Sobbers with Nash (espncricinfo.com) |
Wikipedia writes, “On
31 August 1968, Sobers became the first batsman ever to hit six sixes in a
single over of six consecutive balls in first-class cricket. The feat consisted
of five clean hits for six and one six where the ball was caught but carried
over the boundary by Roger Davis. Sobers was playing as captain of
Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan at St. Helen's in Swansea; the unfortunate
bowler was Malcolm Nash. This tally of 36 runs in an over broke a 57-year-old
record of 34 runs, held by Ted Alletson. The ball was collected from a garden
by 11-year-old Richard Lewis; he later gave the ball to Sobers.”