Domestic List A cricket has been taking place in New Zealand since decades now, with the competition going by different names ever since inception in the 1971-72 season. It began as the New Zealand Motor Corporation Knock-Out to Gillette Cup to National Knock-Out to Shell Cup to State Shield to New Zealand One-Day Cricket Competition to finally, The Ford Trophy since 2011 onwards.
Historically, we’ve always seen 6 participating teams in the competition, representing regional areas in New Zealand. These include Central Districts, Northern Districts, Otago, Wellington, Auckland, and Canterbury. Over the years, we’ve seen the competition move from a knockout to league format to many others, currently following a round robin + knockout format.
The Ford Trophy winners and history
Until the 1979-80 season, games of 8 balls per over and 40 overs each were being played, until the standardisation of 50 overs of 6 balls each. Across the history of The Ford Trophy (and previous tournaments with different names), the most successful team is Canterbury who have won the title on 16 occasions, including being the current defending champions.
After them, it’s Auckland who have won the tournament 13 times till date. On the other hand, Otago is the least successful team in the competition’s history, having lifted the trophy only twice till date. See below for our complete New Zealand One Day tournament winners list, last updated 1st November 2024, during the starting stages of Ford Trophy 2024-25:
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Complete Ford Trophy winners list
Considering they’re the most successful team in The Ford Trophy, it’s not surprising that Canterbury won the inaugural edition of the tournament back in 1971-72. The tournament started with a preliminary round followed by knockouts, then the league stage was introduced in 1985-86 where the top placed team on the points table was declared winner.
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Venue | Man of the Match |
| 1971-72 | Canterbury | Wellington | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Graham Dowling – 40 |
| 1972-73 | Auckland | Otago | Eden Park, Auckland | Graham Vivian – 58* |
| 1973-74 | Wellington | Auckland | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Henry Morgan – 3/55 & 46 |
| 1974-75 | Wellington (2) | Northern Districts | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Brian Dunning – 64 |
| 1975-76 | Canterbury (2) | Wellington | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | – |
| 1976-77 | Canterbury (3) | Northern Districts | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Peter Coman – 67* |
| 1977-78 | Canterbury (4) | Northern Districts | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Stephen Boock – 1*, 2/33 & 1 catch |
| 1978-79 | Auckland (2) | Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | John Reid – 73 & 1 catch |
| 1979-80 | Northern Districts | Otago | Logan Park, Dunedin | John Wright – 73 |
| 1980-81 | Auckland (3) | Canterbury | Eden Park, Auckland | John Reid – 96* |
| 1981-82 | Wellington (3) | Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Robert Vance – 69 & 1 catch |
| 1982-83 | Auckland (4) | Northern Districts | Eden Park, Auckland | – |
| 1983-84 | Auckland (5) | Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | – |
| 1984-85 | Central Districts | Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | – |
| 1985-86 | Canterbury (5) | No Final | Round robin format | NA |
| 1986-87 | Auckland (6) | No Final | Round robin format | NA |
| 1987-88 | Otago | No Final | Round robin format | NA |
| 1988-89 | Wellington (4) | No Final | Round robin format | NA |
| 1989-90 | Auckland (7) | Central Districts | McLean Park, Napier | – |
| 1990-91 | Wellington (5) | Central Districts | Basin Reserve, Wellington | – |
| 1991-92 | Canterbury (6) | Wellington | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | – |
| 1992-93 | Canterbury (7) | Otago | Carisbrook, Dunedin | – |
| 1993-94 | Canterbury (8) | Central Districts | McLean Park, Napier | Chris Cairns – 99(106), 4/44 & 1 catch |
| 1994-95 | Northern Districts (2) | Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Michael Parlane – 96(117) |
| 1995-96 | Canterbury (9) | Northern Districts | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Nathan Astle – 129(126), 1/42 & 1 catch |
| 1996-97 | Canterbury (10) | Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Mark Priest – 35(38)*, 3/15, 1 catch & 1 run out |
| 1997-98 | Northern Districts (3) | Canterbury | WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton | Alex Tait – 8(19) & 4/29 |
| 1998-99 | Canterbury (11) | Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Gary Stead – 84(126) |
| 1999-00 | Canterbury (12) | Auckland | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | Warren Wisneski – 3/53 |
| 2000-01 | Central Districts (2) | Canterbury | 3 finals – Christchurch & Napier | Brent Hefford – 17 runs and 7 wickets (3 finals) |
| 2001-02 | Wellington (6) | Canterbury | Basin Reserve, Wellington | David Sales – 62(83) & 1 run out |
| 2002-03 | Northern Districts (4) | Auckland | North Harbour Stadium, Albany, Auckland | Hamish Marshall, James Marshall – 65(80) & 1 catch, 67(89) |
| 2003-04 | Central Districts (3) | Canterbury | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | – |
| 2004-05 | Northern Districts (5) | Central Districts | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | Graeme Aldridge – 1*, 4/38 & 1 catch |
| 2005-06 | Canterbury (13) | Central Districts | Village Green, Christchurch | – |
| 2006-07 | Auckland (8) | Otago | University Oval, Dunedin | – |
| 2007-08 | Otago (2) | Auckland | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | – |
| 2008-09 | Northern Districts (6) | Otago | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Graeme Aldridge – 36(39), 5/39 & 2 catches |
| 2009-10 | Northern Districts (7) | Auckland | Colin Maiden Park, Auckland | – |
| 2010-11 | Auckland (9) | Canterbury | Village Green, Christchurch | – |
| 2011-12 | Central Districts (4) | Auckland | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | – |
| 2012-13 | Auckland (10) | Canterbury | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | – |
| 2013-14 | Wellington (7) | Northern Districts | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | – |
| 2014-15 | Central Districts (5) | Auckland | Colin Maiden Park, Auckland | – |
| 2015-16 | Central Districts (6) | Canterbury | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | – |
| 2016-17 | Canterbury (14) | Wellington | MainPower Oval, Rangiora | – |
| 2017-18 | Auckland (11) | Central Districts | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | – |
| 2018-19 | Wellington (8) | Otago | University Oval, Dunedin | – |
| 2019-20 | Auckland (12) | Otago | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | – |
| 2020-21 | Canterbury (15) | Northern Districts | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | – |
| 2021-22 | Auckland (13) | Central Districts | John Davies Oval, Queenstown | – |
| 2022-23 | Central Districts (7) | Canterbury | McLean Park, Napier | – |
| 2023-24 | Canterbury (16) | Auckland | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | – |
| 2024-25 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
The knockout stages were then reintroduced with the Shell Cup 1989-90 season. Since this is very old, historical data, we’re not sure about the Man of the Match winners in some of the finals of past editions, or whether a MOM award was even given away at those finals. There have been some iconic performances in NZ One Day competition finals in the past too.
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One of the most memorable ones will have to be the Shell Cup 1993-94 final where Chris Cairns scored 99 with the bat and picked up 4 wickets too. Individually, the first person to get MOM awards in multiple finals in this competition is John Reid who contributed well with the bat in both of the 1978-79 and 1980-81 finals.
Graeme Aldridge also did so in the 2004-05 and 2008-09 State Shield finals, with brilliant all-round performances. In the State Shield 2002-03 final, we witnessed something like never before where the MOM award was shared between two players – identical twins Hamish and James Marshall, for scoring 65 and 67 respectively.
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FAQs
Q. What is the Ford Trophy?
Ans. The Ford Trophy is New Zealand’s leading List A competition which is a 50-over format, round robin followed by knockout. 6 regional trams participate in the competition.
Q. How many overs is the Ford Trophy?
Ans. The tournament is a 50-over format with 6 balls per over. In the initial years, it was a 8-ball over of 40 overs each.
Q. Who are the most successful New Zealand List A tournament winners?
Ans. Canterbury is the most successful team in the Ford Trophy with 16 titles to their name, followed by Auckland who has 13 titles under their belt.
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