Adrian Seconi

Windsurfing: Woods to defend national slalom title on home water

Defending champion Gareth Woods, of Dunedin, is expected to be one of the frontrunners when the national slalom windsurfing championships start on Otago Harbour today.

Cricket: Otago gets ready for the long slog

Otago top order batsman Shaun Haig gets in some slogging practice ahead of the twenty/20 match to...

Cricket: Otago gets ready for the long slog

Otago has put the disappointment of handing over the one-day title to Northern Districts behind it and has turned its attention to the razzmatazz of twenty/20.

Cricket: Otago rues skipper's absence

Northern Districts players celebrate winning the one-day final while a dejected Otago...

Cricket: Otago rues skipper's absence

Disgruntled Otago fans may be wondering if Black Caps and former Northern Districts coach Andy Moles was part of a conspiracy to rob the province of its one-day title.

Cricket: Cumming philosophical about missing final

Otago skipper Craig Cumming would have loved to have played for Otago in the one-day final against Northern Districts in Hamilton on Saturday.

Cricket: Dominant Otago surges into shield final

Neil Wagner has been outstanding for Otago all summer and underlined his class with a superb opening spell yesterday

Cricket: NZ selection bittersweet for Otago skipper

Otago captain Craig Cumming's late call-up for the Black Caps has left a yawning gap in the Volts line-up.

Cricket: Scott happy to get one up on his mates

Bradley Scott's heart still lies in Otago but the Northern Districts seamer was more than happy to pick up a trophy with his new team.

Cricket: English import not to blame for loss, coach says

Otago coach Mike Hesson refused to blame a ponderous innings from star English import Dimitri Mascarenhas for his side's 49-run loss to Northern Districts in the State Shield final in Hamilton on Saturday.

Cricket: Comparison to past sides 'impossible'

Cricket: Comparison to past sides 'impossible'

Otago's recent success invites comparison with the great side of the late 1980s which won the one-day and four-day titles in the golden summer of 1987-88.

Cricket: Coach backs new boys to step up in Shield final

Cricket: Coach backs new boys to step up in Shield final

Otago's success has come back to haunt it, with three key players missing for today's State Shield final in Hamilton.

Cricket: Otago crushes Cantabs

Cricket: Otago crushes Cantabs

Otago demolished Canterbury by eight wickets in the State Shield semifinal at the Village Green in Christchurch today.

Cricket: Finals experience will help us, coach Hesson says

Northern Districts might be the form team but Otago has more big-game experience, coach Mike Hesson says.

Cricket: Gritty Franklin frustrates Otago

Otago opener Craig Cumming plays a shot in his side's State Shield clash against Wellington in...

Cricket: Gritty Franklin frustrates Otago

With hindsight one can confidently say Wellington all-rounder James Franklin timed his match-winning effort in yesterday's State Shield clash perfectly.

Cricket: Wagner out to roll mates

The reunion will have to wait because there is just no room for friendship on the field, Otago opening bowler Neil Wagner says.

Cricket: Cumming keen to blunt Bond spearhead

Otago captain Craig Cumming packs his kit bag ahead of the State Shield semifinal against...

Cricket: Cumming keen to blunt Bond spearhead

For a team game, cricket so often comes down to a good performance by one or two players.

Cricket: Otago lifts itself off deck for semi

If you had glanced into the Otago dressing room following its dramatic one-wicket loss to Wellington in Invercargill on Sunday, you could have been forgiven for thinking the defending champion had just been eliminated from the State Shield.

Cricket: Battle for top player may hot up

Otago has 5 million reasons to pull a lot harder in the tug of war for Brendon McCullum's services.

Cricket: Home semifinal the prize if Otago wins tomorrow

Otago might have secured a semifinal appearance but its final round-robin match against Wellington in Invercargill tomorrow remains crucial.

Cricket: Call to sort out rules on eligibility

New Zealand Cricket Players' Association executive manager Heath Mills has backed the decision to release Brendon McCullum to play for New South Wales tonight.

Cricket: Lack of depth in squad concerns Sparks coach

The Otago Sparks have to improve their depth if they are going to be more competitive in the future, player-coach Clare Taylor says.

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