Otago Country Cricket Association chairman Malcolm Jones is hopeful the huge growth it is experiencing in the junior ranks will help boost the senior game in the region. But picking the top team has in some ways become easy with fewer people playing senior cricket. The Otago Country Cricket Association - formerly the Central Otago Cricket Association - used to be made up of five sub associations. Maniototo, South Otago, East Otago, West Otago and the Vincent Cricket Association all ran healthy competitions. The Otago Cricket Association set Otago Country the challenge of increasing its junior playing numbers by 20% last year.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 02, 2016 17:12 UTC