Nathan Coulter-Nile's heroics with bat and ball helped Western Australia to an emphatic final day 301-run Sheffield Shield victory over Tasmania at the WACA Ground.
After adding a quickfire 70 to start the morning to move to 9-272 for a lead of 364, the home side then bowled Tasmania out for an embarrassing 63.
It was Tasmania's lowest ever Shield score surpassing their 76 against NSW in 1992 in Hobart.
The finally fit-again Coulter-Nile (3-18), debutant Matt Kelly (1-7) and emerging Simon Mackin (3-20) ripped through the Tigers line-up.
Coulter-Nile bowled just the nine overs in the first innings and didn't come on at all during the 24 overs WA bowled on Saturday.
After knocks of 42 and 52 with the bat, the imposing quick bowled full and moved the pink ball around trapping Jake Doran (4) and Alex Doolan (0) leg before.
Coulter-Nile then took a brilliant lowdown catch off his bowling to dismiss Tigers captain George Bailey for three.
Tasmania were 4-13 and then 6-25 when Test incumbent Matthew Wade was caught behind off Mackin for six and Ben McDermott was another LBW victim for a duck.
The rout continued with Sam Rainbird (4) run out, Gabe Bell (0) caught behind by Josh Inglis off Mackin, Jackson Bird (1) bowled by Richardson and finally Andrew Fekete (6) was run out.
Beau Webster fought hard to be unbeaten 33.
Earlier Jhye Richardson (71) and Coulter-Nile hammered home WA's advantage in a 120 run partnership.
"I felt the ball has been coming out well for six years so this was a continuation of that, it's just a matter of staying on the park I guess," Coulter-Nile said.
"I felt I've been ready for a while and skill-wise I'm ready to go. This wasn't a test to see if I can get through some hard days, but hopefully I can get more Shield games under my belt and get more confidence in my body."
It was Tasmania coach Adam Griffith's first Shield game in charge and he made no excuses for the final day capitulation.
"Really disappointing is probably an understatement. You scratch your brain and question what you do, but this group has been in this position unfortunately before over the last few years," Griffith said.
"We have to find a way to change that mindset. It's just about the contest and actually putting your hand up and saying you are going to compete. Unfortunately we didn't do that today."
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