Heaphy puts CD on track for big win
Heaphy gave it a heave.
Adrian Seconi
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‘All right’ start for Carter as he looks to play bigger role
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‘All right’ start for Carter as he looks to play bigger role
Leo Carter wanted to play a bigger role and he is hoping the move south to Otago will allow him to do just that.
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Make space, time for NPC stars
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Make space, time for NPC stars
Our series on the future of the NPC continues. Club stalwarts Ian Arthur and Blair Crawford tell Adrian Seconi there needs to be a change.
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Lions favourites, Bay expansive
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Lions favourites, Bay expansive
Wellington and Bay of Plenty have made it through to tomorrow’s NPC final. Adrian Seconi offers up this quick guide.
Ravindra fronts latest almanac
Ravindra fronts latest almanac
The trainspotters around the office were very pleased this week.
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Notes from slip, October 25th
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Notes from slip, October 25th
Regular readers may have noticed the rather gentle poke I had at the White Ferns leading into the T20 World Cup — something about them being the worst team in the country.
Molyneux Park to host feast of T20s
Molyneux Park to host feast of T20s
Alexandra is one of the places to be this summer.
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Back when NPC had stars, pulling power
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Back when NPC had stars, pulling power
Former Otago players Brendon Timmins and Brendon Laney, part of arguably the greatest team in NPC history, tell Adrian Seconi the competition needs to bring back the stars and the razzmatazz.
Otago attack savaged as Bowes hits world record
Otago attack savaged as Bowes hits world record
Chad is bad but in the very best way.
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Brown excited about job to which he has long aspired
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Brown excited about job to which he has long aspired
Another Brown will take charge of the Otago NPC team next season.
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OCA forecasting loss of $100,000 in next financial year
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OCA forecasting loss of $100,000 in next financial year
The Otago Cricket Association is forecasting a significant $100,000 loss in the next financial period.
Bowes blasts record-breaking double ton against Volts
Bowes blasts record-breaking double ton against Volts
Canterbury's Chad Bowes eviscerated the Otago bowling today in a world-record onslaught at Christchurch's Hagley Oval.
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Tweaks rather than revolution likely
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Tweaks rather than revolution likely
Adrian Seconi asks New Zealand Rugby general manager of community rugby Steve Lancaster and Otago chief executive Richard Kinley what the competition will look like in five years.
NPC advocated as vital pathway to Super level
NPC advocated as vital pathway to Super level
The NPC faces an uncertain future as New Zealand Rugby grapples with the big-picture questions and the more pressing bottom line on the financial report.
Rejigged Otago lineup ready to fire again
Rejigged Otago lineup ready to fire again
Otago's reimagined batting lineup piled on 316 runs in their first outing.
Smith, Hay poised to make debuts
Smith, Hay poised to make debuts
Wellington all-rounder Nathan Smith and Canterbury keeper Mitch Hay are poised to make their international debuts.
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NPC has still to find its place in changed landscape
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NPC has still to find its place in changed landscape
This week the ODT outlines issues facing the NPC competition and talks to power players to see what the future holds. Adrian Seconi provides some background.
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Bay of Plenty book historic shot at title
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Bay of Plenty book historic shot at title
Bay of Plenty rolled Canterbury in the second half to book a historic spot in the NPC final.
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Otago start campaign in style
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Otago start campaign in style
Otago have started the summer with a mammoth win against a quality Northern Districts side in Whangārei.
White Ferns in the money
White Ferns in the money
Cha-ching, cha-ching.