Otago Volts

The Otago Volts are a first class cricket team representing the Otago Cricket Association, one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket.

The Otago association was formed in Dunedin 1876, almost 30 years after the first club games were played in the city. They adopted the 'Volts' name for the 1997-98 season, and their major sponsor is Ford. Otago currently competes in the Plunket Shield first class competition, the unnamed One day domestic Series and the HRV Cup.

Honours

• Plunket Shield (8)

1924-25, 1932–33, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1957–58, 1969–70, 1971-72.

• Shell Trophy/State Championship (5)

1974-75, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1987–88.

• State Shield (2)

1987-88, 2007-08.

• State Twenty20 (1)

2008-09

Grounds

Carisbrook and the University Oval have been used in Dunedin, with occasional matches in Invercargill (Queen's Park), and Oamaru ( Whitestone Centennial Park). Many matches have been played at Molyneaux 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. In recent years the Queenstown Events Centre has been developed as a venue.

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