Todd (41), who made his international debut last year, was the lead in the New Zealand four that won a gold medal at World Bowls in Christchurch last year.
He was one of four members of the New Zealand men's Leonard Trophy-winning team given their caps by Bowls New Zealand chief executive Kerry Clark last night.
The others were Ali Forsyth (95th cap), Richard Girvan (96th), and Gary Lawson (76th).
They were playing in the Speight's North East Valley Invitation singles that began in Dunedin yesterday.
Clark, himself a recipient of one of the 23 caps, said the delivery of the cap designating full New Zealand selection was a way to recognise the achievements of all bowlers who had represented their country.
Each cap is numbered from the earliest representatives to the present -day Black Jacks.
It was only the second presentation made by Bowls New Zealand.
The first was in Cromwell earlier this year.
The oldest cap presented last night - the 20th in the lineage of New Zealand representatives - was picked up by the St Clair Bowling club on behalf of the late Noel Jolly, who won a bronze medal at the 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.
His younger brother and one of the best known names in New Zealand bowls, the late Gordon Jolly, was also on the list at 41.
Gordon won a gold medal in the fours at the inaugural 1966 World Bowls Championships at Sydney, and at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch.
Thirteen of the modern-day caps will go to New Zealand representatives who are playing in the North East Valley tournament.
The others are past players from the Otago region.
They include Ian Dickison, who won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games singles in Edinburgh in 1986 and in the World Bowls triples in Auckland in 1988.
Other Commonwealth Games or World Bowls medallists from the region who received caps last night were Clark, Jim Scott, Stewart McConnell and Paul Girdler.
It was special for the North East Valley club because Clark, a former member, Jim Scott and Terry Scott received their caps.
The late E.H. "Life" Ravenwood's cap was received by club president Judy Wilson.
Other capped players honoured last night were Kevin Darling (57), Kevin Scott (61), Ken Walker (74), Philip Skoglund jun (79), Andrew Curtain (82), Paul Girdler (89), Glen McDonald (90), Steve Posa (94), Justin Goodwin (97), Shannon McIlroy (99) and Sean O'Neill (101)Canadian international Ryan Bester (23) lost both games on the opening day of the North East Valley Invitation singles.
Bester, a bronze medallist in the singles at World Bowls in Christchurch, was beaten by former international Andrew Curtain (Canterbury) 25-18 and Dennis Leeden (Dunedin) 25-22.
Leeden also beat Bill Clements (Alexandra) 25-20 and finished the day with two wins.
Mark Watt (North East Valley), the New Zealand junior bowler of the year last season, beat experienced international Philip Skoglund 25-14 and Bruce Dunn (North East Valley) 25-18.
Sydney-based World Bowls gold medallist Richard Girvan won his two games against North East Valley bowlers Terry Scott 25-25-16 and Alan Black 25-14.
