Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
AUCKLAND 240 (45.5 OVERS)
- Tarun Nethula51 (41)
- Ben Horne63 (52)
- Doug Bracewell3/60 (9.5)
- Adam Milne2/37 (9)
CENTRAL DISTRICTS 191/3 (25.4 OVERS)
- Jesse Ryder*53 (34)
- George Worker46 (51)
- Sean Solia1/17 (2)
- Jamie Brown1/32 (4.4)
END OF OVER:25 | 20 Runs | CD: 183/3 (7 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 7.32, RRR: 1.00)
- Tom Bruce19 (10b)
- Jesse Ryder45 (30b)
- Tarun Nethula5-0-57-0
- Lockie Ferguson6-0-37-1
The Ford Trophy News
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Fulton's record ton takes Canterbury to title
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Verma, Papps carry Wellington into final
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