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    Central Districts batter Taylor Bettelheim watches the ball as Otago wicketkeeper Max Chu looks...

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    Stags fight back, but Volts still hold upper hand

    Oohs and aahs do not get you edges.

    Patel back in Black Caps as Bay Oval wicket expected to turn

    Ajaz Patel. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Patel back in Black Caps as Bay Oval wicket expected to turn

    Veteran spinner Ajaz Patel has been called into the Black Caps squad for the third and final test against the West Indies starting in Mt Maunganui on Thursday.

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    Chu on song as Volts take charge

    Max Chu is all concentration as he plays a shot during his innings of 151 for Otago against...

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    Chu on song as Volts take charge

    Otago have punched their way through the Central Districts batting lineup and into a dominant position.

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    Polished batting key as Sparks lift to beat CD twice

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    Polished batting key as Sparks lift to beat CD twice

    THE sparkle is back. The Otago Sparks have rebounded from a sluggish start to the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield with back-to-back wins against an under-strength Central Districts side in Palmerston...

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    Unbeaten 76 from Sunde propels Albion to win

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    Unbeaten 76 from Sunde propels Albion to win

    A roundup of premier club cricket games played in Dunedin at the weekend.

    Union, Oamaru triumph as T20 games go down to the wire

    Union, Oamaru triumph as T20 games go down to the wire

    Two exciting games were played on Friday night — Union beating Albion by four wickets and Oamaru beating Valley by three runs — as both North Otago T20 contests were decided in the 20th over.

    Owaka away to dominant start

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    Owaka away to dominant start

    There were two comfortable wins and a default for South Otago cricket faithful after the first weekend of their 40-over competition.

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    Five-wicket bag for O’Connor as Otago Country secure first-innings points

    Thomas O'Connor.  PHOTO: ELLA JENKINS

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    Five-wicket bag for O’Connor as Otago Country secure first-innings points

    Llew Johnson perhaps took the individual honours, but Thomas O’Connor won the war.

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    Adams keen for Volts to make running

    Luke Georgeson. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Adams keen for Volts to make running

    Otago assistant coach Andre Adams wants to see the Volts take the initiative more.

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    Sparks desperate to turn fortunes around

    Emma Black. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Sparks desperate to turn fortunes around

    The Otago Sparks are at risk of having their torch snuffed out halfway through the competition.

    Duffy five-for leads Black Caps to comfortable win

    Jacob Duffy claimed a 5-wicket haul to leave the Black Caps chasing just 56 to win. Photo: Getty...

    Duffy five-for leads Black Caps to comfortable win

    The Black Caps bounced back from a dramatic draw in the first test, to dismantle the West Indies by nine wickets in Wellington in the second.

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    Hay helps keep NZ ahead

    The Black Caps’ Mitch Hay puts one over the rope during his debut test innings of 61 during day...

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    Hay helps keep NZ ahead

    The plan to bat, bat and bat fell apart.

    Carson to miss WC after elbow surgery

    Eden Carson. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Carson to miss WC after elbow surgery

    White Ferns and Otago offspinner Eden Carson had surgery on her right elbow yesterday and is expected to be sidelined for six months.

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    South’s cup battle to resume

    All-rounder Stephan Grobler will earn his 50th cap for North Otago this weekend. PHOTO: DEBBIE...

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    South’s cup battle to resume

    Fierce rivalries will be reinstated this weekend when Hawke Cup zone four qualification gets under way.

    Carson to miss T20 World Cup defence

    Otago Sparks off-spinner Eden Carson needs surgery on her bowling arm. Photo: Getty Images (file)

    Carson to miss T20 World Cup defence

    Otago off-spinner Eden Carson is to undergo surgery on her right elbow, ruling her out of the White Ferns' T20 World Cup title defence.

    Skipper Inglis reckons SI have good shot to break northern dominance

    Polly Inglis. Photo: Linda Robertson

    Skipper Inglis reckons SI have good shot to break northern dominance

    Otago keeper Polly Inglis will captain a South Island team laden with Sparks players in a T20 series against the North Island at Saxton Oval next week.

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    Loss of key bowler takes gloss off day

    Black Caps bowler Michael Rae celebrates taking a wicket during day one of the second test match...

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    Loss of key bowler takes gloss off day

    Here we go again.

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    Rae earns NZ call-up, 11 years after first-class debut

    Michael Rae in action for Otago in 2022. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Rae earns NZ call-up, 11 years after first-class debut

    Would the last seamer standing make his way to Wellington, please.

    Latham voices support for NZ franchise T20 league

    New Zealand test captain Tom Latham. Photo: Getty Images

    Latham voices support for NZ franchise T20 league

    Black Caps' Test captain Tom Latham says a proposed T20 franchise league in New Zealand is a great initiative and would boost the standard of cricket in Aotearoa.

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    Rearguard action falls just short

    Photo: ODT files

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    Rearguard action falls just short

    There can be honour in defeat.
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