A win for Canterbury and loss for Auckland saw Canterbury take the top spot in Ford Trophy, with both teams chillin' on six wins. Canterbury defeated Northern Districts who have just one win this season and Wellington grabbed a win over Auckland, while the middle of the table battle between Central Districts and Otago went in favour of Otago.

Table

Canterbury: 6-2 | 29 points
Auckland: 6-3 | 27 points
Central Districts: 4-4 | 21 points
Otago: 4-5 | 19 points
Wellington: 4-4 | 19 points
Northern Districts: 1-7 | 6 points

Net Run-Rate

Canterbury: 0.858
Auckland: 0.501
Central Districts: 0.201
Otago: 0.128
Wellington: -0.498
Northern Districts: -1.240

Stat Leaders

Batting

Dale Phillips: 418 runs @ 46avg/84sr
Brad Schmulian: 414 runs @ 51avg/79sr
Curtis Heaphy: 411 runs @ 68avg/74sr
Cameron Fletcher: 353 runs @ 58avg/79sr
Jack Boyle: 347 runs @ 43avg/89sr
Brett Hampton: 333 runs @ 41avg/107sr
Tom Bruce: 320 runs @ 40avg/103sr
Llew Johnson: 305 runs @ 33avg/91sr
Cole McConchie: 297 runs @ 42avg/84sr
Henry Cooper: 297 runs @ 37avg/83sr

Bowling

Matt Bacon: 19w @ 18avg/5.1rpo
Liam Dudding: 14w @ 20avg/5.5rpo
Brett Randell: 14w @ 24avg/5.3rpo
Andrew Hazeldine: 14w @ 29avg/5.5rpo
Ray Toole: 13w @ 18avg/4.3rpo
Blair Tickner: 13w @ 21avg/5.2rpo
Brett Hampton: 13w @ 24avg/5.3rpo
Zak Foulkes: 13w @ 25avg/5.2rpo
Peter Younghusband: 12w @ 26avg/4.7rpo
Danru Ferns: 12w @ 27avg/5.8rpo

Most Sixes

Brett Hampton: 19
Tim Seifert: 13
Bevon Jacobs: 13
Tom Bruce: 12
Llew Johnson: 12

Highest Batting Strike-Rates (50+ runs)

Chad Bowes: 149.7sr
Jake Gibson: 142sr
Finn Allen: 134.6
Tim Seifert: 121.6
Jimmy Neesham: 118.6
Simon Keene: 118
Bevon Jacobs: 117.7

Most Economical Bowlers (10+ overs)

Nathan Smith: 3.21rpo
Sean Davey: 3.6rpo
Jimmy Neesham: 3.67
Fraser Sheat: 3.73rpo
Angus McKenzie: 3.88rpo

Lowest Bowling Strike-Rates (10+ overs)

Simon Keene: 13
Matt Bacon: 20.89
Jimmy Neesham: 21.54
Fergus Lellman: 22
Liam Dudding: 22.21
Nick Greenwood: 24

Most Catches

Tom Bruce: 9
Josh Clarkson: 8
Fergus Lellman: 8
Dale Phillips: 8

Auckland

Batting

Cameron Fletcher: 353 runs @ 58.8avg/79sr, 4 x 50
Sean Solia: 249 runs @ 27.6avg/70sr, 2 x 50
Will O'Donnell: 209 runs @ 29.8avg/76sr, 1 x 100
Michael Sclanders: 242 runs @ 40.3avg/78sr, 1 x 100
Jock McKenzie: 199 runs @ 33.1avg/74sr, 3 x 50

Bowling

Danru Ferns: 12w @ 27.5avg/5.8rpo
Jimmy Neesham: 11w @ 13.1avg/3.6rpo
Louis Delport: 7w @ 39.5avg/4.8rpo
Simon Keene: 6w @ 11.6avg/5.3rpo
Adithya Ashok: 6w @ 31.3avg/4.9rpo

Northern Districts

Batting

Brett Hampton: 333 runs @ 41.6avg/107sr, 4 x 50
Henry Cooper: 297 runs @ 37.1avg/83sr, 2 x 50
Tim Seifert: 219 runs @ 54.7avg/121sr, 2 x 100
Fergus Lellman: 194 runs @ 24.2avg/76sr
Rob O'Donnell: 149 runs @ 18.6avg/61sr

Bowling

Brett Hampton: 13w @ 24avg/53rpo
Kristian Clarke: 11w @ 35.4avg/5.7rpo
Scott Kuggeleijn: 8w @ 36.8avg/6.2rpo
Freddie Walker: 6w @ 65.3avg/6.4rpo
Matt Fisher: 4w @ 40.7avg/6rpo

Central Districts

Batting

Brad Schmulian: 414 runs @ 51.7avg/79sr, 1 x 100, 3 x 50
Curtis Heaphy: 411 runs @ 68.5avg/74sr, 1 x 100, 2 x 50
Jack Boyle: 347 runs @ 43.3avg/89sr, 1 x 100, 3 x 50
Tom Bruce: 320 runs @ 40avg/103sr, 1 x 100, 1 x 50
Dane Cleaver: 127 runs @ 15.8avg/83sr

Bowling

Brett Randell: 14w @ 24.9avg/5.3rpo
Ray Toole: 13w @ 18.6avg/4.3rpo
Blair Tickner: 13w @ 21.5avg/5.2rpo
Jayden Lennox: 11w @ 33.1avg/4.8rpo
Josh Clarkson: 8w @ 33.6avg/4.9rpo

Wellington

Batting

Jesse Tashkoff: 258 runs @ 86avg/98sr, 1 x 100, 1 x 50
Muhammad Abbas: 236 runs @ 33.7avg/89sr, 3 x 50
Nick Kelly: 234 runs @ 33.4avg/94sr, 1 x 100, 1 x 50
Troy Johnson: 128 runs @ 21.3avg/62sr
Logan van Beek: 116 runs @ 23.2avg/77sr, 1 x 50

Bowling

Liam Dudding: 14w @ 20.6avg/5.5rpo
Peter Younghusband: 12w @ 26.3avg/4.7rpo
Logan van Beek: 11w @ 33avg/6rpo
Adam Milne: 8w @ 20avg/4.3rpo
Nick Greenwood: 6w @ 19.5avg/4.8rpo

Canterbury

Batting

Cole McConchie: 297 runs @ 42.4avg/84sr, 1 x 100, 1 x 50
Chad Bowes: 28 runs @ 94.3avg/150sr, 1 x 100
Matt Boyle: 283 runs @ 40.4avg/100sr, 1 x 100
Rhys Mariu: 209 runs @ 26.1avg/73sr, 1 x 50
Mitch Hay: 136 runs @ 17avg/83sr, 2 x 50

Bowling

Zak Foulkes: 13w @ 25.2avg/5.2rpo
Fraser Sheat: 8w @ 19.1avg/3.7rpo
Angus McKenzie: 8w @ 23.5avg/3.8rpo
Michael Rippon: 7w @ 25.5avg/5.6rpo
Sean Davey: 4w @ 19.1avg/3.7rpo

Otago

Batting

Dale Phillips: 418 runs @ 46.4avg/84sr, 4 x 50
Llew Johnson: 305 runs @ 33.8avg/91sr, 1 x 100, 1 x 50
Max Chu: 290 runs @ 36.2avg/109sr, 1 x 50
Dean Foxcroft: 273 runs @ 30.3avg/89sr, 1 x 100, 1 x 50
Leo Carter: 266 runs @ 38avg/85sr, 3 x 50

Bowling

Matt Bacon: 19w @ 18avg/5.1rpo
Andrew Hazeldine: 14w @ 29.5avg/5.5rpo
Dean Foxcroft: 11w @ 32avg/5.5rpo
Jarrod McKay: 6w @ 20.1avg/4.3rpo
Jake Gibson: 6w @ 41.5avg/6rpo

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