The one-day and twenty/20 tournament might be history but there is still plenty of time left to make a mark this summer.
The Plunket Shield resumes after a two-month break and remarkably there are still seven rounds to play.
So the competition is wide open, although Central Districts has stolen a march on the rest of the field with three outright wins.
Fringe top-order Otago batsman Shaun Haig did not feature during the limited-overs formats but he has been named in the Volts side for the match against Canterbury in Queenstown today.
Ironically, Haig is probably better equipped for limited-overs cricket, although he has forged a reasonable first-class career.
In 27 matches the 28-year-old has scored 1264 runs at an average of 29.39, including three 100s and five 50s.
At his best, Haig can be a devastating strokemaker.
He loves to free his arms and dispatch anything pitched up through the covers or the point region.
An attractive player, he gives his trademark square drive the full flourish, getting down on one knee and holding the pose.
It is a shot which has served him well but has also led to his downfall.
Defensively, he has his flaws and does not always get everything behind the ball.
And Haig did not get off to the best start this summer with innings of 6, 10, 19 and 0.
But he has been labouring away for Albion in the Dunedin senior cricket tournament and hopes to make the most of the remainder of the season.
"I played two games at the start of the Plunket Shield and things didn't go as well as I would have liked. And I wasn't involved in the limited-overs stuff, so it is hard to gauge how I'm going," Haig said.
"But my club form has been reasonable, I've got runs here and there to suggest I'm in semi-decent form and I'm just looking forward to seeing how the next few weeks pan out."
Haig, who is an Otago contracted player, started out as a wicketkeeper-batsman and, while he has not given the gloves up altogether, he has been concentrating on his batting.
"At the moment the priority for me is to try and score runs and try and secure a place in the side. At any stage, if Derek de Boorder gets injured or gets called away, I'd like to think my name is in the mix somewhere."
Haig will bat at No 3, with Craig Cumming opening with Aaron Redmond and Neil Broom and Darren Broom coming in at No 4 and No 5 respectively.
Either all-rounder Sam Wells or de Boorder will bat in the No 6 spot.
So there is plenty of talent in the Otago top order.
Despite the depth, the province has not been making the solid starts it would have liked.
In the opening match against Northern Districts, Otago slumped to four for 48 and four for 43 in the second dig.
In the following match against Auckland, Otago was once again in trouble at four for 44.
Otago got better starts against Wellington (four for 145 and four for 116) but there is still plenty of room for improvement.
"If you look through the top six there are some good names in that Otago top order. So we are capable of some big runs and it is definitely something we've talked about - getting off to a good start and giving the bowlers something to bowl at."
Canterbury's top order is also impressive.
Opener Rob Nicol was in top form in the one-day competition and any top three which includes Michael Papps and Peter Fulton is pretty handy.
In-form batsman Dean Brownlie has been ruled out after sustaining a finger injury during Sunday's one-day final.
Quick bowler Richard Sherlock will also miss the match.
The forecast for Queenstown looks pleasant enough today but some rain is anticipated tomorrow and at the weekend.
