Valley and Union notch up first wins
Valley got home in controversial circumstances in the first round of the twenty/20 Dick Hunt Trophy, beating Oamaru with a boundary off the last ball of the match. Union was too strong for Albion, passing the Albion total more..
Switch to spin proves fruitful
An inspired spell of spin bowling from Brendon Domigan enabled Otago Country to clinch first innings points in its Hawke Cup cricket match against North Otago more..
Waldron's heroics not quite enough
Captain Jarrod Waldron continued his batting blitzkrieg at the weekend but could not prevent the North Otago senior cricket side from dropping their second match on first innings points. Waldron, having already scored two centuries in two more..
Big Scores in local Cricket
An unbeaten 173 from opening batsman Nick Webster laid the foundation for Valley's massive 316 from two in the eighth round of Borton Cup on Saturday against Albion more..
Nth Otago knock Southland
North Otago swing bowler David Sewell will have to wait another week to be the first into triple figures. more..
Union take Payne Tempero Trophy
Union took the Payne/Tempero challenge trophy from holders, Oamaru at Centennial Park number two on Saturday with a convincing more..
Congratulations to Local Secondary Schoolgirl Cricketers
At the 2007 Aoraki Secondary Schools Sports Awards held in Timaru on 26 October, Tessa Hopkinson received the Girls Cricketer Award and Emma Paton was a finalist. Emma also received the Athlete with a Disability Award and her cricketing involvement was a major contribution to this award. more..
Albion inflict Oamaru's first loss of the Season
Oamaru's unbeaten run in Borton cup cricket came to an end at the Showground's when it lost by a solitary wicket to Albion. Valley got its hopes back on track with a two wicket win over Waitaki Boys High School in a low scoring game more..
Southland takes first innings points despite 171 from Waldron
Southland had a first innings win over North Otago at Queens Park over the weekend. After a disastrous first session on the more..
Wilson second in Union runs record
Mark Wilson batted number four on Saturday, but by the end of his innings was number two by one. Wilson played an innings-defining knock of 71 more..
Late draw change
The Second Grade draw for the 24th of November has been changed due to the unavailability of the Showground number two ground. The match between Valley and Albion White will now be played at Excelsior 2. more..
Valley show serious side
Valley's 2007-08 cricket season had not quite reached desperation mode heading into round five, but it was in the vicinity. Valley, the defending Borton Cup champions, got off the sch more..
Union maintain winning pace
On the back of 46 runs from opener James Cutt and an unbeaten 35 from Mitchell McRae, Union kept pace with unbeaten leaders Oamaru after round four of North Otago senior cricket on Saturday. Union defeated Albion by more..
Solid batting effort extends Oamaru's fine start
Strong top and bottom-order batting helped to extend Oamaru's perfect start to the North Otago cricket season on Saturday.Josh Gutsell top scored with 43 runs, captain Ben Coleman produced 40 and Gerry Cunningham played a 36-run late innings cameo as Oamaru defeated St Kevin's College 1st XI by 51 runs in round three at Whitestone Contracting Centennial Park. more..
Albion, Valley hit eerie result
It was a match that neither team seemed to want to win. And in the end, neither did. Valley and Albion played out a rare draw at the Showground's, both finishing with 111 - a superstitious number for cricketers - in round three of North Otago senior cricket on Saturday. With the scores tied in the 37th over, more..
North Otago Club Draw for 3rd of November
Senior 12.30pm start:Valley vs. Albion Showground's 1, SKC vs. Oamaru Oamaru 1, WBHS vs. Union WBHS 1. more..
Oamaru Give Trophy New Home
After one challenge, the Payne Tempero Trophy has a new home at the Oamaru Cricket Club at Excelsior. Oamaru defeated original holders Union by 87 more..
Sewell saves the Day
David Sewell almost always does damage with the ball. But it was with the bat the one-time New Zealand test cricketer had just as much impact on Saturday.Sewell who played one international test match against Zimbabwe more..
English Coach Looking Forward To Challenge
James Cutt would have liked a career as a professional cricketer, but saw his future on the other side of the boundary rope. "I kinda realised the coaching and development side more..
First Round Write-up
An upset of the defending champion, a win at their spiritual home for one club and an emphatic win headlined the chilly opening round of North Otago senior cricket on Saturday.Roy Gawn's young Waitaki Boys' High more..
North Otago Club Draw for 13th October
Draw for the first round of club competition.Senior 12.30pm start: Valley v WBHS Valley, Union v SKC KGP 1, Oamaru vs. Albion Showground's 1. more..
Want your points?
This season the North Otago Cricket Association's website will be updated each week with the points and results from the weekends afternoon cricket. more..
NOCA changes club competition format and introduces new cup
In a series of changes to club cricket, the North Otago Cricket Association has introduced a new challenge cup, expanded the use of the twenty/20 format and a new draws system. Since the early 1990ties, the Senior competition has been without a challenge trophy more..
Umpire's cricket dream comes true
Oamaru cricket umpire Derek Walker's life-long goal of officiating at the home of cricket, Lord's, will become a reality as soon as next month.Walker is putting his Prime Minister's Scholarship, awarded in January, to good use by travelling to England on Friday for five weeks, where he will umpire 22 days of cricket. Walker will stand in the MCC Universities Challenge Final on July 5 - the highlight of his trip. more..
New Website Additions
Since the last news item was added to the North Otago Cricket website there have been some more additions to the site. During the past month the scorecards from all of the games against South Canterbury more..