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| Countries | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Administrator | New Zealand Cricket |
| Format | List A |
| First edition | 1971–72 |
| Latest edition | 2024–25 |
| Next edition | 2025–26 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin, preliminary finals and final |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | Canterbury (17th title) |
| Most successful | Canterbury (17 titles) |
| TV | TVNZ (final) |
| Website | blackcaps.co.nz/domestic/the-ford-trophy |
The Ford Trophy is the main domesticList Alimited overs cricket competition inNew Zealand. Previous sponsor State Insurance did not renew naming rights in 2009, resulting in the competition being renamed theNew Zealand Cricket one-day competition. The competition was renamed the Ford Trophy following a partnership betweenNew Zealand Cricket andFord 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 2024–25 | 17 |
| Auckland | 2021–22 | 13 |
| Wellington | 2018–19 | 8 |
| Northern Districts | 2009–10 | 7 |
| Central Districts | 2022–23 | 7 |
| Otago | 2007–08 | 2 |