Hawke Cup coming home to SouthlandSupplied The Southland cricket team, which managed to take the Hawke Cup back after a 26-year drought with a 10-wicket outright victory over Counties Manukau on Sunday, March 11, 2018. But try telling this group of Southland cricketers their chances of Hawke Cup glory were limited. Their dominant 10-wicket outright victory ended a 26-year drought for Southland and has added to the province's rich history when it comes to the Hawke Cup. Southland held the Hawke Cup on six occasions before this weekend's heroics. For many of the current group, the Hawke Cup victory was a thoroughly deserved reward for many years of toil in attempt to help get the province to the Hawke Cup summit.

Source: Stuff March 11, 2018 05:15 UTC