Otago has been eliminated from the one-day tournament after a
comprehensive 73-run loss to Auckland in the preliminary
final at Colin Maiden Park yesterday.
The Steel netball
franchise's financial situation is so "grim" chairwoman Janet
Copeland has written two letters to Netball New Zealand and
drafted a third begging for financial assistance.
Black Caps wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum was snapped
up by his old club for a cool $US$900,000 ($NZ1.1 million) in
the IPL player auction at the weekend.