New Zealand cricket team
The Otago cricket team , nicknamed the Volts since the 1997–98 season,[ 1] first-class cricket team which first played representative cricket in 1864.[ 2] Otago , Southland and North Otago regions of New Zealand's South Island. Their main governing board is the Otago Cricket Association which is one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket .[ 3]
Cricket was first played in Otago in 1849, the year after the province was settled by Europeans, and the Otago Cricket Association was founded in 1876.[ 2] [ 4] Canterbury which was part of a four team tournament which also included Southland and an English team led by George Parr which was touring Australia.[ 2] [ 3] [ 5]
The modern Otago team plays most of its home games at the University Oval in Dunedin , but occasionally plays games at the Queenstown Events Centre , Queen's Park Ground in Invercargill and Molyneux Park in Alexandra . The team plays first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches against other New Zealand provincial sides, although in the past has also played against touring sides.
As of August 2024[update] Ashley Noffke [ 6] Luke Georgeson .
Honours
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
1987–88, 2007–08
2008–09, 2012–13
First-class records
Otago Volts batsmen at the Basin Reserve in December 2019 As of 28 October 2022 [ 7]
Team totals
Individual batting
Highest score – 385, B Sutcliffe against Canterbury at Lanaster Park, Christchurch, 1952/53
Most runs in season – 1,027 GM Turner , 1975/76
Most runs in career – 6,589 CD Cumming , 2000/01–2011/12
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
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
Contracted players
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, 16 players were awarded contracts to play for Otago. In addition, Jacob Duffy and Glenn Phillips were both awarded New Zealand Cricket central contracts for the season. Other, non-contracted players may play for the side during the season.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
As of 16 August 2024
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.
New Zealand
England
West Indies
Netherlands
References
^ Canty happy with major sponsor , CricInfo , 30 September 1998. Retrieved 23 February 2024.^ a b c Otago cricket history, Evening Star Available online at Papers Past . Retrieved 23 February 2024.)
^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010 , p. 4. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
^ Sixty years of cricket, Otago Daily Times Available online at Papers Past . Retrieved 23 February 2024.)
^ Carman AH ed (1981) A guide to first class matches played in New Zealand, 1863 to 1980 , pp. 13–14. Nottingham: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . (Available online . Retrieved 23 February 2024.)
^ Former Aussie cricketer takes reins at Volts , Otago Daily Times ^ Otago first-class records , CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022. (subscription required) ^ Seconi A (2024) Volts stick with proven players , Otago Daily Times
^ Seconi A (2024) O’Connor appointed to NZC’s match referees panel , Otago Daily Times
^ O’Donnell and Carter headline men’s domestic contract movements , New Zealand Cricket , 18 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.^ Ravindra and pace bowling trio earn first contract offers | Patel returns , New Zealand Cricket , 10 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.^ Glenn Phillips joins Otago Volts , New Zealand Cricket , 1 June 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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