Red Ball (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) New Zealand domestic cricketer Brett Randell made history on Sunday by becoming the first player in 254 years of first-class cricket to take five wickets in five consecutive deliveries. A notable spell came while playing for Central Districts against Northern Districts in a Plunket Shield match at McLean Park.Randell’s incredible blast came early in the Northern Districts innings. He first bowled Henry Cooper on the last ball of his second over. He dismissed former New Zealand Test opener Jeet Raval in his next over and then went on to wreak havoc with three more wickets off the next three deliveries.Also See: India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup Final Live Score
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The fifth wicket in the order – which sealed the all-time record – came when international all-rounder Kristian Clarke was bowled.Watch Brett Randell take five wickets in five balls:According to Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians records, no player had previously taken five wickets in five balls in first-class cricket since the earliest recorded match in 1772.
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Randell didn’t stop there. The 30-year-old seamer claimed two more wickets in his next over to finish with excellent figures of 7 for 25 – the best performance of his nine-year first-class career. His devastating spell helped Northern Districts win by just 82 runs after Central District posted 373 in their first innings.While the feat is unique in first-class cricket, Irish international Curtis Campher took five wickets in five balls in a professional T20 match last year. However, Randell’s feat is the first of its kind in the long history of first-class cricket.
