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, later first playing first-class cricket in 1883 against Auckland at the Auckland Domain, with their first-class debut ending in a heavy defeat with Taranaki being dismissed for scores of 63 and 55. The team would next appear in first-class cricket nine years later with a fixture against Hawke's Bay. Six further first-class appearances followed, with them appearing in first-class cricket for a final time in 1898 against Canterbury at Bayly Park, Hawera. Taranaki appeared eight times in first-class cricket, winning once, losing six and drawing once. Taranaki played all their home first-class matches at Bayly Park.