Matt Clarkson recently represented Otago in the Junior Shield tournament against Southland in Invercargill yesterday.

His team, one of two U–13 teams, were successful, coming back from 4–1 down to win 7–5. Matt lost only one game.

Otago lost overall after a draw of 52 matches each had to be decided on games — 190 for Southland against 186 for Otago. Hard to get closer than that.