New Zealand Trophy — Standings, NRR & Performance Report
Tournament Overview & Format
New Zealand Trophy is an official 2 cricket competition tracked ball-by-ball on the CricÓ platform, featuring 8 competing teams across 34 scheduled fixtures (34 completed). So far in the tournament, batters have accumulated 3,160 runs while bowlers have claimed 135 wickets across completed innings.
Points Table & Qualification Race
Palmerston North currently leads the New Zealand Trophy points table with 12 points from 8 matches (5 won, 1 lost) and a Net Run Rate (NRR) of +1.97. Hamilton holds second place on 12 points (5W, 2L, NRR +0.37), while Northland sits third with 12 points (NRR +0.30). Tournament standings are determined by total points (2 points per win, 1 per tie/no-result), with Net Run Rate—calculated as (Total Runs Scored ÷ Total Overs Faced) minus (Total Runs Conceded ÷ Total Overs Bowled)—serving as the official tie-breaker.
Leading Run-Scorers, Wicket-Takers & MVP Contenders
In the Player of the Series (MVP) race, George Burns (Northland) leads the tournament with 1500.0 points across 7 matches (428 batting pts, 1072 bowling pts, 0 fielding pts). Harry O’Neill (Northland) is the tournament's leading run-scorer with 400 runs, while the highest individual score stands at 160 by George Hampton. With the ball, Zac Lowden (Napier) tops the bowling chart with 16 wickets, and Percy Goddle holds the best bowling economy rate (1.09 RPO).