The 24-year-old all-rounder was called into the Otago one-day team last summer for their match against Wellington at the Basin Reserve.
The home side batted first and made 219 for nine.
Kindley was not required at the bowling crease but nabbed a catch and was looking forward to chipping in with the bat.
He was listed to come it at No6 but the visitors never got to bat. Rain arrived during the innings break and the game was called off.
"That was a bit disappointing, mate," he said.
"The goal for me has always been to represent my province. I’m a pretty proud Otago man.
"But at the same time I’ve got to focus on what I can do rather than on selection decisions and things like that."
Kindley is not currently in the mix for the Volts squad. But he will get an opportunity to press his case through the Otago A programme and the club season which gets under way tomorrow.
North East Valley won the Bing Harris Shield last season and keeping it for another year is at the top of the to-do list.
Taking some revenge in the T20 and one-day tournament is also high on the agenda.
Valley made it through to both finals but stumbled at the last hurdle.
"We probably let ourselves down a little bit towards the end of the season in the T20 and one-day finals ... so we’ve got our sights set on that as well."
Blakely and McKay will open the bowling, while Smith is an experienced all-rounder whose batting has got steadily better.
White secured an Otago contract this season and is another who is expected to have a big impact when available.
Former Italian international Jamie Grassi has joined the Swans and is another player worth keeping an eye on. He is a wicketkeeper-batter.
Valley open their season with a declaration match against University-Grange at Memorial Park, while Taieri will host Albion at Brooklands and Green Island and CDK meet in the other premier grade fixture.
Hunter suggested the toughest competition would likely come from Albion and Taieri.
Albion look stacked. The Eagles have picked up CDK bowlers Kurt Johnston and Patrick Arnold, while North Otago Hawke Cup player Amal Ashok and former Wellington opener Luke Georgeson, who is contracted with Otago this season, will boost the batting lineup.
Taieri have a strong contingent of Otago A players who are expected to have a big impact when available. Cam Jackson, Beckham Wheeler-Greenall, Nick Kwant and Toby Hart form a formidable core.
Taieri are coached by former Volts coach Vaughn Johnson, who is a wily campaigner.
"Those two teams shape as tough, but this competition is getting better in the sense anyone can beat anyone on their day," Kindley said.
CDK have had a lot of turnover in personnel, so they will be an unknown quantity in that sense, while University-Grange made big improvements last summer and will be looking to continue on that trajectory.
Green Island are rebuilding following some high-profile retirements in recent years.
Former Volts keeper and captain Derek de Boorder helped out at Valley last season and is back coaching the Swans again this summer.
He filled in for the odd game last season and might have to lace up his pads for the odd game again.
