The 2020/21 season of the Ford Trophy, New Zealand’s premier List A competition, began on November 29 – here’s the complete schedule of the tournament.
All of the six Ford Trophy teams – Auckland, Northern Districts, Wellington, Central Districts, Otago and Canterbury – face the other five sides twice over the course of the season, playing a total of ten matches each in the league stage. The team that finishes top of the table gets a direct spot in the final while the second and third-placed sides face-off in the preliminary final to get a shot at the title.
Auckland are the current Ford Trophy defending champions but their season has started with a defeat against Northern Districts. Otago, last season’s finalists, and Canterbury have begun on a winning note, getting the better of Central Districts and Wellington respectively.
2020/21 Ford Trophy Schedule
Here is the full schedule of the 2020/21 Ford Trophy, which will be played in two halves, with the first six round of matches to be played in December and the second half with the remaining four rounds, elimination final and the final in February-March 2021.
Date Match Time
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November 29 Auckland v Northern Districts 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Nov 28)
November 29 Central Districts v Otago 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Nov 28)
November 29 Wellington v Canterbury 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Nov 28)
December 1 Northern Districts v Auckland 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Nov 30)
December 1 Central Districts v Otago 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Nov 30)
December 1 Canterbury v Wellington 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Nov 30)
December 6 Auckland v Otago 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Dec 5)
December 6 Canterbury v Northern Districts 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Dec 5)
December 6 Central Districts v Wellington 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Dec 5)
December 8 Auckland v Otago 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Dec 7)
December 8 Canterbury v Northern Districts 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Dec 7)
December 8 Central Districts v Wellington 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Dec 7)
December 13 Central Districts v Canterbury 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Dec 12)
December 13 Otago v Northern Districts 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Dec 12)
December 13 Auckland v Wellington 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Dec 12)
December 15 Central Districts v Canterbury 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Dec 14)
December 15 Otago v Northern Districts 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Dec 14)
December 15 Auckland v Wellington 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Dec 14)
February 19 Wellington v Northern Districts 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Feb 18)
February 19 Auckland v Central Districts 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Feb 18)
February 19 Otago v Canterbury 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Feb 18)
February 21 Wellington v Northern Districts 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Feb 20)
February 21 Auckland v Central Districts 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Feb 20)
February 21 Otago v Canterbury 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Feb 20)
February 26 Wellington v Otago 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Feb 25)
February 26 Northern Districts v Central Districts 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Feb 25)
February 26 Canterbury v Auckland 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Feb 25)
February 28 Wellington v Otago 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Feb 27)
February 28 Northern Districts v Central Districts 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Feb 27)
February 28 Otago v Canterbury 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Feb 27)
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March 3 Elimination Final 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Mar 2)
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March 5 Final 11.00am local time, 10pm GMT (Mar 4)
