An explosive century from Brendan Taylor wasn't enough for Wellington to beat Otago, who made relatively short work of the Firebird's good score of 170 for three in their HRV Cup Twenty20 cricket match in Queenstown today.
The dreadful weather affecting much of New Zealand meant the HRV Cup cricket match between Central Districts and Auckland in New Plymouth was abandoned due to the saturated ground conditions.
Rain was the dominant figure as only a limited amount of balls were hit in anger in the national domestic T20 competition today.
The HRV Cup domestic T20 game between Central Districts and the Canterbury Wizards that was to be played at Pukekura Park in New Plymouth today has been abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Otago has its swagger back, and not before time. The Volts have made a dreadful start to the domestic twenty/20 competition, losing their opening four matches.
Forward defence - what's that? Kieran Noema-Barnett blasted his way into the record books with an extraordinary innings.
Rainmaker Iain Robertson would probably have made his Otago debut by now, had there been a break in the weather.
Love it or hate it, the Duckworth-Lewis method had the final say in Invercargill yesterday.
Wellington got it Wright. Damien Wright, that is. The Australian-born fast bowler produced a tight spell to put the clamps on Otago and then returned to capture the crucial wicket of Aaron Redmond.
Bowlers do not get much of an opportunity to make an impact in twenty/20 matches - just a short spell of four overs.
An experienced middle order is crucial and bowling options are vital in twenty/20 cricket - Otago has both covered.
Down but not out. A tired cliche but Otago coach Mike Hesson is clinging to hope his side will rebound from a four-match losing streak and reach the final of the domestic twenty/20 competition.
