Canterbury and Northern Districts have named strong squads for the 2020/21 Ford Trophy Grand Final, the day/night decider to be played without spectators at Hagley Oval this Saturday.
The Final will be livestreamed from 1.50PM this Saturday 6 March on Spark Sport.
Canterbury (14 titles overall) is looking for their first title since 2016/17 when they beat the Wellington Firebirds in Rangiora for the championship, while Northern Districts is looking to break a decade-long one-day drought stretching all the way back to 2009/10, when they won their sixth and seventh crowns back-to-back.
Recent Champions
2019/20 Auckland Aces
2018/19 Wellington Firebirds
2017/18 Auckland Aces
2016/17 Canterbury
2015/16 Central Stags
2014/15 Central Stags
2013/14 Wellington Firebirds
2012/13 Auckland Aces
2011/12 Central Stags
2010/11 Auckland Aces
2009/10 Northern Districts
2008/09 Northern Districts
ROAD TO THE GRAND FINAL
CANTERBURY (Q1)
Captain: Cole McConchie
Todd Astle, Chad Bowes, Leo Carter, Sean Davey, Cam Fletcher, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (w), Ken McClure, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Ed Nuttall, Will Williams
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- beat Wellington Firebirds by 7 wickets at Hagley Oval (batting second)
- beat Wellington Firebirds by 31 runs at Mainpower Oval (batting first)
- beat Northern Districts by 137 runs at Hagley Oval (batting first)
- beat Central Stags by 7 wickets at Pukekura Park (batting second)
- lost to Central Stags by 6 wickets at Pukekura Park (batting first)
- beat Otago Volts by 54 runs at John Davies Oval (batting first)
- lost to Otago Volts by 31 runs at John Davies Oval (batting second)
- beat Auckland Aces by 216 runs at Mainpower Oval (batting first)
- beat Auckland Aces by 13 runs at Mainpower Oval (batting first)
NORTHERN DISTRICTS (Q2)
Captain: Joe Carter
Katene Clarke, Henry Cooper, Colin de Grandhomme, Matt Fisher, Zak Gibson, Brett Hampton, Scott Kuggeleijn, Jeet Raval, Anurag Verma, Freddy Walker, Joe Walker, BJ Watling (w)
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- beat Auckland Aces by 6 wickets (DLS) at Cobham Oval (batting second)
- beat Auckland Aces by 4 wickets at Cobham Oval (batting second)
- lost to Canterbury by 137 runs at Hagley Oval (batting second)
- beat Otago Volts by 40 runs at University of Otago Oval (batting first)
- beat Otago Volts by 66 runs at University of Otago Oval (batting first)
- lost to Wellington Firebirds by 1 wicket at Basin Reserve (batting first)
- lost to Wellington Firebirds by 17 runs at Basin Reserve (batting second)
- lost to Central Stags by 6 wickets at Seddon Park (batting first)
- beat Central Stags by 5 wickets at Seddon Park (batting second)
- beat Wellington Firebirds in Elimination Final by 138 runs (DLS) at Seddon Park (batting first)
Extra cover: the family ties in this year's Grand Final
