Adrian Seconi

Otago back-up keeper Max Chu and former Albion club cricketer Michael Snedden are among a youthful New Zealand XI selected to face Sri Lanka in a three-day match at McLean Park beginning tomorrow.

Greed Island medium-pacer Dion Lobb will tick off another major milestone tomorrow.

Central Districts has not lost a first-class game in more than two years and has made a solid start at keeping that record intact.

A big thanks to South Africa for the leg up.

Cam Hawkins is bound to be a popular member of the Otago squad.

Otago Secondary Schools Rugby Council chairman Greg Heller is confident the poaching alleged in Auckland school rugby is not happening in Otago.

St Hilda's Collegiate School has collected a second national secondary schools title in three years.

Otago has made three changes to its first-class side for the Plunket Shield match against Central Districts in Alexandra tomorrow.

St Hilda's Collegiate experienced both extremes at the national secondary schools limited-overs tournament in Christchurch yesterday.

Both the Otago men’s and women’s sevens teams are through to the national finals in Tauranga in two weeks.

Southern football teams made it three from three this weekend.

Canterbury got the points decision by three runs across two games.

Ollie Newton is the Otago half of the Wellington duo which sunk the Volts in the Ford Trophy final in Dunedin on Saturday.

Why is it typically a top-order batsman who captains a side?

You want Bradley Scott in your line-up if you are playing in a final. The former Otago left-armer played in four consecutive one-day finals and collected three titles — a very acceptable hit rate.