After a first-ball huge, two successive sixes took him to a 23-ball fifty. 4 extra maximums adopted, together with a no-ball, which allowed him to run a single off the ultimate ball of the over and maintain the strike.
Gretton collected 4 sixes off the primary 4 authorized balls of the eleventh over to cap a 36-ball century, earlier than dispatching the remaining two balls over the rope to finish the unbelievable batting feat.
His 150 was introduced up in 49 balls, with a nineteenth six, earlier than he was bowled two balls later.
But in all of the chaos, Gretton had no thought he had hit six sixes in a single over, not to mention two, till he was advised by a team-mate that night.
“There was a large and a no-ball, after which we misplaced fairly a number of balls – there was a pair on the Matalan roof and fairly a number of within the automotive park as nicely,” stated Gretton.
“They needed to go and retrieve them, in order that over took ages and that is why it did not even come to thoughts what had gone on.”
West Indies legendary all-rounder Garfield Sobers was the primary participant to hit six sixes in an over in first-class cricket – for Nottinghamshire in 1968. Glamorgan’s Malcolm Nash was the unlucky bowler.
The feat has been repeated however is extraordinarily uncommon – and to take action in successive overs is perhaps a primary.
“I’ve heard rumours that no-one’s executed it earlier than,” added Gretton, who will subsequent play for a Bob Willis XI, in Essex on Sunday.
“It is a bit surreal actually, for a bit of membership in Staffordshire to have that occurring.”
