The club represented the region in matches against touring teams from Australia and England in the 1870s and 1880s.

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.