Brett Randell produced one of the most remarkable spells ever seen in first-class cricket, tearing through Northern Districts cricket team with five wickets in five consecutive deliveries during Plunket Shield action at McLean Park.
The Central Stags seamer finished with 7 for 25, including six wickets in eight balls and seven in just 12 deliveries, helping bowl Northern out for 82 after Central’s first-innings 373.
Cricket statisticians say no player in first-class history has previously claimed five wickets in five balls, placing Randell’s burst among the rarest bowling performances recorded, as Central enforced the follow-on and tightened control of the match.
