A superb 112 by Otago Country batsman Braydon Hill and 92
from fellow batsman James Pyle helped their side to a
first-innings win over Mid-Canterbury in its second Hawke Cup
outing of the season.
Otago Country picked up an outright win in its first Hawke
Cup match of the season when it took care of a hapless North
Otago side which failed to fire a shot.
Dunedin Metro amassed a sizeable total in the first innings
of an exhibition match against Otago Country to claim the
Stewart McKnight Trophy at the Oturehua Domain in the
Maniototo yesterday.
Otago Country will get its first run of the season when it
plays Dunedin Metro in a 50-over game for the Stewart
McKnight Trophy at the Oturehua Domain tomorrow afternoon.
The Southern Storm is destined to become the first South
Island side to play in the Cook Islands Sevens tournament
when it takes the field next week at the event dubbed The
Sevens in Heaven.
The Otago Country side had a high-tempo match on its North
Island tour when it took on Heartland side Horowhenua-Kapiti
in Levin last night. The visitors won the match 20-6, after
leading 8-3 at half-time.
Otago Country proved it was not out of its depth against a
Heartland Championship union despite being beaten 26-23 by
2006 champion Wairarapa-Bush in Masterton on Saturday.
It's official. Lawrence is the best team in the Otago Country
region and it proved it by thumping an uncharacteristically
error-ridden Arrowtown 41-6 at Jack Reid Park on Saturday.
