The Ford Trophy 2025-26

The Ford Trophy competition will begin on October 25, 2025, and run until February 22, 2026. Teams will play in a double round-robin format in groups of six, with each group playing 10 matches. These matches will be played in a one-day format. The top team in the group will advance directly to the final, while the second- and third-placed teams will play in an elimination final. The tournament will be held alongside the 2025–26 Plunket Shield and the 2025–26 Super Smash.

The Ford Trophy 2025-26 Teams

1. Auckland
2. Wellington
3. Northern Districts
4. Central Districts
5. Canterbury
6. Otago

The Ford Trophy 2025-26 Venues

1. Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
2. Basin Reserve, Wellington
3. Seddon Park, Hamilton
4. Hagley Oval, Christchurch
5. Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
6. Saxton Oval, Nelson
7. McLean Park, Napier
8. University Oval, Dunedin
9. Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
10. Mainpower Oval, Rangiora
11. Queen’s Park, Invercargill
12. Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei
13. John Davies Oval, Queenstown

The Ford Trophy 2025-26 Squads

Auckland:

Cam Fletcher, Glenn Phillips, Sean Solia, Harjot Johal, Michael Sclanders, Quin Sunde, William O’Donnell, Jock McKenzie, Matt Gibson, Simon Keene, Lockie Ferguson, Louis Delport, Adithya Ashok, Danru Ferns, Angus Olliver, Bevon Jacobs, Jordan David Sussex

Wellington:

Devon Conway, Tom Blundell, Gareth Severin, Tim Robinson, Troy Johnson, Nick Greenwood, Callum McLachlan, Liam Dudding, Muhammad Abbas, Michael Bracewell, Rachin Ravindra, Nick Kelly, Nathan Smith, Jesse Tashkoff, James Hartshorn, Adam Milne, Ben Sears, Peter Younghusband, Logan van Beek, Michael Snedden, Ian McPeake

Canterbury:

Tom Latham, Mitchell Hay, Chad Bowes, Leo Carter, Henry Nicholls, Ken McClure, Matthew Boyle, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Rippon, Henry Shipley, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Michael Rae, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Fraser Sheat, Zak Foulkes, Sean Davey, Edward Nuttall, Cameron Paul, Angus McKenzie

Otago:

Max Chu, Leo Carter, Dale Phillips, Dean Foxcroft, Jake Gibson, Llew Johnson, Zac Cumming, Matthew Bacon, Jacob Cumming, Travis Muller, Jarrod Mckay, Ben Lockrose, Jamal Todd, Andrew Hazeldine, Thorn Parkes

Northern Districts:

Joe Clarke, Kane Williamson, Katene Clarke, Josh Brown, Ben Pomare, Fergus Lellman, Bharat Popli, Jeet Raval (c), Henry Cooper, Brett Hampton, Snehith Reddy Devireddy, Frederick Walker, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Matthew Fisher, Kristian Clarke, Scott Johnston

Central Districts:

Dane Cleaver, Curtis Heaphy, Will Young, Tom Bruce, Jack Boyle, Mason Hughes, Doug Bracewell, Josh Clarkson, William Clark, Brad Schmulian, Raymond Toole, Jayden Lennox, Blair Tickner, Joey Field, Brett Randell, Ajaz Patel, Toby Findlay, Ewald Schreuder