Wellington vs Northern Districts
8th Match

Wellington played Northern Districts in the 8th Match of The Ford Trophy 2026-27 at Basin Reserve, Wellington, on Tue 3 Nov 2026, starting at 10:30 local time (21:30 UTC).

Result: Wellington won by 202 runs. Scores: Wellington 354/7 (50); Northern Districts 152 (35.1).

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).

Northern Districts so far in The Ford Trophy 2026-27: beat Central Stags (Northern Districts won by 62 runs, Tue 27 Oct 2026); lost to Auckland (Auckland won by 4 wkts, Fri 30 Oct 2026).

Wellington’s next match: v Auckland, 11th Match, Sat 7 Nov 2026 at Basin Reserve.

Northern Districts’ next match: v Otago, 10th Match, Sat 7 Nov 2026 at Cobham Oval, Whangarei.

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: Brendon McCullum made 302 here, the first New Zealand Test triple-century, passing Martin Crowe’s 299 from 1991. 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.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗