tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760453977283281562.post3990456832837705575..comments2023-04-08T13:41:19.747+02:00Comments on The Bat and Ball Brimborion: Super MarioAndrew Samsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759927149103083607noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760453977283281562.post-57363303242575803732007-12-17T20:36:00.000+02:002007-12-17T20:36:00.000+02:00Thanks ZScore. Correct, Hirwani did get 10 in a ro...Thanks ZScore. Correct, Hirwani did get 10 in a row on his 16 wicket debut on the match you mention.<BR/><BR/>Gregory got 9-32 for Australian Imperial Forces v Natal at Durban in 1919/20. The other man was run out. So it is quite possible it is true. The scorecard is here:<BR/>http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/9/9716.html.<BR/><BR/>Can anyone confirm that Gregory got the direct hit?<BR/><BR/>The closest I have seen to 10 wickets in an innings was a club game in Pretoria in the 1980s when Willie Morris got 9 and the other batsman out had an easy catch dropped off Morris.Andrew Samsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759927149103083607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760453977283281562.post-68086025477857205662007-12-14T04:22:00.000+02:002007-12-14T04:22:00.000+02:00It looks like Hirwani got 10 in a row too, Ind v W...It looks like Hirwani got 10 in a row too, Ind v WI at Madras 1988.<BR/><BR/>A curious "anecdotal" 10-for: Jack Gregory once took 9 wickets in a match in South Africa, and ran out the other batsman with a direct hit. Don't know if it is true.zscorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792055762141123664noreply@blogger.com