 Otago Volts logo | |
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Luke Georgeson |
| Coach | Josh Tasman-Jones |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1864 |
| Home ground | University Oval |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Canterbury in 1864 at Dunedin |
| Plunket Shield wins | 13 |
| The Ford Trophy wins | 2 |
| Men's Super Smash wins | 2 |
| Official website | www |
TheOtago cricket team, nicknamed theVolts since the 1997–98 season,[1] are a New Zealandfirst-class cricket team which first played representative cricket in 1864.[2] The team represents theOtago,Southland andNorth Otago regions of New Zealand's South Island. Their main governing board is the Otago Cricket Association which is one of six major associations that make upNew Zealand Cricket.[3]
Cricket was first played in Otago in 1849, the year after the province was settled by Europeans, and the Otago Cricket Association was founded in 1876.[2][4] The Otago representative team played in the first match which is considered to have first-class status to have been played in New Zealand, a January 1864 fixture withCanterbury which was part of a four team tournament which also includedSouthland andan English team led by George Parr which was touring Australia.[2][3][5]
The modern Otago team plays most of its home games at theUniversity Oval inDunedin, but occasionally plays games at theQueenstown Events Centre,Queen's Park Ground inInvercargill andMolyneux Park inAlexandra. The team plays first-class,List A andTwenty20 matches against other New Zealand provincial sides, although in the past has also played against touring sides.
The team's head-coach for the 2024–25 season,Ashley Noffke,[6] left to take up a position as assistant coach with thePakistan national team after the end of the season. FormerNew Zealand coachGary Stead took over the role in a temporary facility over the winter period,[7][8] beforeJosh Tasman-Jones was named as the team's coach in August.[9] The 2024–25 captain was all-rounderLuke Georgeson.
1924–25, 1932–33, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1957–58, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1987–88
1987–88, 2007–08
2008–09, 2012–13
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, 15 players were awarded contracts to play for Otago. In addition,Jacob Duffy andGlenn Phillips were both awardedNew Zealand Cricket central contracts for the season. Other, non-contracted players may play for the side during the season.[11][12][13][14]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Matt Bacon |  New Zealand | (1993-04-13)13 April 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 33 | Jack Boyle | New Zealand | (1996-03-24)24 March 1996 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-armoffbreak | |
| 12 | Max Chu | New Zealand | (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | |
| Mason Clarke | New Zealand | (2007-02-20)20 February 2007 (age 18) | Left-handed | |||
| 6 | Jacob Cumming | New Zealand | (2003-12-14)14 December 2003 (age 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 3 | Zac Cumming | New Zealand | (2005-07-04)4 July 2005 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| 32 | Jacob Duffy | New Zealand | (1994-08-02)2 August 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | New Zealand central contract |
| 94 | Danru Ferns |  South Africa | (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 26 | Luke Georgeson | New Zealand | (1999-04-14)14 April 1999 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Captain. Holds dual Irish/New Zealand citizenship |
| 7 | Jake Gibson | New Zealand | (1997-08-07)7 August 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 31 | Andrew Hazeldine |  England | (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (age 31) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | Holds dual British/New Zealand citizenship |
| Troy Johnson | New Zealand | (1997-10-01)1 October 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | ||
| 36 | Llew Johnson | New Zealand | (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| 17 | Ben Lockrose | New Zealand | (2000-03-24)24 March 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 27 | Jarrod McKay | New Zealand | (2000-06-08)8 June 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 86 | Thorn Parkes | New Zealand | (2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 23 | Glenn Phillips | New Zealand | (1996-12-06)6 December 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | New Zealand central contract[15] |
| 73 | Jamal Todd | New Zealand | (2004-03-27)27 March 2004 (age 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break |
University Oval is used inDunedin, with occasional matches inInvercargill (Queen's Park) and at theQueenstown Events Centre. Many matches have been played atMolyneux Park inAlexandra in recent decades, particularly during the Christmas-New Year holiday season. The warm, dry summer climate ofCentral Otago can make for better cricketing conditions than the wetter coastal areas.Oamaru (Whitestone Centennial Park) has been used in the past but not recently.
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