Hawke's Bay captain Angus Schaw, in his 11th season in the team, bats for his 28 in a record-equalling 89th match for Hawke's Bay. Photo / Ian Cooper
Hawke's Bay, the national minor-associations cricket Hawke Cup holders, started the new season with a crushing win after bowling Taranaki out in both innings for a total of just 120 runs in Napier at the weekend.
Choosing to field first in the opening two-day games defence of Central Districts trophy
the Furlong Cup at Nelson Park, with a start delayed about three hours on Saturday as the ground dried from Friday's rain, Hawke's Bay dismissed Taranaki for 71 in the first innings, scored 205-8dec and then limiting the visitors to just 49 in its second innings, to win by an innings and 85 runs.
The Bay batted 73 overs in its one innings, compared with the 69.2 batted by Taranaki in its two innings' combined.
The Taranaki first innings wickets were shared by four of the Hawke's Bay attack on the opening afternoon, led by Clark with 3-10 off 10 overs and Toby Findlay, on debut, with 2-13 off six.
Dominic Thompson, batting at No 4, top-scored in the single HB innings with 62, including one six and six others to the boundary, and his role in the match's biggest partnership, a 53-run 7th wicket stand with Todd Watson, who finished with 26 not out.
