The BLACKCAPS mentoring initiative got underway in Otago this week with Nathan McCullum and Dean Brownlie working with emerging local cricketers.

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and Radio Sport today announced that the remaining six rounds of the Plunket Shield will be covered via an internet live stream in addition to the regular updates provided on Radio Sport.

The Otago Volts selectors today confirmed a squad of thirteen for the sudden death Ford Trophy preliminary final against the Canterbury Wizards at the University Oval on Sunday.

New Zealand Cricket has confirmed the venues for the two Ford Trophy preliminary finals which take place on Sunday 5 February.

Jesse Ryder marked his return from injury with a brutal display to help the Wellington Firebirds beat the Otago Volts by 25 runs in a Ford Trophy one-day match at Invercargill today.

Nathan McCullum could not be kept out of the action before the Otago Volts held their nerve to beat the Northern Knights by five runs in a Ford Trophy one-day thriller at Hamilton today.

The Otago Volts and Central Stags were left to rue the poor weather which forced their Ford Trophy one-day match to be abandoned at Invercargill today.

Otago won it's two twenty20 games at the National Under 18 tournament today to sit in second on the points table with one game remaining.

Otago Volts all-rounder Sam Wells has today been added to the BLACKCAPS squad to play Zimbabwe in a one off Test match in Napier.

The Otago Volts iced an outstanding HRV Cup Twenty20 debut by teenager Jacob Duffy by beating the Northern Knights by nine wickets in Hamilton today.