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Toss Winner - Northern Brave won the toss and choose to bat first
Canterbury Kings beat Northern Brave by 6 wickets
Host Northern Knights face stern test against in-form Canterbury
Expect Canterbury to register a comfortable win over Northern Knights at Hamilton.
| Tournament: | The Ford Trophy, 2025-26 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 20.4°C|Sunny |
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Host Northern Knights will be looking to get back to winning ways when they take on Canterbury in the tenth match of The Ford Trophy 2025-26 played at Seddon Park, Hamilton on Saturday.
With one win and two losses, Northern Knights are currently lying in the bottom half of the league table. Captain Robert O’Donnell will be hoping that the side can make amends and put in an improved batting display against Canterbury.
In a run-fest played at Christchurch, Canterbury registered 21-run win over Auckland, courtesy excellent performances from Henry Nicholls, Angus Mckenzie and Tom Latham. With this result, Latham climbed to second position in the ongoing Ford Trophy competition.
Last season, Canterbury registered a three-wicket win over Northern Knights in a round-robin game played at Hamilton.
ND
233/10 in 46.3 5.01
234/7 in 43.3 5.38
156/9 in 42.4 3.66
271/8 in 49.0 5.53
169/3 in 28.5 5.86
168/10 in 46.4 3.6
CANT
337/8 in 50.0 6.74
316/9 in 50.0 6.32
259/8 in 49.0 5.29
258/10 in 49.5 5.18
398/10 in 124.3
PS
Canterbury Kings beat Northern Districts by 5 wickets
136/5 in 32.1
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Tim Seifert, Joe Carter, captain Robert O’Donnell, Brett Hampton, and Xavier Bell to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the previous match, Northern Knights managed to post 233 all out in 46.3 overs.For Northern Knights, Brett Hampton showed decent form with the bat and scored 68 runs off 61 balls with the help of three fours and five sixes. Besides Hampton, Ben Pomare, Xavier Bell and Robert O’Donnell produced scores of 31, 29 and 21 runs respectively.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Kristian Clarke, Scott Kuggeleijn, Joshua Harvey Brown, Tim Pringle and Zak Gibson to provide crucial breakthroughs.
In their previous match, pacer Joshua Harvey Brown was the pick of the bowlers for Northern Knights and claimed 3 for 35 in 6.3 overs.
Besides Harvey Brown, left-arm spinner Tim Pringle bowled well and finished with figures of 2 for 29 in his ten overs.
Robert ODonnell (c), Tim Seifert, Xavier Bell, Joe Carter, Brett Hampton,Ben Pomare (wk), Kristian Clarke, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Pringle, Joshua Harvey Brown, Zak Gibson
Joe Carter, Kristian Clarke, Henry Cooper, Zak Gibson, Brett Hampton, Scott Kuggeleijn, Robert O'Donnell, Ben Pomare, Tim Pringle, Xavier Bell, Snehith Reddy
In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of skipper Henry Nicholls, Chad Bowes, wicket-keeper Tom Latham, Cole McConchie, and Matthew Boyle to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the previous match, captain Henry Nicholls was the standout performer with the bat for Canterbury and finished the innings with the top-score of 138 runs off 124 balls with the help of twelve fours and one six.He was well supported by keeper Tom Latham, who scored 78 runs off 90 balls with the help of four boundaries.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Michael Rae, Fraser Sheat, Angus McKenzie, Ish Sodhi and Michael Rippon to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the previous match, medium-pacer Angus Mckenzie was the pick of the bowlers for Canterbury and claimed 2 for 49 in his ten overs.
Henry Nicholls (c), Chad Bowes, Cole McConchie, Matthew Boyle, Mitchell Hay, Tom Latham (wk), Michael Rippon, Ish Sodhi, Angus McKenzie, Fraser Sheat, Michael Rae.
Chad Bowes, Matthew Boyle, Cole McConchie, Angus McKenzie, Rhys Mariu, Henry Nicholls, Michael Rae, Michael Rippon, Fraser Sheat, Tom Latham, Raunaq Kapur
The average first innings score at Seddon Park, Hamilton in the Ford Trophy is around 245 runs. The weather forecast for Saturday’s game is going to be cloudy skies with light winds.
Seddon Park, Hamilton is going to host the 10th match of the Ford Trophy 2025-26 played between Northern Knights and Canterbury.
Northern Knights lost their previous match played at this venue.
Seddon Park, Hamilton has been a decent venue for side batting second. The previous match played at the venue was won by chasing team.
Based on current form, Defending Champions Canterbury will be favorites to win their match against Northern Knights. With likes of Henry Nicholls, Angus Mckenzie and Michael Rippon in decent form this season, the team management will be hoping that the side can continue their excellent form in this contest.
Expect Canterbury to register a comfortable win over Northern Knights at Hamilton.
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