Otago-CD Championship game now in Alexandra

Molyneux Park in Alexandra will host a second State Championship match this summer.

Already scheduled to host the round eight match between the Otago Volts and Canterbury Wizards in mid-March, Molyneux Park will also now be the venue for the fifth round game between the Volts and Central Stags in mid-February.

The match has been moved from Carisbrook because of a heavy workload at headquarters.

With three State Championship games played at Carisbrook before New Year and Group D of the ICC Under-19 World Cup this week, groundsman Mark Perham will now be able to concentrate on preparing a pitch for the One-Day International between New Zealand and England on February 26.

Perham's mastery was to the fore again yesterday with Australia posting a world Under-19 record in amassing 480/6 against a hapless Kenyan side. Australia's tally beat its own record of 398/6 registered against Papua New Guinea at the 1998 tournament.