It is one of the 21 teams from around New Zealand that compete in the Hawke Cup, which it won most recently in early 2021.

They won it for the first time in March 2010 when they beat Manawatu by 159 runs, with centuries to Duncan Drew and Darren Broom.

[7] Their next victory was in February 2016, when they beat Buller by 133 runs, Francois Mostert taking 13 wickets for 53.

[8] This match was notable in that Buller and North Otago were the two Hawke Cup teams with the smallest population bases.

[11] The Borton Cup has been awarded since 1920 to the winners of the North Otago senior competition.