2014–15 Ford Trophy

The 2014–15 Ford Trophy was the 44th season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the fourth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 27 December 2014 to 1 February 2015.[1] The tournament was won by Central Districts for the fifth time, after defeating Auckland in the final by 73 runs.[2]

2014–15 Ford Trophy
Dates27 December 2014 – 1 February 2015
Administrator(s)New Zealand Cricket
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
ChampionsCentral Districts (5th title)
Participants6
Matches28
Most runsGeorge Worker (538)
Most wicketsAndrew Mathieson (31)

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L NR BP Pts NRR
1 Central Districts 8 6 2 0 2 26 1.169
2 Auckland 8 5 3 0 4 24 0.847
3 Otago 8 3 3 2 1 17 0.258
4 Northern Districts 8 4 4 0 0 16 −0.754
5 Canterbury 8 2 4 2 1 13 −0.865
6 Wellington 8 2 6 0 1 9 −0.835
Source: [3]

  Teams qualified for the finals

Finals

1st Preliminary Final
24 January 2015
Scorecard
Auckland
260 (49.3 overs)
v
Central Districts
215 (43.3 overs)
Colin de Grandhomme 63 (64)
Doug Bracewell 4/44 (10 overs)
Dane Cleaver 66 (40)
Tarun Nethula 4/51 (9 overs)
Auckland won by 45 runs[4]
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Umpires: Phil Jones and Tim Parlane
  • Auckland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Glenn Phillips (Auckland) made his List A debut

2nd Preliminary Final
24 January 2015
Scorecard
Northern Districts
245/8 (50 overs)
v
Otago
246/7 (49.2 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 72 (94)
Neil Wagner 4/60 (10 overs)
Jesse Ryder 52 (54)
Graeme Aldridge 2/41 (10 overs)
Otago won by 3 wickets[4]
Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown
Umpires: Barry Frost and Wayne Knights
  • Northern Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd Preliminary Final
28 January 2015
Scorecard
Central Districts
252 (48.1 overs)
v
Otago
203 (41.5 overs)
Tom Bruce 88 (65)
Jacob Duffy 3/44 (10 overs)
Jesse Ryder 47 (37 overs)
George Worker 3/25 (6.5 overs)
Central Districts won by 49 runs[5]
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Umpires: Barry Frost and Wayne Knights
  • Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tom Bruce and Mattie Thomas (Central Districts) made their List A debuts

Final
1 February 2015
Scorecard
Central Districts
271/7 (50 overs)
v
Auckland
193 (38.2 overs)
Kruger van Wyk 53 (88)
Donovan Grobbelaar 2/38 (10 overs)
Donovan Grobbelaar 45 (54)
Andrew Mathieson 4/22 (8 overs)
Central Districts won by 73 runs[2]
Colin Maiden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Phil Jones and Tim Parlane
  • Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.

References
  1. "2014–15 Ford Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. "Central Districts storm to Ford Trophy title". ESPN Cricinfo. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. "Auckland overcome collapse to seal final berth". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. "Bolter Bruce bats Central Districts into final". ESPN Cricinfo. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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