Trending: New Zealand Club Cricketer Scores Unbeaten Zero off 119 Deliveries

Jan 6, 2019 at 3:51 AM

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Trending: New Zealand Club Cricketer Scores Unbeaten Zero off 119 Deliveries

In what can be dubbed as one of the rarest feats in cricket, New Zealand domestic cricketer and Otago Country skipper Fraser Wilson scored an unbeaten zero off 119 balls in an attempt to save his side from losing the match.

The skipper has a task on his hands when he came out to bat as his side was in a precarious situation at 99-6. In an attempt to escape the defeat in a Hawke Zone Cup elimination match against Southland in Alexandra, Wilson had batted his skin out as he was resilient in defence for over two hours.

However, despite his incredible resistance at one end, the batsmen at the other end couldn’t help the cause as the team were eventually dismissed before the end of the day’s play.

Having got to chase a mammoth 345 to win, Otago batsmen had lost their way on the final day as Wilson came to bat at No.8 when the score read 99/6. The captain played an incredible knock as he dug deep for about 126 balls only to see the opposition Southland win the game with just three balls to spare.

Wilson managed to stay with No.9 Tom Myles for over 23 overs as the latter was departed for 28 from 68 balls. He was soon joined by No.10 Sam Barkley as they had only 14 overs to survive to manage a draw from the game. The duo managed to stand together for 12 overs as Barkley was removed as Kurt Thompson went on to remove the final batsman Mark Knox with the fourth last ball of the game to clinch a memorable victory.

Wilson has had an excellent match as he scored 20 off 35 in the first innings and has followed up with an impressive 4-52 in the bowling during the second innings.

But he will be most remembered across the world for his resistance in the fourth innings as he made the unthinkable possible by not scoring any run in 119 deliveries.

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