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He now knows that when he intends to switch sides he should attempt to deafen the umpire.”
Photo: Jack Hutchinson (right) with Craig (left) & Todd after winning the B2 Premiership in 2022/23
Swash-buckling
We don’t have records on the number of 6’s hit in a career but right up there would be Brahadesh (Ram) Ramamurthy (C4 Red).
On Saturday 23 November 2024, Ram belted 98* @ Northholm Grammar in an innings that included 9 x 6’s and 8 x 4’s (86 runs in boundaries).
Ram was also part of the record breaking D1 Blue side of 2021/22 who smashed a Club record of 17 x 6s in an innings. The photo shows, left to right: Ram 4 x 6’s in his innings of 45; Happy Rana 4 x 6s (36); Vikas Goel 1 x 6 (23); Chetan Chandrasekhar 1 x 6 (12) & Jags Balakrishnan 7 x 6s (46) including 4 in one over against Kenthurst @ Fred Caterson 4.
Other dominant players who come to mind are:
• Chris Bedwell (D1) scored 5 x 6 in an over at Les Shore 2 in 2001/02
• Russel Ingram (C2) in his innings of 211 scored 10 x 6s & 25 x 4’s on 24/10/2009
• Brent Larkham (A2) – scored 200* in B2 Grade (4/11/2017) with 29 x 4’s & 5 x 6’s
• Raynaldo Howard (C4 Red) hit 10 x 6’s in his innings of 131* on 20/1/2024