28
Most runs	Brad Cachopa (373)
Most wickets	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

• Auckland Aces
• Northern Districts Knights
• Central Districts Stags
• Wellington Firebirds
• Canterbury Wizards
• Otago Volts

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:

Results

25 November 2011

25 November 2011 Report

Wellington Firebirds 177	v	Auckland Aces 249
71 Michael Papps 5/49 Andre Adams		48 Ronnie Hira 3/38 James Franklin

Auckland won by 72 runs Bert Sutcliffe Oval Umpires: Barry Frost and Tim Parlane

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25 November 2011 Report

Otago Volts 295/6	v	Northern Districts 184
123 Craig Cumming 2/43 Anton Devcich		72 James Marshall 5/33 Ian Butler

Otago won by 111 runs University Oval Umpires: Gary Baxter and John Ward

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25 November 2011 Report

Canterbury Wizards 268/7	v	Central Districts 202
78 Tom Latham 3/48 Michael Mason		60 Mathew Sinclair 4/24 Matt Henry

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

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4 December 2011 report

Northern Districts	v	Canterbury Wizards 267/9
		66 Peter Fulton 4/44 Brent Arnel

No result Bay Oval Umpires: Phil Jones and Derek Walker

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4 December 2011 report

Wellington Firebirds 213	v	Otago Volts 219
55 Jimmy Neesham 4/34 Andy McKay		58 James Franklin 5/44 Jimmy Neesham

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

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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

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7 December 2011 Report

Northern Districts 241	v	Auckland Aces 244/4
83 Hamish Marshall 3/35 Andre Adams		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
57 Tom Latham 4/63 Andy McKay		103 Grant Elliott 2/47Andrew Ellis

Wellington won by 33 runs Aorangi Oval Umpires: Tim Parlane and Derek Walker

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11 December 2011 Report

Northern Districts 169	v	Central Districts 170/4
43 Brad Wilson 3/23 Tarun Nethula		63* Mathew Sinclair 2/31 Graeme Aldridge

Central Districts won by 6 wickets Seddon Park Umpires: Phil Jones and Evan Watkin

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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

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14 December 2011 Report

Auckland Aces 239/9	v	Canterbury Wizards 138/5
55* Gareth Hopkins 2/20 Matt Henry		102* Brendon Diamanti 4/79 Michael Bates

Canterbury won by 6 runs (D/L method) Colin Maiden Oval Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Phil Jones

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14 December 2011 Report

Wellington Firebirds 221/6	v	Northern Districts 327/5
52 Michael Papps 2/43 Jimmy Baker		110* James Marshall 3/32 Andy McKay

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
17* Mathew Sinclair 2/18 Neil Wagner

No result Queen's Park Umpires: Wayne Knights and Tim Parlane

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26 January 2012 Report

Wellington Firebirds 287	v	Canterbury Wizards 306/8
122 Stephen Murdoch 4/63 Ryan McCone		130 Tom Latham 4/52 Mark Gillespie

Canterbury won by 19 runs Basin Reserve Umpires: Chris Gaffaney

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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
48 Jeet Raval 3/37 Mark Gillespie		90 Michael Papps 6/41 Mitchell McClenaghan

Wellington won by 102 runs Colin Maiden Oval Umpires: Tim Parlane and Wayne Knights

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29 January 2012 Report

Northern Districts 288/8	v	Otago Volts 293/5
101*Anton Devcich 3/50 Nick Beard		90 Nathan McCullum 2/54 Graeme Aldridge

Otago won by 5 runs Seddon Park Umpires: Phil Jones and Evan Watkin

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29 January 2012 Report

Canterbury Wizards 291/5	v	Central Districts 294/3
108 George Worker 2/46 Adam Milne		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		83 Hamish Marshall 3/44 Matt Henry

Northern Districts won by 4 wickets Mainpower Oval Umpires: Tim Parlane and Evan Watkin

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1 February 2012 Report

Central Districts 124/2	v	Auckland Aces 123
46 Jamie How 1/10 Colin de Grandhomme		44 Colin Munro 5/45 Bevan Small

Central Districts won by 8 wickets Pukekura Park Umpires: Barry Frost and Derek Walker

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1 February 2012 Report

Otago Volts 251	v	Wellington Firebirds 276
69 Jimmy Neesham 5/46 James Franklin		96 Jesse Ryder 4/30 Neil Wagner

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

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5 February 2012 Report

Otago Volts 172	v	Canterbury Wizards 160
41 Sam Wells 3/46 Matt Henry		53 Peter Fulton 4/23 Jimmy Neesham

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
117 Neal Parlane 1/40 Nick Beard		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
66 Kruger van Wyk 3/80 Mitchell McClenaghan		106 Neal Parlane 3/52 Michael Mason

Central Districts won by 2 wickets Pukekura Park Umpires: Derek Walker and Evan Watkin

See also

• Ford Trophy

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.

External links

• www.blackcaps.co.nz