The 2018–19 Ford Trophy was the 48th season of
The Ford Trophy, the
List A cricket
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tournament in
New Zealand
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. It was the eighth 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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. Originally scheduled to take place between December 2018 and February 2019, it was brought forward, starting on 24 October and finished on 1 December 2018. Unlike the
previous edition of the competition, the tournament featured ten rounds of matches, instead of eight.
Auckland
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were the defending champions.
On 7 November 2018, in the fifth round fixture between
Northern Districts
The Northern Districts men's cricket team are one of six New Zealand first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket.
They are based in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand (excluding Auckland). They compete in the ...
and
Central Districts, a new record in List A cricket was set for the most runs scored off one