Otago cricket team
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| Personnel | ||
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| Captain | Jacob Duffy | |
| Coach | Dion Ebrahim | |
| Team information | ||
| Founded | 1864 | |
| Home ground | University Oval | |
| Capacity | 3,500 | |
| History | ||
| First-class debut | Canterbury in 1864 at Dunedin | |
| Plunket Shield wins | 13 | |
| The Ford Trophy wins | 2 | |
| Men's Super Smash wins | 2 | |
| Official website | www | |
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The Otago cricket team (nicknamed the Volts since the 1997–98 season[1]) are a New Zealand first-class cricket team formed in 1864 representing the Otago, Southland and North Otago regions. Their main governing board is the Otago Cricket Association which is one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket.
The team plays most of its home games at the University Oval in Dunedin, but occasionally plays games at the Events Centre in Queenstown, Queen's Park Ground in Invercargill and Molyneux Park in Alexandra. The team mainly plays first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches against other New Zealand provincial sides, but also in the past has played touring sides.
Jacob Duffy is the Volts' current first-class, List A and Twenty20 captain.[2] He replaced Mark Craig, who was named but suffered a family bereavement and subsequent injury.[3] Their current coach is Dion Ebrahim.
Honours[]
- Plunket Shield (13)
1924–25, 1932–33, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1957–58, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1987–88
- The Ford Trophy (2)
1987–88, 2007–08
2008–09, 2012–13
Records[]
Team totals[]
- Highest total for - 651/9 declared v Wellington at Dunedin 2012/13
- Highest total against - 777 by Canterbury at Christchurch 1996/97
- Lowest total for - 34 v Wellington at Dunedin 1956/57
- Lowest total against - 25 by Canterbury at Christchurch 1866/67
Individual batting[]
- Highest score - 385, Bert Sutcliffe against Canterbury at Christchurch 1952/53
- Most runs in season - 1,027 Glenn Turner in 1975/76
- Most runs in career - 6,589 Craig Cumming 2000/01–2011/12
Source[4]
Highest partnership for each wicket[]
- 1st - 373 B Sutcliffe and L Watt v Auckland at Auckland 1950/51
- 2nd - 254 KJ Burns and KR Rutherford v Wellington at Oamaru 1987/88
- 3rd - 306 SB Haig and NT Broom v Central Districts at Napier 2009/10
- 4th - 239 NB Beard and NT Broom v Auckland at Hamilton 2012/13
- 5th - 266 B Sutcliffe and WS Haig v Auckland at Dunedin 1949/50
- 6th - 256 NF Kelly and MW Chu v Central Districts at Dunedin 2021/22
- 7th - 190 NG Smith and MJG Rippon v Northern Districts at Dunedin 2019/20
- 8th - 165* JN Crawford and AG Eckhold v Wellington at Wellington 1914/15
- 9th - 208 WC McSkimming and BE Scott v Auckland at Auckland 2004/05
- 10th - 184 RC Blunt and W Hawksworth v Canterbury at Christchurch 1931/32
Source[5]
Bowling[]
- Best inning bowling - 9/50 AH Fisher v Queensland at Dunedin 1896/97
- Best match bowling figures - 15/94 FH Cooke v Canterbury at Christchurch 1882/83
- Most wickets in season - 54 SL Boock 1978/79
- Most wickets in career - 399 SL Boock 1973/74–1990/91
Source[6]
Squad[]
Players with international caps are listed in bold.[7][8]
- As of 31 December 2021
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 4 | Neil Broom |  New Zealand |
20 November 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 17 | Hamish Rutherford | New Zealand |
27 April 1989 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 6 | Anaru Kitchen | New Zealand |
21 February 1984 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Nick Kelly |  Australia |
25 July 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| 19 | Michael Rippon |  Netherlands |
14 September 1991 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | |
| 39 | Josh Finnie | New Zealand |
18 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Dale Phillips |  South Africa |
15 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Llew Johnson | New Zealand |
1 February 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Josh Tasman-Jones | New Zealand |
2 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Allrounders | ||||||
| Beckham Wheeler-Greenhall | New Zealand |
3 June 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 14 | Mitch Renwick | New Zealand |
23 February 1993 | Right-handed | ||
| 12 | Max Chu | New Zealand |
21 March 2000 | Left-handed | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 34 | Matthew Bacon | New Zealand |
13 April 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| 32 | Jacob Duffy | New Zealand |
2 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| 37 | Michael Rae | New Zealand |
13 June 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| Jake Gibson | New Zealand |
7 August 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| Angus McKenzie | New Zealand |
17 July 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Jarrod McKay | New Zealand |
8 June 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| Travis Muller | South Africa |
4 March 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Ben Lockrose |  England |
24 March 2000 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Grounds[]
University Oval is used in Dunedin, with occasional matches in Invercargill (Queen's Park) and at the Queenstown Events Centre. Many matches have been played at Molyneux Park in Alexandra in recent decades, particularly during the Christmas-New Year holiday season. The warm, dry summer climate of Central Otago can make for better cricketing conditions than the wetter coastal areas. Oamaru (Whitestone Centennial Park) has been used in the past but not recently.
Twenty20 Champions League[]
A rapid expansion of Twenty20 cricket led to the creation of the Twenty20 Champions League. It was a competition between various teams from the domestic Twenty20 competitions of Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, India, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies and New Zealand.
In the 2008/09 domestic season of the State Twenty20, Otago came out as the champions, and so were eligible to compete in the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League. However, they lost both their opening games in the competition and so weren't able to progress further.
The Volts again qualified for the league in the 2013 season where they were much more successful entering the competition having won a string of Twenty20 matches which eventually ended at fifteen when they lost the Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur.
Notable players[]
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New Zealand
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England
Netherlands
Canada
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Records[]
See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records
References[]
- ^ Canty happy with major sponsor
- ^ Seconi, Adrian (17 October 2018). "Hardwork ahead for captain Duffy". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Seconi, Adrian (22 March 2019). "Unfinished business keeping Craig going". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Otago First-Class Batting Records". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Highest Partnership for Each Wicket for Otago". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Otago First-Class Bowling Records". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ All the New Zealand domestic squads for the 2021-22 season, CricInfo, 7 July 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ 2021–22 Squad, Otago Volts, Otago Cricket Association. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Further reading[]
- "Sixty Years of Cricket" from Otago Daily Times, 13 February 1937
External links[]
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