Adrian Seconi

Dutch international Ryan ten Doeschate will play for Otago in the HRV Cup this season.

The ICC World Twenty/20 will not be a total lottery but an ounce of luck can certainly make a difference. Arguably, the abbreviated form of the game is New Zealand's best format. So forget about disappointing second-innings collapses and wicketless sessions. The Black Caps actually boast some real match-winners. Cricket writer Adrian Seconi reports.

The Otago Spirit was out-muscled in its 26-7 loss to Canterbury at Rugby Park in Christchurch on Saturday.

Otago is treating its game against Wellington in Porirua tomorrow as a sudden-death fixture.

If you dream big and work hard, anything is possible. That was the message Olympic silver medallist Sarah Walker delivered at St Joseph's Cathedral School yesterday.

They look better on TV. The New Zealand Breakers' first game in Dunedin was not one for the highlight reels.

How often do the New Zealand Breakers go nearly 30 minutes before landing a three-point shot?

Breakers post player Alex Pledger is ready to take centre stage.

Highlanders general manager Roger Clark says the franchise will return a surplus for the financial year which ended in August.

Otago "cracked" under pressure and let victory slip away during the fourth quarter of its national championship opener against Waikato at the Edgar Centre yesterday.

Otago defender Demelza McCloud is used to juggling a few balls.

The Breakers' pre-season match against the Wollongong Hawks in Dunedin on Thursday looks set to be a sell-out.

North Otago Cricket Association chairman Peter Cameron is concerned a lack of top-level cricket will have a negative impact on the sport in Oamaru.