Age is just a number; Domigan dominates with the bat
“I love Hawke Cup cricket to be fair. I love everything about it, going away for the weekend, the longer form of the game, getting to build your innings, all of that sort of stuff.”
(We are a reader-supported platform, so please consider joining The Tribune as a paid subscriber/supporter to help us produce more Southland sport content like this.)
Brendan Domigan just might be getting better with age with the 39-year-old Southland cricket captain arguably in the form of his life.
Domigan posted an impressive unbeaten 150 playing for Southland against South Canterbury in Timaru on Saturday, day one of the two-day Hawke Cup fixture.
That 150* goes with the 105 he scored against Mid Canterbury earlier in the campaign. Across his five innings in the southern zone of the Hawke Cup competition Domigan has averaged 78.5.
The Southland captain, who turns 40 this year, admits age seems to be treating him well on the batting front.
“It’s probably just happy home life I suppose. I’m pretty happy with where I’m at at the moment. I’ve got a one-year-old daughter and another one on the way and have settled into Invercargill nicely.”
Read more Southland Tribune stories here.
Domigan first played Hawke Cup cricket as a 15-year-old for Otago Country in 1999 and played for a decade before heading to the UK where he spent 10 years.
He eventually took up a job managing properties in Invercargill in 2019 and quickly got involved in the club cricket scene with Invercargill-Old Boys, who his brother Jason played for.
He initially did not intend to play for Southland but agreed after being asked by then-coach Steve Jackson.
“I love Hawke Cup cricket to be fair. I love everything about it, going away for the weekend, the longer form of the game, getting to build your innings, all of that sort of stuff.”
Southland’s trip to Timaru brought the curtain down on its 2022/2023 campaign and Domigan has signaled his intentions to play again next season. Although he was keen to hand over some of the leadership responsibilities to some of the younger crop coming through.
Domigan entered the game on Saturday with Southland in a touch of trouble at 33 for three. However, his wicket remained intact as Southland advanced to 339 for six before declaring.
He struck 21 fours and a six in his 203-ball stay at the crease.
While teenager Aaron Hart only scored 17 Domigan said the fact he dug in for 108 balls meant both he and Benji Culhane were able to play freely as the pitch flattened out.
Culhane and Domigan put on 150 for the fifth wicket with Culhane contributing 90 from 98 balls.
It left South Canterbury needing 340 for a first innings victory and it ended up a tense finish.
At 273 for nine, the Southland honours looked inevitable before the last two batsmen dug in to get through to 330 for nine.
Liam McFaul claimed the final wicket for Southland with South Canterbury 10 runs short.
Brothers Jack and Jed Mockford were key figures with the ball with the two spinners between them sending down 48 overs and take six for 168. Jack claimed four of those wickets.
For the full Southland v South Canterbury scoreboard: Click Here.
