Otago completed the triple play.
Its three-wicket loss to Northern Districts at the University Oval on Saturday cemented last place in the Plunket Shield.
That disappointing result sits uncomfortably with its last placings in the twenty20 and one-day competitions.
It is not been a summer the team will look back on fondly.
Canterbury, however, will be happy to reminisce. It was beaten by Wellington in its last first-class game but had enough points in the bank to claim the title for a second year running.
It also won the one-day trophy this season, so two of the three prizes are with our neighbours to the north while Wellington secured the twenty20 title.
The Volts certainly gave themselves an opportunity to beat Northern. Anaru Kitchen blasted a double century to help get Otago into a strong position early in the game.
But an 11-wicket haul by Ish Sodhi helped drag Northern back into the game, and wicketkeeper Tim Seifert and Daryl Mitchell combined in a record fifth wicket partnership of 226 runs for Northern Districts against Otago to help overhaul the 347 run target.
Seifert posted a career best 151 and Mitchell made 106.
Otago was down a bowler, as Sam Wells was sidelined with a side strain. That made the task harder but Otago had the visitors in trouble at 56 for four before the big partnership took the game away, so it did have an opportunity to press for a win.
It was Otago's fourth loss in the campaign in what has been a dreadful season in terms of results. The season reviews will get under way soon and coach Rob Walter will have plenty to think about.
He did not contract the current crop of players - that role fell to former Otago captain Craig Cumming. He stepped in to the role when Nathan King resigned after his position became untenable.
Given the poor results this season, Walter may make sweeping changes and look to recruit heavily. That is still to be revealed.
But what we know is Otago has not won the Plunket Shield since 1987-88, so perhaps the province needs to do more than just shuffle some players around.
The Otago Daily Times understands Walter is keen for the Volts to train and play more often in Central Otago, where the weather is more conducive to cricket.
It would be a bold decision to move away from Otago's base in Dunedin, given how much has been invested in the University Oval. It would probably prove too costly and unpopular to be considered seriously.
But perhaps there will be some concessions made. After all, it has been nearly 30 years since Otago won what is still the most coveted prize in New Zealand domestic cricket.
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That's a disgraceful result and about time some questions were asked, including by the ODT which seems content to gloss over the mediocrity of the Volts. Walter's thinking re Central Otago shows initiative but it really comes down to prioritising resources to prepare adequate playing and training surfaces. Dunedin's weather is no worse than most of England where this isn't problem.
I note that a chap has been awarded a service award by the OCA for many years of pitch preparation - well frankly the surfaces prepared for club cricket in Dunedin have been a joke for as long as the memory serves. It might sound like a small thing but things like until surface preparation, umpire quality and selection rigor is taken seriously the only way is down. When I played senior club cricket you could have picked an alternate XI that beat the Volts - guys that ultimately got disinterested and drifted off to play golf or play where they were rewarded for their talents - in some cases off to other, stronger associations where they made first class teams.