Adrian Seconi

Former Basketball Otago office and events manager Sandy Wallace has broken her silence on the financial crisis faced by the organisation.

Otago was one whack and two tonks away from recording back-to-back wins during the opening weekend of the domestic twenty20 league.

Dirk Nannes switched skis, chairlifts and endless winter for about 160g of leather, some spit and eternal summer nine years ago, and has a tan and a heap of wickets to show for it.

It is 100 days until the Cricket World Cup gets under way. Reporter Adrian Seconi takes a light-hearted look at what might happen leading up to and during the tournament.

It appears rugby league fever is starting to take hold in Dunedin.

Otago has plenty of hitting power at the top but it was a lack of it further down which proved so costly this weekend.

Otago import and captain Ryan ten Doeschates' biggest challenge will be holding the team together.

Is he in? Is he out?

Veteran rider Gordon McCauley has a well-entrenched reputation as a tenacious rider with a big heart.

Otago will need to put a dismal opening to the Plunket Shield behind it and regroup for the weekend's twenty20 matches.

The Cricket Association honoured two former presidents with life membership at the 138th annual general meeting in Dunedin last night.

Otago will have to bat extremely well to escape Napier with a draw today.

The Otago Sparks were kept busy during Labour Weekend despite a touch of bad weather.

Rain prevented Otago falling further behind in its Plunket Shield match against Central Districts in Napier.

Otago's batting line-up had a fragile look about it and proved flimsy on the opening day of the Volts' Plunket Shield campaign.

Kaikorai's Iain Robertson blasted 112 from just 49 balls but it was not enough to help secure a win for his side.

There is no indication how quickly baby Lucas might be able to scorch around a track - he still has a few balance issues at the moment, to be fair.