Auckland pace attack sinks Volts
Auckland pace attack sinks Volts
Thumped. You could land on more diplomatic descriptions but Otago was routed today.
Adrian Seconi
Bates blasts Sparks to victory
Bates blasts Sparks to victory
Otago Sparks skipper Suzie Bates slapped 89 not out to set up a 45-run win against Auckland in Queenstown.
Volts bottom of table after gutsy defeat
Volts bottom of table after gutsy defeat
Valiant but vanquished.
Volts show fight in loss to Firebirds
Volts show fight in loss to Firebirds
The Otago Volts have had another loss, a tense five-wicket defeat to the Wellington Firebirds in a Super Smash match in Queenstown today.
Sparks fizzle out in bumbling effort
Sparks fizzle out in bumbling effort
The Otago Sparks’ winning run came to an abrupt halt in Queenstown today, with a bumbling effort in the field, too many runs leaked and chances missed.
Volts beaten again after feeble batting display
Volts beaten again after feeble batting display
Otago has put further distance between itself and a place in the Super Smash playoffs with a feeble batting display in Christchurch yesterday.
Sparks top standings on five from five
Sparks top standings on five from five
The Otago Sparks kept their perfect record intact with a gutsy 12-run win against Canterbury in Christchurch yesterday.
Hasabro storms home to claim feature race
Hasabro storms home to claim feature race
Hasabro honoured a historic race with a classic finish at the Otago Racing Club’s Boxing Day meeting at Wingatui yesterday.
Masterclass at the Basin
Masterclass at the Basin
The sports department named its 150 greatest moments in Otago sport to celebrate the newspaper’s 150th anniversary in 2011. In the Next 10, we select the moments which have inspired us in the past decade. Adrian Seconi gets the series under way with Brendon McCullum’s triple treat.
Key stretch of three games for Sparks
Key stretch of three games for Sparks
It is too early to start calculating the different scenarios but the Otago Sparks are right where they want to be — on top.
Recognition of Grieve’s achievements ‘total shock’
Recognition of Grieve’s achievements ‘total shock’
Barbara Grieve is closing in on 20 years as a weightlifting technical official, and this one has definitely been the best.
Pair named in Volts after changes forced
Pair named in Volts after changes forced
The Otago Volts have been forced into changes before their next three twenty20 games.
Cumming among three Otago players in NZ team
Cumming among three Otago players in NZ team
Promising Otago A player Jacob Cumming has been named in a New Zealand XI side to play a two-day match against the touring Bangladesh team early next week.
Coach finds positives in big loss
Coach finds positives in big loss
Otago coach Dion Ebrahim was more forgiving than you might think following his side’s 95-run loss to Wellington at the Basin Reserve this week.
Club to be given a boot-iful piece of All Black history
Club to be given a boot-iful piece of All Black history
You've heard of the golden boot - but what about the dirty boot?
Sparks finally shut down — by wind
Sparks finally shut down — by wind
It has been plain sailing for the Otago Sparks this season.
Volts dominated by Firebirds
Volts dominated by Firebirds
Otago was about 100 runs off the pace in Wellington in its latest Ford Trophy one day match.
Bowlers superb as Sparks keep top spot
Bowlers superb as Sparks keep top spot
Most of the attention tends to drift towards the Sparks’ powerful batting line-up but it was the bowlers who delivered in Napier on Saturday.
Volts flatline in loss to Central Districts
Volts flatline in loss to Central Districts
Cotton wool would have shown more starch than the Otago top four in Napier today.
Sparks stay top with win over Hinds
Sparks stay top with win over Hinds
The Otago Sparks consolidated their spot at the top of the Super Smash standings with a seven-wicket win against the Central Hinds in Napier today.