Otago Cricket Association chief executive Mike Coggan says it is "possible, based on past precedents" Invercargill’s Queens Park may lose the right to host elite cricket there. Coggan's comments come after a first-class game between Otago and Auckland at Queens Park last week was ruined by a combination of poor weather and poor drainage at the venue. Venues must have a New Zealand Cricket (NZC) warrant of fitness in order to be eligible to host first-class, list A or domestic T20 games. "If you look at precedents set around the country, you have to say it is possible [it will lose its warrant of fitness]. The drainage has long been an issue at Queens Park.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 24, 2021 15:45 UTC