Classic Matches

Ever since that very first cricket match played in North Otago in 1864 some very memorable and classic matches have been played. From when the Oamaru Cricket Club played the touring English in 1882, or when the great Sir Garfield Sobers took on the North Otago bowling attack at Waitaki Boys, the first Borton Cup final that hang in the balance all the way down to the final ball in near darkness, or when Otago Country set a record they would rather forget in 2006 and when the 2010 North Otago team made history taking the Hawke Cup for the first time, this section provides background information and match reports from the Oamaru Mail and North Otago Times on these classic matches.

• Oamaru C.C. vs Australian XI 1878


• Oamaru C.C. vs All-England XI 1882


• Oamaru C.C. vs Auckland 1882


• First interschool Waitaki Boys High School vs Timaru Boys High School 1886


• Town vs Country 1889


• Oamaru C.C. vs New South Wales 1890


• First North Otago Senior Representive game vs South Canterbury 1896


• Heathcote Williams Shield Challenge Waitaki Boys High School vs Palmerston North High School 1921


• North Otago vs New South Wales 1924


• North Otago vs Australia 1928


• North Otago vs Canterbury 1929


• North Otago vs West Indies 1956


• North Otago vs Fiji 1968


• Hawke Cup Challenge North Otago vs Hawkes Bay 1968


• U-Bix Challenge North Otago vs Southland 1991


• First Borton Cup Final Union C.C. Vs Albion C.C. 1994


• Hawke Cup Challenge North Otago vs Hamilton 2002


• First twenty20 Match North Otago vs Otago 2005


• North Otago vs Otago Country 2006


• Hawke Cup Challenge North Otago vs Manawatu 2010

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