New Zealand Cricket bowling coach Vaughn Johnson believes Otago has sufficient firepower in its bowling to progress to the last eight of the Champions League twenty/20 tournament beginning in India next month.
The Southern Men created history with their first win over Auckland since entering the National Hockey League in 2004.
Australian coach Norma Plummer does not care who made the crucial tip in the dying stages to help her side clinch a 47-46 win over the Silver Ferns in Invercargill yesterday evening.
The Otago Volts will play the Deccan Chargers, the Indian Premier League champions, in preparation for their assault on the Champions League beginning in India next month.
Silver Ferns coach Ruth Aitken believes there is reason to feel optimistic despite her side's heartbreaking 47-46 loss to Australia in Invercargill yesterday.
Australia A player Nick Budgeon is a tough defender and powerful striker of the ball.
New Zealand's leading wicket-taker, Sir Richard Hadlee, believes the rise of twenty/20 tournaments could "disrupt and, perhaps, bring the ruination" of test cricket.
Promising netballer Louise Thayer is learning all about tough decisions.
Silver Ferns coach Ruth Aitken has not exactly put Irene van Dyk on notice, but the star shooter has been asked to make some changes before the fourth test in Invercargill tomorrow.
At just 27 years old, Eloise Watson is one of the old heads in the Southern Storm.
Left-hand batsman Hamish Rutherford enhanced his reputation as a specialist twenty/20 opener with solid contributions in two warm-up matches at King George Park in Oamaru yesterday.
Seven of Otago's brightest hopes will represent New Zealand at the 2010 Australian Country Basketball Cup in Albury, New South Wales.
Former Silver Ferns captain Belinda Colling has expressed concern about a lack of shooting depth in the wake of the Silver Ferns' 36-33 loss to Australia in Brisbane on Sunday.
Otago coach Mike Hesson would like to see the Cumming XI bat with more purpose when it looks to even the score against the Redmond XI at King George Park in Oamaru today.
Otago showed signs of improvement but slumped to its second consecutive defeat when Southland edged away in the third quarter to win 53-43 at the Edgar Centre yesterday.
Most days, Otago Cricket receives a phone call from someone on the subcontinent wanting to know more about the Volts team which will contest the lucrative Champions League in India next month.
Otago wing defence Hayley Saunders plans to use her inside knowledge to help upset her old side, Southland, at the Edgar Centre tomorrow.
A quick scan of the team lists reveals how tough it will be for the Southern Men in the National Hockey League this season.
Looking at the list of previous winners helps put Duncan Croudis' victory in the New Zealand under-19 championships last week into perspective.
Storm captain Larissa Wall has not had too much to cheer about in her two previous seasons with the southern side.
