Taranaki cricket team
| Captain: | n/a |
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| Coach: | n/a |
| Owner: | Taranaki Cricket Association |
| Founded: | 1877 |
| Home ground: | New Plymouth Boys' High School |
| Capacity: | n/a |
| Official website: | BCCI |
Taranaki cricket team represents the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It competes in the Hawke Cup.
Taranaki as a representative team played as early as 1877.
Between 1883 and 1898 Taranaki played eight matches that are now considered first-class. They won one match, lost six and drew one.
Taranaki's 13 innings totals (63, 55, 70, 39, 35, 29, 91, 135, 246, 124, 172, 108, 109) add up to 1276 runs for 130 wickets, an average of 9.81 runs per wicket. Their opponents scored 1649 runs for 88 wickets, an average of 18.73.
Since 1926-27 Taranaki have competed in the Hawke Cup. Before then, South Taranaki and North Taranaki fielded separate teams. In their first challenge match Taranaki beat Wanganui, Charles Clark taking 13 wickets. They thus gained the title, which they held until Wanganui defeated them in the next season. Taranaki have held the title several times since.
The Taranaki Cricket Association is based at the New Plymouth Boys' High School. The Association forms part of the Central Districts cricket team, which competes in first-class, List A and Twenty20 domestic cricket competitions. Since the 1920s Taranaki have played most of their home matches at Pukekura Park in New Plymouth, which is also regularly used by Central Districts.
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