Otago leg spinner Michael Rippon gives the ball a tweak at the University Oval earlier this week. It just one of the nicknames Otago import Michael Rippon has been given since arriving in New Zealand late last month. It helps that the South African-born player is an oddity in world cricket — there are not too many left arm leg spinners in the game. But his connection to the Otago team is through assistant coach Anton Roux, who coached the Dutch before accepting a position with the Volts this season. He leaves for Hong Kong on February 12 to play two crucial World Cricket League games for the Netherlands.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 03, 2017 17:27 UTC