Published on: Oct 22, 2018 6:00 pm IST|Updated on: Nov 3, 2018 12:01 pm IST
The Ford Trophy, New Zealand’s domestic one-day tournament starts day after with Otago Volts taking on Central Districts in the opening encounter at Saxton Oval, Nelson. The clash will begin at 11:00 AM Local on Wednesday, October 24 (03:30 AM on Wednesday in IST).
A total of six teams – Canterbury, Central Districts, Otago, Wellington, Auckland and Northern Knights will compete in this 37-days long tournament with the final being scheduled to take place on December 01, Saturday. Auckland Aces are the defending champions while Central Districts finished off as runner-up in the last edition.
Defending champions- Auckland Aces
In last year’s final, Central Districts won the toss and opted to bat first. With the help of Skipper Will Young, Tom Bruce, and Doug Bracewell’s handy knocks, Districts posted 197-10 in 46.4 overs.
In response, Auckland Aces chased down the target in 32.4 overs with 6 wickets remaining. Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman and Jeet Raval were the key in the chase for Aces.
Since the teams announce their squads one day prior to the fixture, you can find them on the links provided below.
For Canterbury squad, click here
For Central Districts squad, click here
For Otago squad, click here
For Wellington squad, click here
For Auckland squad, click here
For Northern Knights squad, click here
Central Districts vs Otago, 1st Match
Saxton Oval, Nelson
3:30 AM (Oct 24)
Wellington vs Canterbury, 2nd Match
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Auckland vs Northern Knights, 3rd Match
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Northern Knights vs Otago, 4th Match
Seddon Park, Hamilton
3:30 AM (Oct 28)
Central Districts vs Canterbury, 5th Match
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Auckland vs Wellington, 6th Match
Central Districts vs Northern Knights, 7th Match
3:30 AM (Oct 31)
Canterbury vs Auckland, 8th Match
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Wellington vs Otago, 9th Match
Wellington vs Northern Knights, 10th Match
3:30 AM (Nov 04)
Otago vs Central Districts, 11th Match
University Oval, Dunedin
Auckland vs Canterbury, 12th Match
Wed Otago vs Canterbury, 13th Match
3:30 AM (Nov 07)
Wellington vs Auckland, 14th Match
Northern Knights vs Central Districts, 15th Match
Auckland vs Central Districts, 16th Match
3:30 AM (Nov 10)
Otago vs Wellington, 17th Match
Northern Knights vs Canterbury, 18th Match
Auckland vs Otago, 19th Match
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
3:30 AM (Nov 14)
Wellington vs Central Districts, 20th Match
Lincoln No 3, Lincoln
Canterbury vs Northern Knights, 21st Match
Central Districts vs Auckland, 22nd Match
3:30 AM (Nov 16)
Otago vs Northern Knights, 23rd Match
Canterbury vs Wellington, 24th Match
Central Districts vs Wellington, 25th Match
3:30 AM (Nov 18)
Canterbury vs Otago, 26th Match
Northern Knights vs Auckland, 27th Match
Central Districts vs Canterbury, 28th Match
3:30 AM (Nov 24)
Otago vs Auckland, 29th Match
Queen’s Park, Invercargill
Northern Knights vs Wellington, 30th Match
Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Preliminary Final
TBC, TBC
November 28, Wednesday
Final
December 01
*The venue and timings for the preliminary final and final are not yet decided.