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Kiwi cricketer makes history with five wickets in five balls
Randell’s historic feat included a hat-trick and double hat-trick as he took 7-25, dismantling Northern Districts for 82 in reply to 373, Central Districts said.
- Central Districts bowler Brett Randell took five wickets in five balls on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at McLean Park during day two of a Plunket Shield four-day match.
- Records show the feat hasn't been achieved since the first first-class match in 1772, with similar five-in-five wickets recorded only in limited-overs or youth matches by Curtis Campher last year and Kelis Ndhlovu in 2024.
- In quick succession, Randell dismissed Henry Cooper, Jeet Raval, Joe Carter, Robbie O'Donnell, and Kristian Clarke, claiming 7-25 in his best first-class figures.
- The performance gave Central Districts the win, with Randell's five wickets in five balls helping skittle Northern Districts for 82 in reply to 373, and he became the eighth Stags player with a first-class hat-trick in 75 years.
- Published the same day, Brett Randell, described as an unheralded New Zealand domestic bowler, took five wickets in five balls at McLean Park, including former Black Caps opener Jeet Raval and New Zealand seamer Kristian Clarke.
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Brett Randall became the first bowler in the 254-year history of first-class cricket to take five wickets in five consecutive balls. He achieved this feat while playing for Central Districts against Northern Districts on the second day of a Plunket Shield match in Napier on Sunday. Cricket Hindi News
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