North Otago lifts batting
A solid batting effort was the basis for a first innings win to North Otago in their two-day Hawke Cup cricket clash with Central Otago at Centennial Park during the weekend. Player-coach Keith Gardner said today the bowlers had been "doin more..
Cricketers achieve target
Two out of three isn't bad, the manager of the North Otago representative cricket team says. Bill Rushton reported this morning that North Otago had defeated Southland by three wickets in their zone 6 game played in Alexandra yesterday. Th more..
Sewell's 11 wickets in vain
David Sewell showed the Otago selectors he was ready for Shell Trophy cricket in North Otago's national districts championship game as Central Otago over the weekend. more..
North Otago's cricket hopes extinguished
The North Otago cricket side suffered an 84-run loss at the hands of Dunedin Metropolitan in their low-scoring two-day national districts championship match in Dunedin over the weekend. The loss extinguished any hopes North Otago had of ch more..
Gardner Propels North Otago to victory
North Otago opener Keith Gardner propelled North Otago to a rare outright victory over Southland in their two day National Districts Championship match at Centennial Park yesterday. The experienced lefthander patiently batted for 307 minut more..
North Otago's hopes quashed in zone cricket
A dramatic middle order collapse put an end to North Otago's hopes of a second consecutive win when they were beaten by Dunedin Metropolitan in Fuji Xerox cricket at Centennial Park yesterday. Dunedin's comfortable 76-run victory was inspi more..
North Otago now second in zone competition
North Otago "couldn't put a foot wrong" as they inflicted a rare five wicket defeat on Central Otago at Centennial Park yesterday, player-coach Keith Gardner said today. The victory was North Otago's first outright win in approximately six more..
North Otago pays for poor batting
After looking to have blown its chances during the first afternoon's play, the Southland cricket team stormed back to score a resounding eight-wicket win over North Otago in the Fuji-Xerox Cup zone six elimination game in Invercargill during the w more..
Heartening effort from North Otago in cricket
A highly competitive North Otago team pulled of a gutsy performance against Otago Metropolitan at Awamoa Park yesterday, narrowly losing their final one day Fuji Xerox cricket game by two wickets. On a dusty, slow batting wicket in cool co more..
Lapse in top order batting costly for North Otago
North Otago must break out of the habit of losing, player-coach Keith Gardner said today after the side's six wicket loss to Central Otago in a zone six one-dayer cricket game at Molyneux Park in Alexandra yesterday. After a woeful perform more..
North Otago give Southland fright in cricket
The North Otago cricket team were left rueing a poor catching performance as they were defeated by Southland by one wicket in a one-day game in Dunedin yesterday. The nail-biting loss was the closest North Otago has come to beating the Sou more..
North Otago just piped in one-day cricket
The North Otago representative cricket squad were defeated by just five runs in a nail biting warm-up game against South Canterbury at Aorangi Park in Timaru yesterday. Chasing 188 to win in a biting south-easterly wind, North Otago were n more..
Southland meets North Otago's challenge in zone cricket
Despite a brilliant second innings score of 251, North Otago succumbed by six wickets against Southland in Fuji Xerox zone cricket at Queen's Park, Invercargill, at the weekend. North Otago lost the toss and was sent in on a green, hardish more..
Neill's innings saves North Otago from outright loss
A belligerent 62 by North Otago tail ender Stephen Neill denied South Canterbury an outright win in a rain shortened Fuji-Xerox elimination cricket game played at Centennial Park yesterday. After play was abandoned on Saturday due to rain, more..
North Otago suffer second outright loss in zone cricket
North Otago slumped to its second straight outright loss of the Fuji-Xerox southern zone elimination cricket competition yesterday, losing to Mid Canterbury by eight wickets at Centennial Park. The loss came after Central Otago inflicted a more..
Central inflicts innings defeat on North Otago
An innings and 44-run loss to Central Otago was not without its positive factors as North Otago went down fighting in its first Fuji-Xerox cricket match of the season at Alexandra's Molyneux Park at the weekend. North Otago coach Bruce Sew more..
Batting lets North Otago down
North Otago suffered a 10-wicket loss to Ashburton in its final Fuji-Xerox Cup elimination game played on a sub standard wicket at Ashburton Domain in the weekend. Kel Mansfield was the only batsman to come to terms with the pitch scoring more..
Unbeaten century gives Central edge over North Otago
An unbeaten century by Richard Hoskin gave Central Otago the edge and a first innings win against North Otago in a Fuji-Xerox elimination cricket game played at Centennial Park in the weekend. Hoskin provided the backbone of Central Otago' more..
North Otago suffers first innings loss after batting collapse
North Otago's middle order failed to fire as it suffered a first innings loss against South Canterbury in a rain interrupted Fuji-Xerox Cup zone six elimination match played at Aorangi Oval in the weekend. Chasing South Canterbury's first more..
South Canterbury batsmen outplay North Otago
North Otago was humbled by an innings and 72 runs by a powerful South Canterbury side in the U-Bix Cup elimination cricket match played at Centennial Park over the weekend. North Otago captain Mark Wilson won the toss and put South Canterb more..
Poor top order batting costs North Otago
North Otago lost its third successive zone five U-Bix Cup cricket match when it succumbed to Southland by seven wickets at Queen's Park in Invercargill in the weekend. A lack of application by North Otago's top order batsmen, especially in more..
Better showing by North Otago in U-Bix Cup Cricket
A whirlwind innings of 62 by makeshift opener Craig McDonald almost set up an improbable victory for North Otago in a U-Bix Cup cricket game played at Centennial Park in the weekend. In the finish North Otago faltered in its run chase and more..
North Otago's last wicket stand in vain
A 90-run tenth wicket partnership between North Otago's Paddy Bleach and David Sewell was not enough to prevent Central Otago gaining an outright win in a U-Bix Cup cricket match played at Molyneux Park in Alexandra in the weekend. North O more..
North Otago has narrow loss in final U-Bix Clash
The North Otago cricket team narrowly missed out on first innings points in its final U-Bix Cup elimination game against South Canterbury played at Aorangi Oval in the weekend. North Otago was dismissed for 283 late yesterday chasing South more..
Southland ends North Otago's run of winning form
North Otago's run of excellent form in recent games came to an end during the weekend when it lost outright to Southland in a U-Bix Cup cricket match played at Centennial Park. "We were beaten by better team and the loss reflects a lack of more..