2023/24 Ford Trophy: Opening Notebook (Adam Milne, Matt Bacon, Dale Phillips, Cameron Paul, Brett Hampton)
The Ford Trophy season is underway with Otago, Canterbury and Northern Districts grabbing wins in the opening round.
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The Ford Trophy season is underway with Otago, Canterbury and Northern Districts grabbing wins in the opening round.
The first round of domestic cricket contracts were recently announced and while waiting for the second drop, this is a lovely excuse to whip up notes and nuggs for each team.
Central Districts are Ford Trophy champions after their victory over Canterbury and with one more Plunket Shield game against Auckland on the agenda, Central will be aiming for two championships this summer.
Two mid-week Ford Trophy games were on offer yesterday as Northern grabbed a win over Otago and Auckland defeated Wellington.
This stage of the summer is a lovely spot to check in with the best youngsters in Super Smash while also sprinkling some Ford Trophy context on top.
The wonky ol' summer of 2022/23 continued this week as Ford Trophy games slowed down a sizzling streak of Super Smash cricket.
Two games of Ford Trophy were played on Wednesday with Northern Districts defeating Wellington and Otago defeating Canterbury.
Central Districts joined Canterbury at the top of the Ford Trophy ladder with a victory over Auckland and the contrasting vibes in this contest provide plenty of notes.
Canterbury is the best team in domestic cricket right now and this smells like a perfect chance to learn about their mahi.
Every team has played a couple Ford Trophy games and there is plenty to digest with Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Henry Shipley and Kristian Clarke all impressing.
Ford Trophy cricket is underway with the two best Plunket Shield teams Canterbury and Central District's grabbing wins.
Defending Plunket Shield and Ford Trophy champions Auckland will be in the mix across all three formats again this summer as they re-up with strong group of contracted cricketers.
Northern Districts are defending Super Smash champions, who also finished mid-table in Plunket Shield and Ford Trophy in a solid campaign last summer.
Central Districts will once again be competing to win all three domestic cricket competitions this summer as they continue to sprinkle intriguing talent on strong foundations.
Wellington Firebirds continue to be a fascinating pocket of Aotearoa sport as their development system is sizzling, while also trying to win cricket games.
Canterbury will once again roll out a settled group of cricketers for the kiwi summer as they continue to develop local youngsters around a core group of hearty Cantabrians.
While they seem unlikely to be a dominant domestic cricket force across all formats, Otago Volts will be eager to keep building around a hearty local core.
Auckland Aces won their third Ford Trophy title in five seasons after defeating Central Stags in yesterday's final.
Central are still the only undefeated team in the Ford Trophy after they sealed back to back wins over Wellington and have now booked a spot in next weekend's final.
What's better than Aotearoa's Blackcaps sharing Test delights? Luteru Taylor sparking up 'Twilight Taylor' with a couple destructive knocks in the Ford Trophy.