The cricketer from Australia did something unthinkable as he took six wickets in six balls
A third-grade cricketer from Australia has taken an incredible six wickets in six balls to lead his team to victory on the Gold Coast south of Brisbane.
Gareth Morgan was captain of the Mudgeeraba Nerang and Districts Cricket Club against Surfers Paradise in the Gold Coast’s Premier League Division Three when he took the six wickets in the final over of the match.
On Saturday, Surfers Paradise had 174 runs for the loss of four wickets and needed five runs to win at the Carrera Community Centre venue.
Morgan said he considered giving one of his younger bowlers the ball, but then thought, “I’ll bowl; they can hit the winning runs off me; this younger fella doesn’t need that.’”
Off the first ball, he had opener Jake Garland caught at midwicket for 65, trying to win the game with one hit. A journalist wrote about the afternoon under the headline, "I was the first to go in a six-ball epic.”
Next up, Connor Matheson and Surfers captain Michael Curtin were caught on the leg side to give Morgan a hat trick.
Morgan told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that, “I remember thinking after I got the hat trick, I don’t want to lose this game now.”
Wade McDougall was caught at point, and Riley Eckersley and Brodie Phelan were bowled, leaving the non-striker stranded at the other end and the match over.
Morgan further said, “When I saw the stumps go back on the last ball, I couldn’t believe it—I've never seen anything like it. Everyone was going wild. It was incredible; I don’t think anyone could believe it had happened.”