2025–26 Ford Trophy
| Dates | 25 October 2025 – 22 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | New Zealand Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and Knockout |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Official website | Ford Trophy |
The 2025–26 Ford Trophy is the 55th season of Ford Trophy, the List A cricket tournament that is scheduled to be played in New Zealand.[1][2] It is the thirteenth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The tournament is being held from 25 October 2025 to 22 February 2026.[3]
Canterbury are the defending champions.[4]
Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 1.690 | Advance to Grand Final |
| 2 | Central Districts | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0.147 | Advance to Elimination Final |
| 3 | Wellington | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | −0.426 | |
| 4 | Northern Districts | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0.144 | |
| 5 | Auckland | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | −0.200 | |
| 6 | Otago | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | −1.295 |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo, NZC
- Points awarded as follows:
- Won - 4, Lost - 0, Tied - 2, No Result - 2, Abandoned - 2, Bonus Point (Run Rate 1.25x Opponents') - 1
Points summary
| Team | Group matches | Play-offs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | EF | F | |
| Auckland | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |||
| Canterbury | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 35 | |||
| Central Districts | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 25 | |||
| Northern Districts | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | |||
| Otago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Wellington | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 21 | |||
| Win | Loss | Tie | No result | Eliminated |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points or results to see the match summary.
Fixtures
Round 1
Northern Districts
168 (46.4 overs) |
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Auckland
169/4 (28.5 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Siddhesh Dixit, Harrish Kannan (Auckland) and Xavier Bell (Northern Districts) all made their List A debuts.
- Points: Auckland 5, Northern Districts 0
Wellington
199 (40.5 overs) |
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Central Districts
201/6 (39.2 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Clarkson (Central Districts) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[5]
- Points: Central Districts 5, Wellington 0
Otago
206 (48.5 overs) |
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Canterbury
207/4 (38.5 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Canterbury 5, Otago 0
Round 2
Auckland
232 (47.5 overs) |
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Otago
137 (31 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Auckland 5, Otago 0
Northern Districts
271/8 (49 overs) |
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Central Districts
156 (42.4 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
- Central Districts were set a revised target of 270 runs from 49 overs.
- Kris Clarke (Northern Districts) scored his maiden century in List A cricket.[6]
- Points: Northern Districts 5, Central Districts 0
Canterbury
258 (49.5 overs) |
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Wellington
259/8 (49 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Wellington 4, Canterbury 0
Round 3
Northern Districts
233 (46.3 overs) |
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Wellington
234/7 (43.3 overs) |
Tim Robinson 113 (118)
Joshua Brow 3/35 (6.3 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Tim Robinson (Wellington) scored his maiden century in List A cricket.[7]
- Points: Wellington 4, Northern Districts 0
Canterbury
337/8 (50 overs) |
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Auckland
316/9 (50 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Canterbury 4, Auckland 0
Central Districts
233/8 (50 overs) |
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Otago
226 (48.1 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Districts 4, Otago 0
Round 4
Central Districts
337/5 (50 overs) |
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Auckland
201 (41.3 overs) |
Harrish Kannan 106 (122)
Josh Clarkson 4/43 (10 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jaskaran Sandhu (Auckland) made his List A debut.
- Harrish Kannan (Auckland) scored his maiden century in List A cricket.[8]
- Points: Central Districts 5, Auckland 0
Northern Districts
210/8 (50 overs) |
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Canterbury
211/4 (39.3 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Snehith Reddy (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
- Points: Canterbury 5, Northern Districts 0
Otago
227 (49.5 overs) |
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Wellington
228/6 (46.2 overs) |
- Otago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sam Mycock (Wellington) and Thomas O'Connor (Otago) both made their List A debuts.
- Points: Wellington 4, Otago 0
Round 5
Northern Districts
209/5 (41.3 overs) |
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- Otago won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Aryan Mann (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
- Points: Northern Districts 2, Otago 2
Auckland
286/9 (50 overs) |
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Wellington
232/9 (50 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Auckland 4, Wellington 0
Central Districts
264/5 (50 overs) |
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Canterbury
266/2 (43.4 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Canterbury 4, Central Districts 0
Round 6
Canterbury
384/5 (50 overs) |
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Auckland
124 (19.3 overs) |
Henry Nicholls 122 (118)
Harjot Johal 2/70 (10 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- Auckland were set a revised target of 209 runs from 21 overs due to rain.
- Callum Cameron and LLB Harper (Canterbury) both made their List A debuts.
- Points: Canterbury 5, Auckland 0
Central Districts
307/4 (36 overs) |
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Wellington
289/8 (36 overs) |
Tim Robinson 100 (79)
Angus Schaw 2/32 (5 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 36 overs per side due to rain.
- Oscar Jackson (Wellington) made his List A debut.
- Points: Central Districts 4, Wellington 0
Otago
148 (42.3 overs) |
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Northern Districts
149/2 (20.4 overs) |
- Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Zac Cumming (Otago) made his List A debut.
- Points: Northern Districts 5, Otago 0
Round 7
Auckland
163 (50 overs) |
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Central Districts
164/5 (39.5 overs) |
Dean Foxcroft 56 (79)
Harjot Johal 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Districts 5, Auckland 0
Canterbury
158 (42.5 overs) |
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Northern Districts
162/2 (30.1 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- Cooper Rowell (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
- Points: Canterbury 5, Northern Districts 0
Wellington
269/9 (50 overs) |
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Otago
213 (45.5 overs) |
- Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Wellington 5, Otago 0
Round 8
Auckland
240/8 (50 overs) |
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Wellington
243/5 (43.5 overs) |
Oscar Jackson 57 (27)
Adithya Ashok 3/50 (10 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Wellington 4, Auckland 0
Northern Districts
309/8 (50 overs) |
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Central Districts
240 (43.3 overs) |
Xavier Bell 66 (73)
Brett Randell 2/49 (7 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Districts 5, Central Districts 0
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Otago 2, Canterbury 2
Round 9
Northern Districts
0/1 (0.2 overs) |
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Simon Keene 1/0 (0.2 overs) |
- Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 41 overs per side due to rain.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Points: Northern Districts 2, Auckland 2
Otago
8/0 (1.4 overs) |
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Jacob Cumming 6* (5)
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- Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Hugo Bogue (Otago) made his List A debut.
- Points: Central Districts 2, Otago 2
Wellington
68 (22.2 overs) |
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Canterbury
69/2 (11.5 overs) |
- Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Canterbury 5, Wellington 0
Round 10
Finals
| Elimination Final | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Canterbury | ||||||||
| 2 | 2nd placed team | EF | Winner of Elimination Final | ||||||
| 3 | 3rd placed team | ||||||||
Elimination Final
Grand Final
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