| The Ford Trophy | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Administrator: | New Zealand Cricket |
| Cricket Format: | List A |
| First: | 1971–72 |
| Last: | 2023–24 |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin, preliminary finals and final |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Champions: | Canterbury (16th title) |
| Most Successful: | Canterbury (16 titles) |
| Tv: | TVNZ (final) |
| Website: | blackcaps.co.nz/domestic/the-ford-trophy |
| Current: | 2023–24 Ford Trophy |
The Ford Trophy is the main domestic List A limited overs cricket competition in New Zealand. Previous sponsor State Insurance did not renew naming rights in 2009, resulting in the competition being renamed the New Zealand Cricket one-day competition. The competition was renamed the Ford Trophy following a partnership between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company in 2011.[1]
Since its commencement in 1971/72, the competition has had several sponsors, each one exercising its naming rights. The competition has been known as:
Between 1971–72 and 1979–80, the competition was played on a knock-out basis with a preliminary round, semi-finals and a final. From 1980–81 to 1984–85 the competition was played in a league format with all six teams playing each other once and the top two teams playing off in a final. Between 1985–86 and 1988–89, the side on top of the league after a single round-robin were declared champions. Semi-Finals and Finals were re-introduced from 1989 to 1990 onwards. From 1993–to 94 teams played each other home and away (10 matches) in the league format. From the 2009/10 season onward teams play each other once (five games) followed by three randomly selected teams a second time, forming an eight-game round-robin.
Games in the competition consist of 50 6-ball overs. The competition was originally 40 8-ball overs per innings until 1979–80 when overs throughout the world were standardized to 6 balls.[2]
| Team | Last win | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | 16 | ||
| 2021–22 | 13 | ||
| 2018–19 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | 7 | ||
| 2007–08 | 2 |
| Season | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 1971–72 | Canterbury | |
| 1972–73 | Auckland | |
| 1973–74 | Wellington | |
| 1974–75 | Wellington | |
| 1975–76 | Canterbury | |
| 1976–77 | Canterbury | |
| 1977–78 | Canterbury | |
| 1978–79 | Auckland | |
| 1979–80 | Northern Districts | |
| 1980–81 | Auckland | |
| 1981–82 | Wellington | |
| 1982–83 | Auckland | |
| 1983–84 | Auckland | |
| 1984–85 | Central Districts | |
| 1985–86 | Canterbury | |
| 1986–87 | Auckland | |
| 1987–88 | Otago | |
| 1988–89 | Wellington | |
| 1989–90 | Auckland | |
| 1990–91 | Wellington | |
| 1991–92 | Canterbury | |
| 1992–93 | Canterbury | |
| 1993–94 | Canterbury | |
| 1994–95 | Northern Districts | |
| 1995–96 | Canterbury | |
| 1996–97 | Canterbury | |
| 1997–98 | Northern Districts | |
| 1998–99 | Canterbury | |
| 1999-00 | Canterbury | |
| 2000–01 | Central Districts | |
| 2001–02 | Wellington | |
| 2002–03 | Northern Districts | |
| 2003–04 | Central Districts | |
| 2004–05 | Northern Districts | |
| 2005–06 | Canterbury | |
| 2006–07 | Auckland | |
| 2007–08 | Otago | |
| 2008–09 | Northern Districts | |
| Northern Districts | ||
| Auckland | ||
| Central Districts | ||
| Auckland | ||
| Wellington | ||
| Central Districts | ||
| Central Districts | ||
| Canterbury | ||
| Auckland | ||
| Wellington | ||
| Auckland | ||
| Canterbury | ||
| Auckland | ||
| Central Districts | ||
| Canterbury |