Otago Cricket Association

Costs & Financial Support

Dunedin Cricket understands that playing sport can come with its challenges and certainly one of those is the sheer cost of time and money for players and teams to participate in events, programmes and tournaments in other parts of New Zealand. We know it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to become a BLACKCAP and WHITEFERN and the pathway to reaching this pinnacle can be made even more difficult when cost of participation is a barrier. The Otago Cricket Fundraising Charitable Trust sets out to assist with the development of our young cricketers and coaches, to allow them to realise their aspirations through removal of some of the financial barriers that exist living in our region.

We are driven to provide opporunties for players and families to seek support to ensure that barriers to partipcation in our summer game are reduced. Should you wish to find our more information on how to do this or to apply please click here: https://www.otagocricket.co.nz/ABOUT-1/FUNDRAISING-CHARITABLE-TRUST/leading-edge-grants

Dunedin Year 7 & 8 Boys:

Our Dunedin Year 7 & 8 Boys Programmes (run separately, year 7 Boys, year 8 Boys) aim to provide Boys additional playing opportunties outside of their club and schools playing commitments to futher develop and challenge themselves.

Dunedin Cricket runs a Development Programme in the lead up to and during the start of the regular cricket season which provides additional coaching and training opportunties focussing on foundational & skill development.

Following this, all year 7 & 8 Boys have the opportunity to register to attend an Otago / South Island Cricket Festival for several days which give boys the exciting opportunity to play with and against players of simlar ability from around the greater Otago region.

Please note; players do not need to take part in the Development Programme to attend the Festival & vice versa.

2023-2024 Key Dates

Development Programmes

Year 7 Boys	Year 8 Boys
Sunday 5 November Sunday 12 November Sunday 19 November	Sunday 5 November Sunday 12 November Sunday 19 November

Pre-Festival Games

Year 7 Boys	Year 8 Boys
Sunday 3 December Sunday 17 December	Sunday 3 December Sunday 10 December Sunday 17 December

Festival Dates

Year 7 Boys	Year 8 Boys
19-21 January 2024 (Timaru)	9-11 January 2024 (Gore)

Dunedin Year 7 & 8 Girls:

Our Dunedin Year 7 & 8 Girls Programmes (run as one age group) aim to provide Girls additional playing opporunties outside of thier club and schools playing commitments to futher develop and challenge themselves.

Dunedin Cricket runs a Development Programme in the lead up to and during the start of the regular cricket season which provides additional coaching and training opportunties focussing on foundational & skill development.

Following this, all year 7 & 8 Girls have the opportunity to register to attend an Otago / South Island Cricket Festival for several days which give them the exciting opportunity to play with and against players of simlar ability from around the greater Otago region.

Please note; players do not need to take part in the Development Programme to attend the Festival & vice versa.

2023-2024 Key Dates

Development Programme

Sunday 5 November
Sunday 12 November
Sunday 19 November

Pre-Festival Games

Sunday 26 November
Sunday 10 December

Festival Dates

17-19 January 2024 (Alexandra)

Dunedin Year 9 & 10 Boys:

Each year Dunedin sends either 2 or 3 year 9 & 10 Boys teams to Alexandra for the Otago Distrcits Festival in Alexandra.

Prior the District festival, Dunedin Cricket runs a Development Programme in the lead up to and during the start of the regular cricket season which provides additional coaching and training opportunties focussing on foundational & skill development.

Please note; players do not need to take part in the Development Programme to attend the Festival & vice versa.

2023-2024 Key Dates

Developement Programme

Sunday 8 October
Sunday 15 October
Sunday 29 October

Pre-Festival Games

Sunday 26 November
Sunday 10 December

Festival Dates

18-20 December 2023 (Alexandra)

District Year 9 & 10 Girls:

The Dunedin Year 9 &10 Girls team(s) head away to the South Island Sparks & Magicians Festival in Oamaru in December.

Prior the District festival, Dunedin Cricket runs a Development Programme in the lead up to and during the start of the regular cricket season which provides additional coaching and training opportunties focussing on foundational & skill development.

Please note; players do not need to take part in the Development Programme to attend the Festival & vice versa.

2023-2024 Key Dates

Development Programme

Sunday 8 October
Sunday 15 October
Sunday 29 October

Pre-Festival Games

Sunday 26 November
Sunday 10 December

District Festival 2023

17-19 December 2022 (Oamaru)

Dunedin Year 11 & 12 Boys:

Dunedin selects one year 11 & 12 Boys team to attend the Otago District Tournament in Invercargill each December. These players are nominated by schools/clubs, invited to attend trials, followed by a wider squad selection before the final team is confirmed to attend the District Tournament.

2023-2024 Key Dates

Year 11-13 Boys Extension Programme / Year 11/12 Boys Trials

Wednesday 6 Sept.
Wednesday 13 Sept.
Wednesday 20 Sept.
Wednesday 27 Sept.
Wednesday 4 Oct.
Wednesday 11 Oct.

Pre-Tournament Fixtures

Sunday 5 November
Sunday 3 December

Otago District Tournament

12-14 Decmber 2023 (Invercargill)

Additional trainings will be arranged following the selection of the team.

Dunedin U19 Women:

The Dunedin U19 Women squad comes together following nominations, trials and a team selection process. The team then prepares to attend the Otago/Canterbury District Festival held in Oamaru in October.

2023 Key Dates

Trial #1: Sunday 17 September
Trial #2: Sunday 24 September
Training: Coach & Managers to coordinate

Pre-Tournament Fixtures

Sunday 15 January (Intersquad)

Otago District Tournament

21-23 January 2023 (Oamaru)

Additional trainings or games can be arranged following the selection of the team.