The Napier Technical Old Boys premier men's club team celebrate after winning the overall title for the sixth successive season, in the competition's history since 1983-84.
Two days and no games — it's just not cricket, if you ask Napier Technical Old Boys coach Dale Smidt.
Smidt, whose Big Barrel-sponsored team are the Central Districts qualifiers among the contenders for the National Cricket Club Championship crown to see who is the best premier club side
in the limited-overs format, said tonight the venue resembled a cyclone-hit zone.
"The cover's blown off the ground, and trees which have been there for years and years have been blown over," he said.
A sizeable working bee had zeroed in at Cornwall Park to help clear debris on the periphery of the park.
"We'll be on artificials [wickets] for sure tomorrow, I'd say," he said, after their games against Northeast Valley CC (Otago) and Burnside CC (Canterbury) were abandoned on Tuesday and yesterday, respectively, without a ball bowled because of the wintry storm holding the country at ransom.
