Nelson fast bowler Bailey Pitman after collecting his first wicket of the day against rivals Marlborough at Alexandra.
South Canterbury coaches, from left, Ants de Joux and John Threlkeld, watch on as their players bat against a West Coast team at Alexandra.
West Coast legspinner Vincent Lucas comes in to bowl as South Canterbury batsman Alastair Harvey and umpire Alan May, of Clyde, look on.
West Coast legspinner Vincent Lucas comes in to bowl as South Canterbury batsman Alastair Harvey and umpire Alan May, of Clyde, look on.
West Coast vice captain Vincent Lucas checks on fallen South Canterbury batsman Alastair Harvey after an attempted run-out.
Dunstan High School softballers Tana Wilson-Brown and Abe Taucher practise while the cricket unfolds behind.
South Canterbury cricketers wait for their turn at the crease in their game against West Coast.
A dog shows no interest in the cricket being played behind him.
Alexandra's Dunstan High School pitch with the cloud-covered Raggedy Range in the distance.
At Gimmerburn: Otago Country batsman Michael Williams of Ranfurly hits a four, watched by North Otago's Nathan Smith and wicketkeeper Andrew Grubb, both of Oamaru.
Otago Country assemble at Gimmerburn (from left): Duncan Elliot of Maniatoto, Gabe Eden of Alexandra, Harry Smith of Maniatoto, Blake Buttar of Cromwell, Hamish Thomson of Wanaka, and Drew van Boxtel of Clyde.
Jeremy Smith (14), of Oamaru, Kate McLelland (6), of Palmerston, Matthew McLelland (14), of Oamaru, Callum Simpson (10), of Waikouaiti, and Lori Kingan (14), of Oamaru, tick over the North Otago vs Otago Country scoreboard.
Geoff McLelland of Palmerston, and North Otago coach Warren Simpason, of Waikouaiti, watch the cricket onfield at Gimmerburn.
Otago Country's primary schools' cricket brains trust, from left, Leon van Boxtel, of Clyde, Grant Williams, of Ranfurly, and Bernard Conner, of Alexandra.
Angela Scott, of Gimmerburn, Jenny van Boxtel, of Clyde, Pauline Thomson, of Wanaka, and Sarah Smith, of Maniatoto, huddle in blankets to keep warm behind the boundary at Gimmerburn.
North Otago run back onto Gimmerburn Domain after the afternoon tea break.
Otago Country bowlers Lachlan Frear of Queenstown and Hamish Thomson of Wanaka, warm up ahead of their second innings against North Otago at Gimmerburn.
Still-life, or maybe just something for Mum to pack away.
Otago Daily Times reporter-photographer Matthew Haggart followed Day One yesterday of the South Island Primary Schools' cricket tournament, being held at several Central Otago venues. Photo prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.
