Glamorgan's Sam Northeast scripts history; becomes first batter since Brian Lara to score 400 in first-class innings
2 years, 5 months ago

Glamorgan's Sam Northeast scripts history; becomes first batter since Brian Lara to score 400 in first-class innings

Hindustan Times  

Glamorgan batter Sam Northeast wrote history on Saturday as he became the first batter after Brian Lara to go past the 400-run mark in a single innings in first-class cricket. Northeast smashed 45 fours and three sixes en route to his unbeaten 410 in the first innings, as Glamorgan declared on 795/5. Sam Northeast; Brian Lara The batter came at a time when his side was reeling at 9/2 in 6.1 overs; however, he steadied the ship with a brilliant 306-run stand alongside South Africa's Colin Ingram, who scored a century. Brian Lara had earlier remained unbeaten on 400, which, to this date, remains the highest individual score in a Test innings.

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Glamorgan's Sam Northeast scores 410 in County Championship match as records tumble
2 years, 5 months ago

Glamorgan's Sam Northeast scores 410 in County Championship match as records tumble

Firstpost  

London: Glamorgan batter Sam Northeast reached 410 not out against Leicestershire in the English County Championship on Saturday – the ninth-highest first-class score of all time. Northeast’s innings, in a mammoth team total of 795-5 declared, is just the 11th individual score of 400-plus in the history of first-class cricket and is the highest of the 21st century. The total …

Devon Conway becomes sixth batsman to hit double hundred in debut Test innings
3 years, 7 months ago

Devon Conway becomes sixth batsman to hit double hundred in debut Test innings

The Hindu  

New Zealand opener Devon Conway on Thursday became the sixth batsman to hit a double-hundred in his debut innings in Test cricket. READ: The 29-year-old is the second Kiwi batsman to scale 200 in his maiden Test innings after Mathew Sinclair who achieved the feat in 1999 against West Indies. Earlier on Wednesday, the South African-born Conway had joined Harry …

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