Curtis Campher: Ireland Star Becomes 1st Man To Take Five Wickets In Five Balls
The 26-year-old Munster Reds captain and right-arm pacer took his five wickets across his second and third overs as North-West Warriors slumped from 87 for 5 to 88 all out in 13.3 overs while chasing 189.
He finished with 5 for 16 from 2.3 overs at the Pembroke Cricket Club, Sandymount, Dublin.
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Jared Wilson, the first of the five wickets, was out off the penultimate delivery of the 12th over when Campher got the ball to swing in and crash into off stump. Next ball, Graham Hume was trapped lbw off another inswinger.
That put Campher on a hat-trick at the start of his next over, and it came when Andy McBrine was dismissed on the first ball of the 14th over. His next two balls got rid of No. 10 Robbie Millar (0) and No. 11 Josh Wilson (0) to complete his five wicket haul. PTI Earlier, Munster Reds had scored 188 for 7 in 20 overs after electing to bat.
Campher has played seven Tests, 43 ODIs and 61 T20Is since making debut for Ireland in 2020
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