Not sure how many of you follow the cricket, but Stuart Broad has the chance to record the strangest hat trick I've ever heard of, against the West Indies. Last night with the last ball of the day he took the wicket of Edwards. Today with his first ball he got out Gabriel and that was the end of their innings. His first ball of the second innings will actually be his hat trick ball! It will probably be the slowest and strangest hat trick ever recorded in Test cricket history.
That is quite a stat from a game built on stats and records. However if Big Chris scores a goal next season, then he will have completed that feat for 3 years in a row, which of course is longer HB1! .
Merv Hughes took a hattrick with balls in 3 separate overs v WI in 1988. Wicket last ball one over, first ball next over (end of innings) and then first ball of his next over in the 2nd innings the following day. As for slowest hattrick - Jermaine Lawson for WI v Aus in 2003 - 2 wickets at then end of day 2 and hattrick wicket near the end of day 5.
michael Holding took 3 wickets in 3 balls against two different sides, in two matches and two different countries. He took the last two wickets against England to win the match at the oval against England and then with his first ball, against a local New Zealand side in a warm up game at the start of their New Zealand tour he took a wicket. Not sure that counts though
Well you plainly don't follow the cricket. This has happened at least 3 times in test cricket alone and numerous times in the County Championship. But you'll probably argue that you were claiming something different entirely, like you always do when your invented 'facts' are exposed for the outpourings of a lonely ****** which they invariably are
I am sorry if my post has offended you, and I admit I'm not an expert on cricket. I just thought it was a strange occurance, but happy that you have assured me it's quite common. As for me being a "lonely ******", I totally refute you calling me lonely. I do have a cricketing link though as my great uncle played for Middlesex and England in the late fourties with the great Edrich and Compton brother's, although I expect your dad is Ian Botham or something like that?
A guy who went to my primary school and played for a rival club for many years was the son of Angus Fraiser former England player. In fact I bowled him out for a diamond duck once, and once I was aiming for a run out, threw it and smashed him right on the back of his helmet, as he dived in. Luckily he was ok.
A diamond duck is the opening batsman getting out first ball or a batsman who does not receive a ball at all (run out). A golden duck is any player getting out first ball. I think this is correct as I don't want to upset another_mrlizard again.
