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2013–14 Ford Trophy

2013–14 Ford Trophy
Dates2 March 2014 – 5 April 2014
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
ChampionsWellington (7th title)
Participants6
Matches28
Most runsJesse Ryder (436)
Most wicketsScott Kuggeleijn (22)

The 2013–14 Ford Trophy was the 43rd season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the third in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 2 March 2014 to 5 April 2014.[1] The tournament was won by the Wellington for the seventh time, after defeating Northern Districts in the final by four wickets.[2]

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Canterbury 8 4 2 0 2 3 23 1.380
2 Northern Districts 8 5 3 0 0 2 22 0.387
3 Auckland 8 4 3 0 1 3 21 −0.113
4 Wellington 8 3 3 0 2 1 17 −0.359
5 Otago 8 3 4 0 1 1 15 0.237
6 Central Districts 8 2 6 0 0 2 10 −1.177
Source: [3]

  Teams qualified for the finals

Finals

1st Preliminary Final

30 March 2014
Scorecard
Canterbury
224/9 (50 overs)
v
Northern Districts
225/6 (49 overs)
Peter Fulton 82* (112)
Scott Kuggeleijn 3/50 (10 overs)
Daniel Flynn 73 (100)
Andrew Ellis 2/44 (9 overs)
Northern Districts won by 4 wickets[4]
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Chris Gaffaney
  • Canterbury won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Preliminary Final

30 March 2014
Scorecard
Auckland
220 (48.3 overs)
v
Wellington
224/6 (44.3 overs)
Tim McIntosh 54 (88)
Luke Woodcock 2/30 (10 overs)
Michael Pollard 85 (79)
Bhupinder Singh 3/35 (10 overs)
Wellington won by 4 wickets[4]
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Derek Walker and Tim Parlane
  • Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd Preliminary Final

2 April 2014
Scorecard
Canterbury
239/8 (50 overs)
v
Wellington
240/2 (46 overs)
Andrew Ellis 81 (76)
Luke Woodcock 3/26 (10 overs)
Stephen Murdoch 80* (105)
Rob Nicol 1/43 (10 overs)
Wellington won by 8 wickets[5]
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Phil Jones and Wayne Knights
  • Wellington won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kyle Jamieson (Canterbury) made his List A debut

Final

5 April 2014
Scorecard
Northern Districts
232/9 (50 overs)
v
Wellington
233/6 (49.2 overs)
Brad Wilson 68 (95)
Brent Arnel 3/30 (9 overs)
James Franklin 75 (87)
Mitchell Santner 2/35 (10 overs)
Wellington won by 4 wickets[2]
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Umpires: Phil Jones and Derek Walker
  • Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ^ "2013–14 Ford Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Wellington end title drought with tense win". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "ND in finals, Auckland eliminated". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Wellington set up final date with Northern Districts". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2019.