England’s Ollie Robinson concedes County Championship record 43 runs in over for Sussex vs Leicestershire | Cricket News

England’s Ollie Robinson concedes County Championship record 43 runs in over for Sussex vs Leicestershire | Cricket News


England bowler Ollie Robinson conceded a County Championship-record 43 runs in an over while playing for Sussex against Leicestershire at Hove.

Robinson was taken for six fours and two sixes by Louis Kimber, with three boundaries coming off no-balls, in an eye-wateringly expensive nine-ball over in which he also shipped a single.

Earlier in the week, England spinner Shoaib Bashir – who is currently on loan at Worcestershire from Somerset – conceded 38 runs in an over against Surrey, including five Dan Lawrence sixes.

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There was only one winner of this battle in Hove!

At that point, Bashir’s over was the joint-most expensive in Championship history, equalling the 38 runs Alex Tudor was taken for when Surrey played Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford, of which a young Andrew Flintoff struck 34.

But Robinson now has the unwanted record outright after being taken apart by Leicestershire batter Kimber, who clinched a 62-ball century during the carnage having begun the over 72 not out from 56 deliveries.

Shoaib Bashir shipped 38 runs in an over on Monday as he was taken apart by Surrey’s Dan Lawrence while playing for Worcestershire

Robinson and Bashir could conceivably be in England’s XI for the first Test against West Indies at Lord’s from July 10, live on Sky Sports, so the touring batters may be licking their lips!

How the record-breaking over panned out…

  • Ball 1 – Kimber pulls a six over deep backward square leg
  • Ball 2 – Kimber clubs a four in a similar spot off a no-ball
  • Ball 3 – A Robinson bouncer is cracked to deep third for four
  • Ball 4 – Kimber nails Robinson for six over backward square
  • Ball 5 – Another four for Kimber, through square leg
  • Ball 6 – Kimber clinches century with off-side four, off no-ball
  • Ball 7 – Kimber drills four through mid-on
  • Ball 8 – Another no-ball by Robinson is cover-driven for four
  • Ball 9 – A pulled single for Kimber
Ollie Robinson, Sussex (Getty Images)
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Robinson could play a key role in the England Test side this summer

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County Championship: Potential England wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson hits Durham century | Cricket News

County Championship: Potential England wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson hits Durham century | Cricket News



Ollie Robinson scored a day-one century as Durham piled on the runs at Vitality County Championship title rivals Essex, as he continues to be touted as a potential England wicketkeeper. 

Robinson took the bowlers on with gusto as he struck four sixes and 16 fours in his unbeaten 146 to help Durham rack up 445-4.

Elsewhere, it was normal service resumed for leaders and champions Surrey against Worcestershire as they racked up 340-5.

Fifties from Dom Sibley (76) and another man touted as a potential England wicketkeeper in Jamie Smith (86) laid the foundations before Dan Lawrence and Ben Foakes increased the tempo during the final session in a fifth-wicket stand of 131 in 35 overs.

Foakes fell for 52 just before the close – to a fourth catch for Adam Hose – but Lawrence remained undefeated on 91.

It was another England hopeful, spinner Shoaib Bashir on loan at Worcestershire from Somerset, who took Sibley’s wicket.

Chris Woakes played his first red-ball cricket in 10 months as Warwickshire trail Hampshire , while fast bowler Olly Stone’s unbeaten 74 led a Nottinghamshire recovery from 190-7 to 326-8 against Somerset at Trent Bridge.

Stone shared in an eighth-wicket stand of 112 with Calvin Harrison to give the day a different complexion after Joe Clarke (51) and Jack Haynes (55) had guided the hosts to 179-3.

Somerset seamer Kasey Aldridge was the main driver of a mid-innings collapse that saw four wickets fall for 11 runs, finishing with 4-90, while South African seamer Migael Pretorius took 3-73.

Lancashire finished on 38-1 at Canterbury, trailing fellow Division One strugglers Kent by 206 runs.

George Balderson and Nathan Lyon took three wickets apiece as Kent were bowled out for 244 before the vistors lost captain Keaton Jennings for a duck in reply.

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