2012–13 Ford Trophy
The 2012–13 Ford Trophy was the 42nd season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the second in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 26 February 2013 to 30 March 2013, and was won by the Auckland Aces.
Dates | 26 February 2013 – 30 March 2013 |
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Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket |
Cricket format | List A cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Champions | Auckland Aces |
Participants | 6 |
Matches played | 28 |
Most runs | Michael Papps - 609 |
Most wickets | Matt Henry - 23 |
Official website | www.blackcaps.co.nz |
Teams
Grounds
Home Team | Ground Used |
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Auckland Aces | Eden Park No.2 |
Northern Knights | Seddon Park |
Northern Knights | Bay Oval |
Central Stags | Saxton Oval |
Central Stags | Pukekura Park |
Wellington Firebirds | Basin Reserve |
Canterbury Wizards | Hagley Oval |
Otago Volts | University Oval |
Otago Volts | Queen's Park |
Rules and Regulations
Every match, points are allocated by the following:
Result | Points Allocated |
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Win (W) | 4 |
Tie (T), No Result (NR), Abandoned (A) | 2 |
Loss | 0 |
Upon completion of the round-robin stage, the top two teams play each other in the 1st semi-final, with the winner advancing to the final and the loser advancing to the Preliminary Final, where they play the winner of the 2nd semi-final. The winner of the Preliminary Final will then advance to the Final.
Points table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Auckland Aces | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0.627 |
2 | Canterbury Wizards | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0.774 |
3 | Wellington Firebirds | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0.894 |
4 | Northern Knights | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | −0.004 |
5 | Otago Volts | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.698 |
6 | Central Stags | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −1.435 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||
24 March 2013 – Seddon Park, Hamilton | |||||||||||
1 | Auckland Aces | 314/9 | |||||||||
2 | Canterbury Wizards | 186 | |||||||||
27 March 2013 – Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 31 March 2013 – Eden Park No.2, Auckland | ||||||||||
Canterbury Wizards | 198 | Auckland Aces | 143/7 | ||||||||
Wellington Firebirds | 137 | Canterbury Wizards | 139 | ||||||||
24 March 2013 – Basin Reserve, Wellington | |||||||||||
3 | Wellington Firebirds | 144/2 | |||||||||
4 | Northern Knights | 140 | Key: | Winning team advances | Losing team advances |
Fixtures
All times are in New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)
Canterbury Wizards (H) 269/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Auckland Aces 270/5 (48 overs) |
121 Craig Cachopa 2/52 Logan van der Beek |
- Canterbury Wizards won the toss and chose to bat
- Donovan Grobbelaar and Matthew Quinn (Auckland) both made their List A debuts.
Northern Knights 322/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Central Stags (H) 238 (38.3 overs) |
- Central Stags won the toss and chose to field
- Andrew Mathieson, Will Young (Central Districts) and Cam Fletcher (Northern Districts) all made their List A debuts.
Otago Volts 349/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Wellington Firebirds (H) 352/4 (48.4 overs) |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to field
- Jacob Duffy (Otago) and Tom Blundell (Wellington) both made their List A debuts.
Central Stags 302/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Wellington Firebirds (H) 292/9 (50 overs) |
- Central Stags won the toss and chose to bat
- Ben Wheeler (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
Auckland Aces 290 (49.3 overs) |
v |
Northern Knights (H) 294/7 (48.2 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and chose to field
Canterbury Wizards (H) 283/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 177 (38.5 overs) |
- Otago Volts won the toss and chose to field
Northern Knights 249/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts (H) 207 (46 overs) |
81 Sam Wells 3/32 Anurag Verma |
- Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bat
- Jono Hickey (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
Canterbury Wizards 280/4 (50 overs) |
v |
Central Stags (H) 213 (42 overs) |
- Canterbury Wizards won the toss and chose to bat
Wellington Firebirds (H) 318/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Auckland Aces 321/6 (50 overs) |
- Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to field
- Tipene Friday (Wellington) made his List A debut.
Auckland Aces (H) 356 (49.4 overs) |
v |
Canterbury Wizards 343 (49.4 overs) |
151 Colin Munro 6/45 Matt Henry |
- Canterbury Wizards won the toss and chose to field
Central Stags 417/6 (50 overs) |
v |
Northern Knights (H) 398 (48.5 overs) |
- Central Stags won the toss and chose to bat
Wellington Firebirds 309/4 (39 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts (H) 287 (38 overs) |
82 Michael Papps 2/58 Jimmy Neesham |
- Otago Volts won the toss and chose to field
- Rain reduced play to 39 overs for both innings
Auckland Aces (H) 383/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Wellington Firebirds 365 (49.3 overs) |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to field
Canterbury Wizards 362/6 (50 overs) |
v |
Northern Knights (H) 254 (39.4 overs) |
171* Rob Nicol 2/61 Jono Boult |
58 Anurag Verma 3/64 Ryan McCone |
- Canterbury Wizards won the toss and chose to bat
Central Stags (H) 283 (49.4 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 287/6 (48.3 overs) |
- Central Stags won the toss and chose to field
Auckland Aces (H) 285 (47.5 overs) |
v |
Central Stags 74 (23.4 overs) |
- Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bat
Canterbury Wizards (H) 143 (38.1 overs) |
v |
Wellington Firebirds 147/3 (21.3 overs) |
41 Shanan Stewart 5/24 Scott Kuggeleijn |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to field
Northern Knights (H) 301/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts 209 (43.3 overs) |
52 James Neesham 2/14 Graeme Aldridge |
- Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bat
Canterbury Wizards (H) 159/4 (39.5 overs) |
v |
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- Otago Volts won the toss and chose to field
- Rain caused the abandonment of the match
Canterbury Wizards (H) 291/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Central Stags 135 (28 overs) |
- Central Stags won the toss and chose to field
Auckland Aces 221 (49.2 overs) |
v |
Otago Volts (H) 222/4 (45.3 overs) |
66* Nathan McCullum 2/49 Bhupinder Singh |
- Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bat
Wellington Firebirds (H) 280/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Northern Knights 174 (39.3 overs) |
- Northern Knights won the toss and chose to field
Knockout stage
Upon completion of the round-robin stage, the top two teams play each other in the 1st semi-final, with the winner advancing to the final and the loser advancing to the Preliminary Final, where they play the winner of the 2nd semi-final. The winner of the Preliminary Final will then advance to the Final.
Semi-finals
Auckland Aces (H) 314/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Canterbury Wizards 186 (43.4 overs) |
- Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bat
- Auckland progress to Final, Canterbury progress to Preliminary Final
Northern Knights 140 (36.1 overs) |
v |
Wellington Firebirds (H) 144/2 (22.4 overs) |
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to field
- Wellington progress to Preliminary Final, Northern Districts are eliminated
Preliminary final
Canterbury Wizards (H) 198 (45.5 overs) |
v |
Wellington Firebirds 137 (42.3 overs) |
63 Grant Elliott 4/14 Matt Henry |
- Canterbury Wizards won the toss and chose to bat
- Canterbury progress to final, Wellington are eliminated
Final
Canterbury Wizards 139 (34.5 overs) |
v |
Auckland Aces (H) 143/7 (25.1 overs) |
- Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to field