Watch: 6 wickets in 6 balls! Cricketer scripts history, says 'it’s still a bit surreal'
Myles Davis made cricket history by taking six wickets in six balls for Penkridge Cricket Club against Pelsall Cricket Club in the South Staffordshire County League. Davis finished with figures of 7-16 and described the achievement as “surreal” and “amazing”, with the rare double hat-trick believed to be only the seventh such feat worldwide.
England pacer Myles Davis produced one of the rarest moments in cricket history after taking six wickets in six balls for Penkridge Cricket Club during a South Staffordshire County League Premier Division clash against Pelsall Cricket Club on Saturday. The fast bowler achieved the extraordinary double hat-trick as Penkridge sealed a dominant 116-run victory. After Penkridge were bowled out for 168, Pelsall appeared steady at 49-2 before Davis unleashed a spell that stunned players and spectators alike.
Having already taken one wicket earlier in the innings, Davis began the ninth over with a wide before dramatically changing the course of the match. He clean bowled two batters with the final two deliveries of the over, prompting teammates watching from the sidelines to pull out their phones in anticipation of a hat-trick ball. In the next over, the first delivery brought another wicket, with a catch taken down the leg side by the wicketkeeper.
Davis then continued the destruction by bowling the next three batters in succession, rattling stumps repeatedly to leave Pelsall reeling at 49-9. “It’s still a bit surreal, but it’s an amazing achievement,” Davis told BBC Midlands Today. “I didn’t know what to think, to be honest.
When the fourth [wicket] happened I was just amazed and it just carried on. I couldn’t believe it. ” Watch: — bbctms (@bbctms) Davis finished with remarkable figures of 7-16 from six overs, joining an exclusive list of bowlers to have taken six wickets in six balls.