Otago Volts

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Otago

One-day Name:	Otago Volts
Coach:	Mike Hesson
Captain:	Craig Cumming
Founded:	1864
Home Ground:	University Oval
Capacity:	3500 (Expandable to 6000 with temporary seating)
First-class debut:	Otago
	in 1864
	at Dunedin
Official Website:	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^[1], and their major sponsor is State Insurance Ltd. Otago currently competes in the State Championship first class competition, the State Shield domestic one day competition and the Twenty20 Cup.

1 Honours
2 Grounds
3 2006/2007 Squad
4 Notable former players
5 Overseas Players
6 Records
7 References
8 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Grounds

Carisbrook and the University Oval have been used in Dunedin, with occasional matches in Invercargill (Queen's Park), and Oamaru (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.