Ford Trophy 2023-24: Top run-getters and wicket-takers after Auckland vs Wellington (Updated) ft. Robert O’Donnell and Blair Tickner

Otago secured a six-wicket win over Northern Knights in the 25th match of Ford Trophy 2023-24 while Canterbury bagged a comprehensive 183-run win over Central Districts in game No. 26. Meanwhile, Auckland registered a four-wicket win over Wellington.

Shifting our focus to the first clash, Northern Knights batted first and got bundled out for 184 runs in 48.1 overs. Captain Jeet Raval was the top-scorer with 78 runs in 102 balls, including nine fours and one six.

Jacob Duffy took a three-wicket haul while Matthew Bacon, Luke Georgeson, and Ben Lockrose claimed two wickets apiece for Otago. In response, Otago chased down the target in 39.1 overs with six wickets in hand. Thorn Parks (47*) and Llwe Johnson (46*) were the standout batters in the chase.

Delving into the details of the next contest, Canterbury put up a whopping total of 349/8 in 50 overs. Henry Nicholls (138) and Leo Cater (107) were the standout batters. Josh Clarkson picked up a four-wicket haul for Districts.

In reply, Central Districts got bundled out for 166 runs in 39.2 overs. Doug Bracewell (94) tried his best to revive the innings, but other batters faltered badly. Zakary Foulkes claimed three wickets while Fraser Sheat, Michael Rippon, and Angus McKenzie picked up two wickets each.

Moving to the other game, Wellington batted first and posted a total of 285/8 in 50 overs, thanks to Nick Greenwood (70) and Jesse Tashkoff (77). Ben Lister, Jock McKenzie, and Louis Delport scalped two wickets apiece for Auckland.

In response, Auckland finished off the chase on the last ball of the game. Captain Robert O'Donnell was the wrecker-in-chief with 115 runs in 110 balls, featuring 12 fours and three sixes while Mark Chapman scored 90 runs in 107 balls.

Without any further ado, let’s take a look at the leading run-getters and wicket-takers of the ongoing Ford Trophy 2023-24.

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Ford Trophy 2023-24 Most Runs List

Sr. No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	RR O'Donnell (AUCK)	9	9	2	406	115	58	516	78.68	1	2	-	43	6
2	FH Allen (AUCK)	6	6	0	393	168	65.5	312	125.96	2	-	-	40	19
3	BR Hampton (ND)	9	7	3	346	126*	86.5	296	116.89	1	2	-	28	16
4	TM Johnson (WELL)	8	8	1	325	97*	46.42	435	74.71	-	3	-	26	7
5	CJ Bowes (CANT)	8	8	0	315	74	39.37	327	96.33	-	1	-	42	6
6	TK Parkes (OTAGO)	8	7	2	298	78	59.6	430	69.3	-	3	-	27	2
7	JF Carter (ND)	9	8	1	294	106	42	342	85.96	1	1	-	27	5
8	NF Kelly (WELL)	8	8	0	248	106	31	301	82.39	1	1	1	18	9
9	BD Schmulian (CD)	8	7	1	247	104*	41.16	337	73.29	1	1	-	27	1
10	NA Greenwood (WELL)	8	8	0	247	70	30.87	308	80.19	-	3	-	28	2

Auckland skipper Robert O'Donnell moved up from fourth to top spot in the batting standings with 406 runs from nine innings. He is the lone batter to cross the 400-run mark in this campaign.

Finn Allen (393), Brett Hampton (346), and Troy Johnson (325) slipped one spot each to secure the second, third, and fourth positions, respectively. Chad Bowes (315) and Thorn Parkes (298) moved one slot up to occupy the fifth and sixth slots, respectively.

Joe Carter (294) slipped down from fifth to seventh position. Nick Kelly (248) propelled from 11th to eighth. Brad Schmulian (247) maintained his ninth spot. Nick Greenwood (247) moved up from 21st position to hold the 10th spot in the tally.

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Ford Trophy 2023-24 Most Wickets List

Sr. No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
1	KDC Clarke (ND)	9	8	426	71	7	381	18	5/67	21.16	5.36	23.66	-	1
2	RL Toole (CD)	8	8	419	69.5	1	356	17	5/72	20.94	5.09	24.64	-	1
3	BM Tickner (CD)	8	8	438	73	9	306	14	3/38	21.85	4.19	31.28	-	-
4	W O'Rourke (CANT)	6	6	306	51	3	227	13	6/20	17.46	4.45	23.53	-	1
5	ZGF Foulkes (CANT)	8	8	365	60.5	4	287	13	3/15	22.07	4.71	28.07	-	-
6	AF Milne (WELL)	6	6	288	48	6	188	12	5/24	15.66	3.91	24	-	1
7	JA Clarkson (CD)	8	8	294	49	2	271	12	4/60	22.58	5.53	24.5	1	-
8	MJ Fisher (ND)	8	7	378	63	4	315	12	5/46	26.25	5	31.5	-	1
9	BNJ Lockrose (OTAGO)	8	7	368	61.2	4	290	11	3/30	26.36	4.72	33.45	-	-
10	LI Georgeson (OTAGO)	8	6	255	42.3	5	195	10	5/37	19.5	4.58	25.5	-	1

Kristian Clarke (18) and Raymond Toole (17) continue to hold the top two positions in the bowling standings. Blair Tickner (14) moved up from fifth to third slot. William O'Rourke (13) descended from third to fourth position.

Zakary Foulkes (13) ascended from sixth to fifth position. Adam Milne (12) glided down from fourth to sixth spot. Josh Clarkson (12) rocketed from 14th to seventh position.

Matthew Fisher (12) retained his eighth slot in the tally whereas Ben Lockrose (11) descended from seventh to ninth rank. Luke Georgeson (10) climbed up from 13th to 10th slot.