The 2016–17 Ford Trophy was the 46th season of the official
List A cricket tournament in
New Zealand
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, and the sixth in a sponsorship deal between
New Zealand Cricket
New Zealand Cricket, formerly the New Zealand Cricket Council, is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand.
New Zealand Cricket operates the New Z ...
and
Ford Motor Company
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. The competition ran from 15 January to 18 February 2017.
The final was played between
Canterbury
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and
Wellington
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.
Canterbury won the final by 28 runs with
Peter Fulton
Peter Gordon Fulton (born 1 February 1979) is a former New Zealand international cricketer who played for Canterbury at domestic level. He comes from a well recognised cricketing family with his uncle Roddy Fulton playing and captaining both C ...
scoring the fastest century in a List A cricket match in New Zealand.
Points table
Teams qualified for the finals
Fixtures
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Finals
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References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Ford Trophy
2016–17 New Zealand cricket season
Ford Trophy
The Ford Trophy is the main domestic List A limited overs cricket competition in New Zealand. Previous sponsor State Insurance did not renew naming rights in 2009, resulting in the competition being renamed the ''New Zealand Cricket one-day com ...