Wellington vs Auckland
11th Match

Wellington play Auckland in the 11th Match of The Ford Trophy 2026-27 at Basin Reserve, Wellington, on Sat 7 Nov 2026, starting at 10:30 local time (21:30 UTC).

Wellington so far in The Ford Trophy 2026-27: lost to Otago (Otago won by 6 wkts, Wed 28 Oct 2026); lost to Canterbury (Canterbury won by 209 runs, Fri 30 Oct 2026).

Auckland so far in The Ford Trophy 2026-27: beat Canterbury (Auckland won by 33 runs (DLS Method) - 2nd innings reduced to 46 overs due to rain, target 345, Tue 27 Oct 2026); beat Northern Districts (Auckland won by 4 wkts, Fri 30 Oct 2026).

Wellington’s next match: v Central Stags, 14th Match, Wed 11 Nov 2026 at McLean Park, Napier.

Auckland’s next match: v Otago, 13th Match, Wed 11 Nov 2026 at Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland.

Basin Reserve opened in 1868, holds 6,800, its ends are the Vance Stand End and the Scoreboard End. Wellington’s Test ground, the only cricket ground with listed status from Heritage New Zealand.

At Basin Reserve: The New Zealand Cricket Museum, founded in 1987, is in the Museum Stand. Its first first-class match, Wellington v Auckland, was played on 30 November 1873; its first Test was New Zealand v England from 24 to 27 January 1930. Brendon McCullum made 302 here, the first New Zealand Test triple-century, passing Martin Crowe’s 299 from 1991.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗