WHEN the Hawke's Bay contingent descended at Donnelly Park, Levin, they feared the worst.
Overnight rain on Friday and Saturday had put a big question mark on whether any cricket was possible at the park, let alone a Hawke Cup-qualifying two-day zone 2 Furlong Cup affair.
"The conditions we played in were very difficult. A lot of water had seeped under the covers, which in fact wasn't adequate for a Hawke Cup match so that was quite disappointing," Pay Excellence Hawke's Bay senior men's representative team coach Colin Schaw said last night after they still overcame the odds to trounce Horowhenua Kapiti by 10 wickets.
In fact, he said the conditions were "pretty pathetic" so they didn't expect to play at all but were delighted to come away with 112 overs.
"I was really chuffed with the guys because when you're standing around not playing and suddenly you put the job in front of them and they did it because at times like them many tend to just let it go."