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Ben Stokes smashed spinner Josh Baker for a whopping 6,6,6,6,6,4 in a single over
England’s unique Take a look at Captain and Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes on Friday (Would possibly well perhaps merely 6), smashed an innings 161 off sparkling 88 balls with a fable-breaking 17 sixes in a single county cricket innings. By doing so, Stokes crossed Australia’s Andrew Symonds’s fable, who representated Gloucestershire and smacked Glamorgan for 16 sixes encourage within the yr 1995.
Rather than Symonds, Graham Napier of Essex county had hit Surrey for 16 sixes in a single county cricket innings in 2011. He carried out this feat at some stage in his aspect’s match in opposition to Worcestershire within the County Championship Division Two 2022 at Novel Toll road in Worcester.
This memorable knock by the Englishman also integrated an onslaught within the 117th over of the game, by which he smashed spinner Josh Baker for a whopping 6,6,6,6,6,4 in a single over.
Checkout the 34 runs over here…
Ben Stokes has sparkling hit a 64 ball 100 together with a 34 over.
Ridiculous batting
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This hastily-tracked Stokes from 70 (59) to 100 (64). The all-rounder became once within the extinguish pushed aside by Worcestershire captain and spinner Brett D`Oliveira. His 88-ball 161 at the reside integrated 8 fours and 17 sixes.
On the innings spoil, Durham stands at 580/6 declared in 128 overs, with Ned Eckersley and Liam Trevaskis unbeaten at 0. For Durham, Sean Dickson (104), Keegan Petersen (50), captain Scott Borthwick (89), David Bedingham (135) also played some good knocks. Pacer Ben Gibbon became once the need of the bowlers for Worcestershire, getting 2/94 in 25 overs, with four of them maidens.
Significantly, England Cricket Board in April announced the appointment of all-rounder Ben Stokes as the men’s Take a look at personnel captain. Stokes succeeded Joe Root in becoming the 81st captain of the England men’s Take a look at personnel.
Quick Scores: Durham 580/6 declared (Ben Stokes 161, David Bedingham, Ben Gibbon 2/94) vs Worcestershire.
With ANI inputs