2012–13 Ford Trophy
The 2012–13 Ford Trophy was the 42nd season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the second in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 26 February 2013 to 30 March 2013, and was won by the Auckland Aces.
| Dates | 26 February 2013 – 30 March 2013 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | New Zealand Cricket | 
| Cricket format | List A cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout | 
| Champions | Auckland Aces | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| Matches | 28 | 
| Most runs | Michael Papps - 609 | 
| Most wickets | Matt Henry - 23 | 
| Official website | www.blackcaps.co.nz | 
Teams
    
    
Grounds
    
| Home Team | Ground Used | 
|---|---|
| Auckland Aces | Eden Park No.2 | 
| Northern Knights | Seddon Park | 
| Northern Knights | Bay Oval | 
| Central Stags | Saxton Oval | 
| Central Stags | Pukekura Park | 
| Wellington Firebirds | Basin Reserve | 
| Canterbury Wizards | Hagley Oval | 
| Otago Volts | University Oval | 
| Otago Volts | Queen's Park | 
Rules and regulations
    
Every match, points are allocated by the following:
| Result | Points Allocated | 
|---|---|
| Win (W) | 4 | 
| Tie (T), No Result (NR), Abandoned (A) | 2 | 
| Loss | 0 | 
Upon completion of the round-robin stage, the top two teams play each other in the 1st semi-final, with the winner advancing to the final and the loser advancing to the Preliminary Final, where they play the winner of the 2nd semi-final. The winner of the Preliminary Final will then advance to the Final.
Points table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland Aces | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0.627 | 
| 2 | Canterbury Wizards | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0.774 | 
| 3 | Wellington Firebirds | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0.894 | 
| 4 | Northern Knights | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | −0.004 | 
| 5 | Otago Volts | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.698 | 
| 6 | Central Stags | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −1.435 | 
Knockout stage
    
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
| 24 March 2013 – Seddon Park, Hamilton | 31 March 2013 – Eden Park No.2, Auckland | ||||||||||||
| Auckland Aces | 314/9 | Auckland Aces | 143/7 | ||||||||||
| Canterbury Wizards | 186 | 27 March 2013 – Hagley Oval, Christchurch | Canterbury Wizards | 139 | |||||||||
| Canterbury Wizards | 198 | ||||||||||||
| 24 March 2013 – Basin Reserve, Wellington | Wellington Firebirds | 137 | |||||||||||
| Wellington Firebirds | 144/2 | ||||||||||||
| Northern Knights | 140 | ||||||||||||
Fixtures
    
All times are in New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)
| Canterbury Wizards (H) 269/9 (50 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 270/5 (48 overs) | 
| 121 Craig Cachopa  2/52 Logan van der Beek | 
- Canterbury Wizards won the toss and chose to bat
- Donovan Grobbelaar and Matthew Quinn (Auckland) both made their List A debuts.
| Northern Knights 322/7 (50 overs) | v | Central Stags (H) 238 (38.3 overs) | 
- Central Stags won the toss and chose to field
- Andrew Mathieson, Will Young (Central Districts) and Cam Fletcher (Northern Districts) all made their List A debuts.
| Otago Volts 349/7 (50 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds (H) 352/4 (48.4 overs) | 
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to field
- Jacob Duffy (Otago) and Tom Blundell (Wellington) both made their List A debuts.
| Central Stags 302/7 (50 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds (H) 292/9 (50 overs) | 
- Central Stags won the toss and chose to bat
- Ben Wheeler (Central Districts) made his List A debut.
| Auckland Aces 290 (49.3 overs) | v | Northern Knights (H) 294/7 (48.2 overs) | 
- Northern Knights won the toss and chose to field
| Canterbury Wizards (H) 283/7 (50 overs) | v | Otago Volts 177 (38.5 overs) | 
- Otago Volts won the toss and chose to field
| Northern Knights 249/7 (50 overs) | v | Otago Volts (H) 207 (46 overs) | 
| 81 Sam Wells  3/32 Anurag Verma | 
- Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bat
- Jono Hickey (Northern Districts) made his List A debut.
| Canterbury Wizards 280/4 (50 overs) | v | Central Stags (H) 213 (42 overs) | 
- Canterbury Wizards won the toss and chose to bat
| Wellington Firebirds (H) 318/5 (50 overs) | v | Auckland Aces 321/6 (50 overs) | 
- Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to field
- Tipene Friday (Wellington) made his List A debut.
| Auckland Aces (H) 356 (49.4 overs) | v | Canterbury Wizards 343 (49.4 overs) | 
| 151 Colin Munro  6/45 Matt Henry | 
- Canterbury Wizards won the toss and chose to field
| Central Stags 417/6 (50 overs) | v | Northern Knights (H) 398 (48.5 overs) | 
- Central Stags won the toss and chose to bat
| Wellington Firebirds 309/4 (39 overs) | v | Otago Volts (H) 287 (38 overs) | 
| 82 Michael Papps  2/58 Jimmy Neesham | 
- Otago Volts won the toss and chose to field
- Rain reduced play to 39 overs for both innings
| Auckland Aces (H) 383/7 (50 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 365 (49.3 overs) | 
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to field
| Canterbury Wizards 362/6 (50 overs) | v | Northern Knights (H) 254 (39.4 overs) | 
| 171* Rob Nicol  2/61 Jono Boult | 58 Anurag Verma  3/64 Ryan McCone | 
- Canterbury Wizards won the toss and chose to bat
| Central Stags (H) 283 (49.4 overs) | v | Otago Volts 287/6 (48.3 overs) | 
- Central Stags won the toss and chose to field
| Auckland Aces (H) 285 (47.5 overs) | v | Central Stags 74 (23.4 overs) | 
- Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bat
| Canterbury Wizards (H) 143 (38.1 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 147/3 (21.3 overs) | 
| 41 Shanan Stewart  5/24 Scott Kuggeleijn | 
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to field
| Northern Knights (H) 301/7 (50 overs) | v | Otago Volts 209 (43.3 overs) | 
| 52 James Neesham  2/14 Graeme Aldridge | 
- Northern Knights won the toss and chose to bat
| Canterbury Wizards (H) 159/4 (39.5 overs) | v | |
- Otago Volts won the toss and chose to field
- Rain caused the abandonment of the match
| Canterbury Wizards (H) 291/5 (50 overs) | v | Central Stags 135 (28 overs) | 
- Central Stags won the toss and chose to field
| Auckland Aces 221 (49.2 overs) | v | Otago Volts (H) 222/4 (45.3 overs) | 
| 66* Nathan McCullum  2/49 Bhupinder Singh | 
- Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bat
| Wellington Firebirds (H) 280/7 (50 overs) | v | Northern Knights 174 (39.3 overs) | 
- Northern Knights won the toss and chose to field
Knockout stage
    
Upon completion of the round-robin stage, the top two teams play each other in the 1st semi-final, with the winner advancing to the final and the loser advancing to the Preliminary Final, where they play the winner of the 2nd semi-final. The winner of the Preliminary Final will then advance to the Final.
Semi-finals
    
| Auckland Aces (H) 314/9 (50 overs) | v | Canterbury Wizards 186 (43.4 overs) | 
- Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to bat
- Auckland progress to Final, Canterbury progress to Preliminary Final
| Northern Knights 140 (36.1 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds (H) 144/2 (22.4 overs) | 
- Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to field
- Wellington progress to Preliminary Final, Northern Districts are eliminated
Preliminary final
    
| Canterbury Wizards (H) 198 (45.5 overs) | v | Wellington Firebirds 137 (42.3 overs) | 
| 63 Grant Elliott  4/14 Matt Henry | 
- Canterbury Wizards won the toss and chose to bat
- Canterbury progress to final, Wellington are eliminated
Final
    
| Canterbury Wizards 139 (34.5 overs) | v | Auckland Aces (H) 143/7 (25.1 overs) | 
- Auckland Aces won the toss and chose to field