Cricket Report - Leeds
An amateur cricketer hit an astonishing 42 runs in one over. Jonathan Hughes, 29, from Cookridge, Leeds, achieved the feat in only his second innings for North Leeds, reports both the Yorkshire Post and BBC Radio 5 Live News.
He smashed six sixes, a four and a two off an over from Hall Park medium-pace bowler Craig Hobson, 41, in the Airedale and Wharfedale League's Waddilove Cup. Hobson bowled two no balls, giving Hughes two extra balls to achieve his total. The no balls also meant the over was worth a total of 44 runs to North Leeds.
Hughes, who scored an unbeaten 126 in total, told Radio 5 Live, 'The first three balls went for six but I didn't realise the first was a no-ball. The scoreboard then showed I was on 98 so I pushed the next delivery, which was also a no-ball, to midwicket for two to reach my hundred. That left four balls to go and the next three went for six and the last for a four. It seemed to take forever because of the time spent looking for the ball.'
Hobson told the Yorkshire Post, 'It's the kind of record you don't want. I wanted the ground to open up but You've just got to carry on with the game and put it behind you.'
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