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The 2020–21 Ford Trophy was the 50th season of The Ford Trophy, the List A cricket tournament that was played in New Zealand. It was the tenth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. It started on 29 November 2020 and finished on 6 March 2021. Auckland were the defending champions.

On 15 June 2020, New Zealand Cricket announced the first round of contracts for domestic teams ahead of the 2020–21 season. The full schedule for the tournament was confirmed on 8 October 2020.

Following the conclusion of the group stage, Northern Districts and Wellington progressed to the preliminary final, with Canterbury topping the group and advancing directly to the tournament's final. Northern Districts won the rain-affected preliminary final by 138 runs to join Canterbury in the final of the tournament. In the final, Canterbury beat Northern Districts by eight wickets to win their 15th title.

Points table

  Advanced to the Final   Advanced to the Preliminary Final

Fixtures

Round 1

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• Northern Districts were set a revised target of 143 runs from 19.3 overs due to rain.
• Ollie Pringle and Ryan Harrison (Auckland) both made their List A debuts.

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.
• Joey Field (Central Districts) made his List A debut.

• Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sean Davey (Canterbury), James Hartshorn and Troy Johnson (Wellington) all made their List A debuts.
• Sean Davey (Canterbury) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.

Round 2

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ross ter Braak (Auckland) made his List A debut.

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 24 overs per side due to rain.
• Jarrod McKay (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
• Travis Muller (Otago) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain.
• Matthew Hay (Canterbury) made his List A debut.

Round 3

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.
• Michael Rae (Otago) took the third-best figures in a domestic List A match in New Zealand.

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 4

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
• Matthew Fisher (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

Round 5

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to field.
• Mitchell Hay (Cantebury) made his List A debut.

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.

Round 6

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

• Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
• William O'Donnell (Auckland) and Troy Johnson (Wellington) both scored their first centuries in List A cricket.

Round 7

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
• Cole Briggs (Auckland) made his List A debut.
• Cole Briggs (Auckland) scored his first century in List A cricket.
• Sean Solia and Cole Briggs set a new partnership record for the first wicket for Auckland, with 226 runs.

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
• Max Chu (Otago) made his List A debut.

Round 8

• Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.

• Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Andrew Morrison (Auckland) made his List A debut.
• Ross Taylor (Central Districts) played in his 300th List A match.

• Otago won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 9

• Otago won the toss and elected to field.

• Central Districts won the toss and elected to field.

• Auckland won the toss and elected to field.
• Canterbury's winning margin was the biggest in the history of the Ford Trophy.

Round 10

• Wellington won the toss and elected to bat.
• Wellington's score was the highest ever team total in New Zealand List A cricket.

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to field.

• Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 29 overs per side due to rain.

Finals

• Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
• Wellington were set a revised target of 284 runs from 26.1 overs due to rain.

• Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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10. "Canterbury win Ford Trophy final against Northern Districts at a canter". Stuff. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
11. "Ford Trophy: Canterbury's Sean Davey enjoys dream six-wicket bag on debut". Stuff. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
12. "Volts head off Worker's heroics". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
13. "Ford Trophy: Michael Rae's remarkable seven-wicket haul can't avert Otago defeat to Auckland". Stuff. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
14. "Ford Trophy: Auckland Aces beat Wellington Firebirds in battle of maiden hundreds". Stuff. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
15. ^ "Ford Trophy: Auckland's Cole Briggs scores century on debut in record-breaking partnership with Sean Solia". Stuff. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
16. "Ford Trophy: Auckland debutant Cole Briggs' stunning start continues in another runfest". Stuff. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
17. "Ford Trophy: Black Caps batsman Henry Nicholls helps Canterbury to a record-breaking victory". Stuff. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
18. "Ford Trophy: Firebirds star Finn Allen blazes equal quickest List A century". Stuff. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

• Ford Trophy
• 2020–21 New Zealand cricket season
• Domestic cricket competitions in 2020–21