Today we spoke to gary butcher, who became the first man in. Though lasith malinga, who picked up four wickets in four balls, has been immortalized in the annals of cricket, another sri lankan bowler who picked up six wickets in six balls continues to be in oblivion. Book 1 of 2 in the rosettabooks sports classics series. The leg spinner was one of the star performers on a special day of. The most in an over is five by surrey and england off. Jun 10, 2014 it is 14 years since gary butcher took four wickets in four balls against derbyshire at the fosters oval. With the threematch series already lost, sri lanka chose to bat first and made only 8125, their lowest score of the series. Nov 20, 2015 peshawar seamer taj wali became the first bowler for 20 years to take four wickets in four balls in pakistans domestic firstclass competition. South africa survive malingas menacing spell cricket. Rashid khans four wickets in four balls help afghanistan clean sweep 3match series against ireland read in hindi rashids 527 included the wickets of george dockrell 18, shane. Lasith malinga 4 wickets in 4 balls cricket, the brilliant. Lasith malinga became the first player to take four wickets in four balls at an international level in the 2007 world cup, against south africa.
Bowlers who have managed to pick 4 wickets in 4 balls, a feat extremely rare in cricket. Lasith malinga sets record with four wickets in four balls. Surreys gary butcher was the last player to take four wickets in four balls in a firstclass match when he performed the feat. Ben aitchison takes four in four balls as formby keep up the. The former bangladesh skipper ended the match with. It is 14 years since gary butcher took four wickets in four balls against derbyshire at the fosters oval. How i took four wickets in four balls sport the guardian. Somersets alfonso thomas takes four wickets in four balls. Jun 10, 2014 somersets alfonso thomas takes four wickets in four balls. Titmus, old and akram each took four wickets in an over. Graham napier takes four wickets in four balls as essex. Hossain became the second bowler after andre russell to pick up 4 wickets in 4 balls in twenty20s and is the first bowler to take five wickets in an over in a list a t20 match. England world cup hopeful james vince scored 79 as holders hampshire beat lancashire by four wickets to book a oneday cup final with somerset.
Twentieth anniversary edition paperback jul 1 1990. In fact, ball four has been selected by the ny public library as one of the books of the century. India women lose again in triangular series, go down to. Mar 10, 2019 australia beat india by four wickets in fourth oneday international as it happened. Ball four is a book written by former major league baseball pitcher jim bouton in 1970. Ball four might be the greatest baseball book ever written. Australia beat india by four wickets in fourth oneday. Page 2 six bowlers who have taken 4 wickets in 4 balls. Lasith malinga, the sri lanka fast bowler, claimed four wickets in as many balls to dismantle new zealand in the third and final twenty20 international in pallekele on. Kolkata knight riders beat royal challengers bangalore by four wickets in ipl parttime offspinner rana 211 and r vinay kumar 230 scalped two wickets each for kkr. To help make this website better, to improve and personalize your experience and for advertising purposes, are you happy to accept cookies and other technologies. Jun 04, 20 graham napier takes four wickets in four balls as essex thrash surrey graham napier took seven for 32, including four wickets in four balls, as essex beat surrey by 178 runs at chelmsford last night.
Dec 28, 2008 heres a video of the only time in international cricket that four wickets have been taken in 4 consecutive balls. Sep 07, 2019 sri lanka bowling spearhead lasith malinga took four wickets in four balls for the second time in his career to lead sri lanka to a 37run consolation win over new zealand in the third and final. See all 19 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Lasith malinga takes four wickets in four balls as sri. Sep 06, 2019 lasith malinga ripped through new zealands top order with a devastating spell of four wickets from as many balls in their t20 clash in kandy. Even though this rare feat was achieved in a club game in england, holsingers accomplishment merits a lot of recognition since not. Page 3 six bowlers who have taken 4 wickets in 4 balls. Southee returned with match figures of 9110 while boult picked up five wickets in the game giving away 96 runs in the two innings. No bowler has taken more than four wickets in successive balls in firstclass cricket. In it bouton also recounts much of his baseball career, spent mainly with the new york yankees. Lasith malinga ripped through new zealands top order with a devastating spell of four wickets from as many balls in their t20 clash in kandy. Bridging the gap between the lightweight toy equipment and tournamentclass components, these sets can be used either for either 6wicket uscastyle play or for nine wickets croquet.
T hough lasith malinga, who picked up four wickets in four balls, has been immortalized in the annals of cricket, another sri lankan bowler who picked up six wickets in six balls continues to be in oblivion. New zealand defeat india by four wickets in series opener producing a commanding batting performance, india posted a competitive 347 for four but seasoned ross taylor anchored the chase. Records test matches bowling records three wickets. Even though the book was largely written in 1969, it still has a lot to tell us about modernday society, labormanagement relationships, the role of sports in society, and politics. He responded in style by picking up a wicket off the first ball and then picking 4 consecutive wickets off the last four balls of the over. Jan 01, 1970 ball four might be the greatest baseball book ever written. Graham napier takes four wickets in four balls youtube. The book is a diary of boutons 1969 season, spent with the seattle pilots and then the houston astros following a lateseason trade. Rashid khan became the first spinner to get a hat trick in a twenty20 international as afghanistan swept ireland 30 with a 32run victory in the third and final game on sunday. This was the first time four wickets have fallen to successive balls in the benson and hedges cup and the first time it has happened in county cricket since the surrey and england offspinner pat. Bouton has written a baseball book about the reality of the game.
Mar 28, 2007 an extraordinary spell of fast bowling from lasith malinga, where he strung together a devastating sequence of four wickets in four balls, threatened to produce the greatest oneday heist before. Espncricinfo presents the plays of the day from the clash between hong kong and nepal. Alfred holsinger a sri lankan bowler who picked six. He helped to reduce hampshire to 293 early on and also claimed two late wickets while hardus viljeon took 3 for 15, stewart 2 for 23 and mohammad nabi 1 for 17 in his four skilful overs of off spin. Cricket does not define an official term for 4 in 4. Sri lanka fast bowler lasith malinga claimed four wickets in four balls for the second time in his international career to rip through the new zealand batting order in a twenty20 match at. The lucky bowler was sri lankas fast bowler lasith malinga, who has a similar bowling action to that of jeff thompson, who is a legend in australian cricketing circles. Lasith malinga takes four wickets in four balls as sri lanka. Anya shrubsoles four wickets in 19 balls did not quite leave australia on the ropes as stuart broads eight for 15 did at trent bridge last week but it boosted englands women in a mustwin. Sri lanka fast bowler lasith malinga claimed four wickets in four balls for the second time in his international career to rip through the new zealand batting order.
Lasith malinga rewrites history, becomes first bowler to. Milne was one of four kent bowlers to record outstanding figures, which offset their fifth bowler going for a total of 56 runs from four overs. Australia beat india by four wickets in fourth oneday international as it happened. Grappers batted steadily to win with 45 overs of the game to spare. Peshawar seamer taj wali became the first bowler for 20 years to take four wickets in four balls in pakistans domestic firstclass competition.
Alfonso thomas routs sussex with four wickets in four. Feb 24, 2020 tall fast bowler kyle jamieson had a dream debut as he picked four wickets in the match and also contributed with valuable 44 runs in the first innings to help new zealand take a 183run lead. Jun 21, 2016 t hough lasith malinga, who picked up four wickets in four balls, has been immortalized in the annals of cricket, another sri lankan bowler who picked up six wickets in six balls continues to be in oblivion. Kumble and srinath get a thrilling win for india titan cup 1996 kumbles mother cheering on duration. Sep 06, 2019 lasith malinga claimed four wickets in four balls and became the first player to take 100 wickets in twenty20s as sri lanka earned a consolation victory against new zealand on friday. Tall fast bowler kyle jamieson had a dream debut as he picked four wickets in the match and also contributed with valuable 44 runs in the first innings to help new zealand take a 183run lead.
Alfonso thomas routs sussex with four wickets in four balls. Grappenhall 1st interested in the cheshire cup ended when they were beaten by chester boughton hall by five wickets after posting a disappointing 155. Four wickets in five balls from adil rashid wins thriller. Before tuesday, the surrey allrounder more of an occasional bowler than thomas was. Sep 19, 2016 six bowlers who have taken 4 wickets in 4 balls.
Alfred holsinger a sri lankan bowler who picked six wickets. How i took four wickets in four balls every monday gets the lowdown on one of the outstanding performances of the last week. Chaminda vaas took four wickets in five balls against bangladesh in 2003. Sri lanka fast bowler lasith malinga claimed four wickets in four balls for the second time in his international career to rip through the new zealand batting order in a twenty20 match at pallekele on friday. Lasith malinga claimed four wickets in four balls and became the first player to take 100 wickets in twenty20s as sri lanka earned a consolation victory against new zealand on friday. Anya shrubsole takes four ashes wickets in 19 balls as. Chasing 126 runs to win, new zealand openers colin munro and tim seifert scored 15. Four wickets in four balls in bottomoftable clash 0. Even though this rare feat was achieved in a club game in england, holsingers accomplishment merits a lot of recognition since not often do bowlers produce such an unusual phenomenon.
What bouton accomplished with ball four was to tear the cover off of professional sports by exposing the tangled core underneath the canned responses to interviews, the hagiography of sports heroes, and the mundane existence of living out of a suitcase for six months. Graham napier takes four wickets in four balls as essex thrash surrey graham napier took seven for 32, including four wickets in four balls, as essex beat. Bradfords adil rashid took four wickets in five balls to clinch victory for england in a run feast against the west indies. Alfred holsinger is the first professional sri lankan cricketer. India women lose again in triangular series, go down to england by four wickets sent in to bat, indian batters failed to capitalise on their starts as they struggled to 123 for six in 20 overs. Correction, ball four might be the greatest sports book ever written. Warrington picked up a valuable win in the bottomofthetable clash with weaverham in the vivio cheshire county league division one. Sep 19, 2016 picking up a hattrick in cricket is quite a rare feat in itself, but there have been few instances where the bowlers have gone a notch ahead and picked up 4 wickets in 4 balls. Pollock takes four wickets in four balls the independent. Ben aitchison takes four in four balls as formby keep up.
With the threematch series already lost, sri lanka chose to bat first. Defending champion karnataka need just four wickets to book their second consecutive berth in the final of the ranji trophy cricket tournament as mumbai are struggling at 277 for six. Four wickets in four balls is referred to in cricket literature and record books as four in four but the term double hattrick has also been used in the media, as it will contain two different, overlapping sets of three consecutively dismissed batsmen. The last player to take four wickets in successive balls during a championship match was gary butcher, for surrey against derbyshire and. Mortaza not only claimed a hattrick but also became the first bangladeshi bowler to take four wickets off four balls in a lista match.
Picking up a hattrick in cricket is quite a rare feat in itself, but there have been few instances where the bowlers have gone a notch ahead and. Lasith malinga takes 4 wickets in 4 balls against new. Sri lanka bowling spearhead lasith malinga took four wickets in four balls for the second time in his career to lead sri lanka to a 37run consolation win over new zealand in the third and final. An extraordinary spell of fast bowling from lasith malinga, where he strung together a devastating sequence of four wickets in four balls, threatened to produce the greatest oneday heist before. Records test matches bowling records three wickets in. Records test matches bowling records three wickets in four balls tweet. Lasith malinga claims 4 wickets in 4 balls in 3rd t20i. Listen to alfonso thomas take four wickets in four balls. David seed took four wickets and stanley pennington and akshat pranesh three each. Chaminda vaas took four wickets in five balls against bangladesh in 2003, including wickets with the first three balls of the match. Aug 21, 2000 how i took four wickets in four balls every monday gets the lowdown on one of the outstanding performances of the last week. Jan 04, 2020 a sri lankan bowler who picked six wickets in six balls.
Australia wins by four wickets with balls to spare. New zealand thrash india by 10 wickets in wellington test. India vs west indies, 3rd odi it was then that thakur, in the company of a composed ravindra jadeja 39 not out, smashed 17 runs off six balls with the help of. Malinga took a hattrick to become the first bowler to claim two t20i hattricks, and four wickets with four balls, in the third over of his spell, while becoming the second bowler in the world to take four wickets in four consecutive balls in t20i history after rashid khan during the process. The following is from the late and sorely missed bill frindall, responding to a similar question in 2007.