Ford Ranger One Day Cup
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| Ford Ranger One Day Cup | |
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| Sport | Cricket |
| Founded | 1969 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Current champions | Queensland Bulls |
| Official website | Cricket Australia |
The Ford Ranger One Day Cup is the most recent name of the domestic List A cricket (One-day/limited overs cricket) competition in Australia. Due to the success of the Australian ODI team the Ford Ranger One Day Cup is widely regarded as the world's best one-day domestic competition.
The competition commenced in 1969-70 with a knock-out format featuring the Australian state teams and New Zealand. Known as the Vehicle & General Australasian Knock-out Competition for two seasons, a sponsorship change meant that it went by the name of Coca-Cola Australasian Knock-out Competition in 1971-72 and 1972-73. In 1973-74, it was renamed the Gillette Cup. The competition became a purely Australian affair after New Zealand's last season in 1974-75.
The format was changed in 1979-80, when the new McDonald's Cup featured a two pool system. The same format was used by the FAI Cup from 1988-89 to 1991-92. From 1992-93, the Mercantile Mutual Cup involved a full round robin before the semifinals, and in 1997-98, the Canberra Comets were included. Only lasting three seasons, the Comets were axed in 2000-01, when the round robin structure was expanded to include home and away meetings for all teams before a single final. The name ING Cup was first used in the next season, following Mercantile Mutual's rebranding, and was used up to and including 2005–06, when ING withdrew as sponsor and Ford bought the naming rights.
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[edit] Teams
Titles include all seasons up to 2005–06. Career statistics include all matches up to the end of the 2005–06 season.
| Team | Wins | 2nd's | Last title | Current Captain |
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| Western Warriors (Western Australia) | 11 | 10 | 2003-04 | Justin Langer |
| New South Wales Blues (New South Wales) | 9 | 6 | 2005-06 | Simon Katich |
| Queensland Bulls (Queensland) | 7 | 7 | 2006-07 | Jimmy Maher |
| Victorian Bushrangers (Victoria) | 4 | 6 | 1998-99 | Cameron White |
| Black Caps (New Zealand)1 | 3 | 1 | 1974-75 | N/A |
| Southern Redbacks (South Australia) | 2 | 6 | 1986-87 | Darren Lehmann |
| Tasmanian Tigers (Tasmania) | 2 | 2 | 2004-05 | Daniel Marsh |
| Canberra Comets (Canberra)2 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
1 Participated from 1969–70 until 1974–75.
2 Participated from 1997–98 until 1999–2000
[edit] Leading run-scorers and wicket-takers
Career statistics include all matches up to the end of the 2005–06 season.
| Team | Leading run scorer (career) | Leading wicket taker (career) | ||
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| Western Warriors | Justin Langer | 2992 runs @ 40.43 | Kade Harvey | 103 wickets @ 27.13 |
| New South Wales Blues | Michael Bevan | 2400 runs @ 61.54 | Stuart MacGill | 124 wickets @ 21.83 |
| Queensland Bulls | Jimmy Maher | 3984 runs @ 48.00 | Michael Kasprowicz | 95 wickets @ 28.69 |
| Victorian Bushrangers | Brad Hodge | 3079 runs @ 41.05 | Ian Harvey | 81 wickets @ 27.41 |
| Black Caps | Bevan Congdon | 265 runs @ 33.13 | Hedley Howarth | 11 wickets @ 9.09 |
| Southern Redbacks | Greg Blewett | 3492 runs @ 40.60 | Paul Wilson | 70 wickets @ 23.94 |
| Tasmanian Tigers | Michael Di Venuto | 2629 runs @ 32.06 | Damien Wright | 63 wickets @ 28.80 |
| Canberra Comets | Peter Solway | 455 runs @ 25.27 | Lea Hansen | 12 wickets @ 21.16 |
[edit] Winners and runners-up
For a complete list of finals with short scorecards, see Australian Domestic One-Day Cricket Final.
| SEASON | WINNER | RUNNER UP | VENUE | CROWD |
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| 1969-70 | New Zealand | Victoria | MCG | 14,238 |
| 1970-71 | Western Australia | Queensland | MCG | 5,595 |
| 1971-72 | Victoria | South Australia | Adelaide Oval | 9,189 |
| 1972-73 | New Zealand | Queensland | The Gabba | 7,049 |
| 1973-74 | Western Australia | New Zealand | MCG | 0 |
| 1974-75 | New Zealand | Western Australia | MCG | 4,462 |
| 1975-76 | Queensland | Western Australia | WACA | 11,134 |
| 1976-77 | Western Australia | Victoria | MCG | 32,908 |
| 1977-78 | Western Australia | Tasmania | WACA | 13,753 |
| 1978-79 | Tasmania | Western Australia | TCA Ground | 10,822 |
| 1979-80 | Victoria | New South Wales | MCG | 20,604 |
| 1980-81 | Queensland | Western Australia | The Gabba | 20,043 |
| 1981-82 | Queensland | New South Wales | SCG | 5,549 |
| 1982-831 | Western Australia | New South Wales | WACA | 9,179 |
| 1983-84 | South Australia | Western Australia | Adelaide Oval | 0 |
| 1984-85 | New South Wales | South Australia | SCG | 11,782 |
| 1985-86 | Western Australia | Victoria | MCG | 9,370/3,065 |
| 1986-87 | South Australia | Tasmania | Bellerive Oval | 0 |
| 1987-88 | New South Wales | South Australia | SCG | 6,180 |
| 1988-89 | Queensland | Victoria | MCG | 0 |
| 1989-90 | Western Australia | South Australia | WACA | 11,675 |
| 1990-91 | Western Australia | New South Wales | WACA | 11,294 |
| 1991-92 | New South Wales | Western Australia | WACA | 10,825 |
| 1992-93 | New South Wales | Victoria | SCG | 11,070 |
| 1993-94 | New South Wales | Western Australia | SCG | 6,136 |
| 1994-95 | Victoria | South Australia | MCG | 11,167 |
| 1995-96 | Queensland | Western Australia | The Gabba | 8,597 |
| 1996-97 | Western Australia | Queensland | WACA | 13,399 |
| 1997-98 | Queensland | New South Wales | SCG | 11,164 |
| 1998-99 | Victoria | New South Wales | MCG | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Western Australia | Queensland | WACA | 11,893 |
| 2000-01 | New South Wales | Western Australia | WACA | 0 |
| 2001-02 | New South Wales | Queensland | The Gabba | 12,005 |
| 2002-03 | New South Wales | Western Australia | WACA | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Western Australia | Queensland | The Gabba | 13,092 |
| 2004-05 | Tasmania | Queensland | The Gabba | 12,357 |
| 2005-06 | New South Wales | South Australia | Adelaide Oval | 8,404 |
| 2006-07 | Queensland | Victoria | MCG | 5,000 |
- 1 The 1982-83 final was originally washed out, and then played at the beginning of the 1983-84 season.
[edit] Points system
Since the 2005–06 season, the following points have been awarded for each pool match:
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a no-result or a tie
- 0 points for a loss
- 1 bonus point if a team achieves a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition
- 2 bonus points if a team achieves a run rate twice that of the opposition
The top two teams at the end of the pool matches play-off in the final. The higher-placed team has the home ground advantage.
[edit] Television Coverage
In 2006-07, the Ford Ranger One Day Cup will be televised on Fox Sports. 25 out of the 31 games will be televised including the final.
[edit] References
- Cricinfo Australian Domestic Cricket Archive - Contains results for all matches
[edit] See also
| Australian first class cricket teams |
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| New South Wales Blues | Queensland Bulls | Southern Redbacks | Tasmanian Tigers | Victorian Bushrangers | Western Warriors |
