Canterbury vs Wellington
5th Match

Canterbury played Wellington in the 5th Match of The Ford Trophy 2026-27 at Basin Reserve, Wellington, on Fri 30 Oct 2026, starting at 10:30 local time (21:30 UTC).

Result: Canterbury won by 209 runs. Scores: Canterbury 350/5 (50); Wellington 141 (32.2).

Canterbury so far in The Ford Trophy 2026-27: lost to Auckland (Auckland won by 33 runs (DLS Method) - 2nd innings reduced to 46 overs due to rain, target 345, Tue 27 Oct 2026).

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

Canterbury’s next match: v Otago, 9th Match, Tue 3 Nov 2026 at University Oval, Dunedin.

Wellington’s next match: v Northern Districts, 8th Match, Tue 3 Nov 2026 at Basin Reserve.

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: New Zealand made 680 for 8 declared against India in February 2014, the highest Test total at the ground. 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.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗