Otago made a better start to its one-day campaign than it could have possibly hoped for with a record win over Northern Districts on Saturday.
Otago has made an impressive start to its one-day campaign with a record 222-run win against Northern Districts in Alexandra today.
Some bowlers would see a bent elbow as the end - Nick Beard sees it as a chance to tap into his considerable batting talent.
Cricket writer Adrian Seconi asks cricket identities Craig Cumming and Warren Lees for their thoughts.
Sri Lanka made an unconvincing start with the bat to its New Zealand tour, declaring at 173 for nine on the opening day of a two-day warm-up match against the Chairman's XI in Queenstown yesterday.
Otago spinner Nick Beard has withdrawn from top-level cricket to remodel his action and has probably played his last game this summer.
In no particular order, and with a promise many wonderful performances will be missed, cricket writer Adrian Seconi lists 10 stunning individual efforts at the Cricket World Cup.
Left-arm spinner Roneel Hira has reinvented himself as a top-order batsman for Canterbury and posted his maiden first-class hundred yesterday.
Unlikely improbable, impossible. All words tossed around to described Otago's prospects of securing a win in their Plunket Shield against Northern Districts at the University Oval yesterday.
The group hoping to prevent Basketball Otago from liquidating will ask delegates to delay appointing a liquidator at tonight's special meeting.
Basketball Otago delegates have voted against a resolution to appoint a liquidator despite the organisation having debts of just under $179,000.
Brendon McCullum does not get around to playing for Otago too often - just 19 first-class games in nearly 15 years.
Otago was knocked out of the twenty20 tournament earlier than hoped but the upside is the Volts have had longer than Northern Districts to prepare for today's Plunket Shield encounter at the University Oval.
Basketball New Zealand chief executive Iain Potter wants to send a clear message - the sport will continue in the region despite Basketball Otago facing liquidation.
The Keep Basketball in Otago campaign has not quite gone viral but it is certainly gathering momentum.
Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum will make a rare appearance for Otago.
Perhaps Mark Craig will be able to celebrate his maiden first-class hundred some time soon. Maybe even buy No11 Jacob Duffy a beer for helping him reach the milestone.
The Otago Sparks' one-day title defence is on the rocks following four consecutive defeats.
Long-serving Otago scorer Malcolm Jones is scoring his 150th first-class game this week. He sat down with cricket writer Adrian Seconi during the lunch break yesterday for a chat.
What a day for Ish Sodhi.
