DUBLIN (Kashmir English): Ireland batter Curtis Campher wrote his name into the record books of cricket by taking five wickets in five balls.
By doing so, he became the first male cricketer in professional history to claim five in five balls.
The Ireland all-rounder achieved the feat in Dublin on Thursday while playing for Munster Reds in a domestic T20 Trophy match against the North-West Warriors.
The game ended with Munster ultimately winning by 100 runs. On the last ball of the twelfth over Campher trapped Graham Hume lbw, then returned in the 14th to complete a hat-trick with the dismissal of Andy McBrine, before getting the wicket of Robbie Millar and Josh Wilson to finish the streak.
Rare Cricket feat
Zimbabwe women’s all-rounder Kelis Ndhlovu was the first to achieve the rare feat, after she claimed five wickets in five consecutive deliveries during a domestic under-19 T20 match against Eagles Women in 2024.
