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Brett Randall of New Zealand achieved a new feat by taking 5 wickets in 5 balls. This feat was done by Central Districts on the second day of the Plunket Shield match against Northern Districts at McLean Park in Napier. According to the records of the Cricket Statisticians and Historians Association, since the first recognized first-class match was played in 1772, no player had been able to take five wickets in five consecutive balls.
New Zealand’s Brett Randall created history in first class cricket by taking 5 wickets in 5 balls.
New Delhi. A fast bowler from New Zealand has created history. He has become the first player in the 254-year history of first class cricket to take five wickets in five consecutive balls. Brett Randall did this feat on behalf of Central Districts against Northern Districts on the second day of the Plunket Shield match at McLean Park in Napier. According to the records of the Cricket Statisticians and Historians Association, since the first recognized first-class match was played in 1772, no player had been able to take five wickets in five consecutive balls.
Last year, Ireland international Curtis Campher had taken five wickets in five consecutive balls in a domestic T20 match, a first in professional cricket, but Randall’s achievement in first-class cricket is unprecedented. Randall’s right arm seam bowling devastated the Northern Districts top order.