“I might take it in for a day or two, but obviously it’s a big day here at Hagley and a good chance to do something special,” Bowes said after his innings.
“These things happen naturally and organically. You don’t plan it or try to do it, so I’m glad it was my day. Probably not.” [hit he ball] consistently so well, so it was nice to get most of them out of the way and roam the park.
“It started off really good so I kept going and it was running so I didn’t have any problems controlling it too much and just kept the base on the fuel,” Bowes said.
Playing his 100th List A match, Bowes hit 27 fours and seven sixes as he helped Canterbury score 343 for 9 after they were put into bat at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
The 32-year-old got off to a fast start and continued to show his aggression despite losing opening partner Henry Nicholls to a five-ball duck in the second over. He reached his half-century in 26 balls and raised his century in 53 deliveries.
It took another 50 deliveries to complete his double, before being caught lbw in the 39th over by Matthew Bacon, who registered five strikes.
Only two other batsmen in Canterbury’s top seven reached double figures, with the next highest score being captain Cole McConchie’s 40-ball 27. However, No. 8 Zakary Foulkes gave them a late boost with a 46-ball 49 to bring them within 350.
With the ball, Canterbury bowled their Otago for 103 to record a 240-run victory.
This was Bowes’s absolute best ranking in Register A, and easily surpassed his previous ranking of 126.
