That will not bother combined club Carisbrook-Dunedin-Kaikorai one bit, though.
Once it had bowled out University-Grange for 219 it had secured the two bonus points needed to win the coveted trophy.
Team manager Martin Whangapirita said the chase became more about a celebration of the season.
"We just decided to go out and have some fun really," Whangapirita said.
"It would have been nice to have won it but at that point the pressure was off so we just enjoyed the day."
Anjas Bhogal swatted 66 from 51 and Kurt Johnston clubbed a quick 30. But Thomas McClean (four for 76) and Sam Edlund (four for 24) took eight wickets between them to help secure a tense six-run win.
But it was the Demon Dogs who got to celebrate their maiden season with a title.
The clubs agreed to merge their top two teams on a trial basis for two seasons.
So far so good. The Demon Dogs have been the most consistent side all summer. There is room for improvement, though.
The team lost both the one-day and twenty20 finals. But ultimately they claimed the senior banner.
"We sat down at the start of the season and mapped out what we wanted to do and how we wanted to do it and we got there," Whangapirita said.
Otago opener Camden Hawkins and Volts all-rounder Josh Finnie were standout performers for the side.
Hawkins scored 607 runs at an average of 43.36, while Finnie (430 runs at 39.09 and 25 wickets at 14.76) is perhaps one of the leading candidates for club cricketer of the year.
Jeremy Smith made a massive contribution as well. He nabbed 32 wickets at 13.88. He basically picked up a wicket every two-and-a-half overs, which is rather handy.
Kurt Johnston took 34 wickets at 20.32.
"Everyone chipped in at one point," Whangapirita said.
"I think our bowling more than anything [was the key]. We were always sort of able to bowl teams out and chase down what we needed to."
In the other two games, North East Valley beat Green Island by 51 runs at Sunnyvale and Albion cruised to a nine-wicket win against Taieri at Brooklands.
Tommy Clout grabbed six for 41 to complete a wonderful season for Albion. He was the leading wicket-taker in the premier grade this summer.
Llew Johnson whacked 151 from 90 balls to set up North East Valley’s win. With that knock he overhauled team-mate Hunter Kindley at the top of the list for leading scorers.
His season tally of 751 at an average of 83.44 and a strike rate of 154.21 has further underlined his status as a rising star.
