Power rankings

For 201819

Hamish Rutherford Role: Toporder batsman

Grade: A

The oil: Otago’s leading scorer in all three formats.

Jacob Duffy

Role: Bowler, cocaptain

Grade: A

The oil: Terrific in coloured clothing. Laboured with the red ball.

Matt Bacon

Role: Bowler

Grade: A

The oil: Emerged as a genuine strike bowler. Economy is on the high side though.

Nathan Smith

Role: Allrounder

Grade: B+

The oil: Showed promise with the bat and bowled during some tough periods. Gritty.

Mitch Renwick

Role: Wicketkeeperbatsman

Grade: B

The oil: Scored a breakthrough century in the last game.

Christi Viljoen

Role: Allrounder

Grade: B

The oil: Played really well in patches. Underrated campaigner.

Neil Broom

Role: Batsman

Grade: B

The oil: Capable of so much better but solid enough numbers.

Brad Wilson

Role: Toporder batsman

Grade: B

The oil: Made good contributions in coloured clothing when selected.

Michael Rippon

Role: Allrounder

Grade: B

The oil: Excellent in the oneday competition. Very average thereafter.

Anaru Kitchen

Role: Allrounder

Grade: C

The oil: Disappointing campaign from a senior professional.

Josh Finnie

Role: Batsman

Grade: C

The oil: Played some nice oneday knocks at the death but otherwise poor.

Shawn Hicks

Role: Batsman

Grade :C

The oil: Lost form in all three formats.

Josh TasmanJones

Role: Batsman

Grade: C

The oil: The rookie found the step up very steep.

Warren Barnes

Role: Bowler

Grade: C

The oil: Struggled with injury and never reached potential.

Mark Craig

Role: Bowler, cocaptain

The oil: No grade. Spent most of the season injured.

Michael Rae

Role: Bowler

The oil: Injured. Missed the entire season.

Only the performances of the contracted players were assessed.