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329 off 40 overs - Not a bad effort
« on: May 10, 2010, 08:58:15 AM »

Found this on cricinfo:

Teenager scores 329 in limited-overs game

The village Sunday league at Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales witnessed an innings of rare belligerence when 18-year old Oliver Hardaker smashed his way to the small matter of 329 runs in a 40-overs a side contest. Hardaker struck 27 fours and 28 sixes in his run-marathon that lasted 144 balls. Upper Wharfedale was the bowling unit that suffered the brunt of his fury. Though his innings featured in an amateur game, Hardaker outdid the efforts of Alistair Brown who scored 268 at the first class level in 2002, and Sachin Tendulkar who recently made 200 in an ODI against South Africa.

Hardaker’s achievement came after a late night out the previous day, celebrating a friend’s birthday that nearly made him miss the game. He looted 34 runs in one of the overs, hitting five sixes and a four. “I just kept playing my shots and didn't think about my score. It was a bit weird when I got to 100 with 27 overs left and I thought I could get something big here,” he said later.

“It was quite a cold day which really helped because I wasn't sweating and getting too flustered so I could just stay calm and concentrate. It felt like I was playing a video game or something.” Indeed.

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Re: 329 off 40 overs - Not a bad effort
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2010, 09:24:06 AM »

saw this last week, it just shows that anything is possible for anyone i think this was his first hundred aswell, should be a great example for us forum dwellers to stick at it and our time will come!
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Re: 329 off 40 overs - Not a bad effort
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2010, 10:06:44 AM »

...and a night out before may not be all that bad! lol

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Re: 329 off 40 overs - Not a bad effort
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2010, 10:09:01 AM »

Thread already been up for a little bit

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=5825.0
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Re: 329 off 40 overs - Not a bad effort
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2010, 10:53:02 AM »

Ahh sorry never saw that.

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Re: 329 off 40 overs - Not a bad effort
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2010, 03:23:53 PM »

Meh...only just reached my average then ;)
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Re: 329 off 40 overs - Not a bad effort
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2010, 03:28:19 PM »

Previous highest score was by Sachin who got 302* I think, for his school...
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Re: 329 off 40 overs - Not a bad effort
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2010, 04:06:50 PM »

An overseas player playing for Langlebury in Hertfordshire scored 400 odd batting at number 3 in a 40 overs-a-side game in 2005 i think it was.

Shahzad Malik of Langleybury CC in Hertfordshire scored 403 off 137 balls, including 38 sixes, against Middlesex Tamils. "They had a lot of spinners," said Langleybury captain Nigel Ilott, "and Shahzad loves that."

Granted he has played for Pakistan A and averages 40 or 50 in first class cricket.
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Re: 329 off 40 overs - Not a bad effort
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2010, 04:30:13 PM »

Yes, I thought I saw that somewhere! Think someone in Kent has got 350+ before as well in 40 overs, though I think the record is for amateur cricketers....
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Re: 329 off 40 overs - Not a bad effort
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2010, 07:30:54 PM »

My mate played in that game
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