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LEICESTER: Glamorgan batter Sam Northeast scripted history with his quadruple century in the County Championship fixture against Leicestershire as he became the first batter since West Indian great Brian Lara to score 400-plus in first-class innings.
Northeast, who scored an unbeaten 410 off 450 deliveries against Leicestershire on Saturday became just the ninth batter overall to reach the 400-run mark in a first-class inning.
The right-handed batter smashed 45 boundaries and three sixes in course of his record-breaking knock.
๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐!
Sam Northeast becomes the first Glamorgan player ever to reach 4โฃ0โฃ0โฃ ๐
๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ. It also brings up the 450 partnership! ๐คฏ
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ: https://t.co/F3GGp6mm3i#LEIvGLAM | #GoGlam pic.twitter.com/DFrFk15QUW
— Glamorgan Cricket ๐ (@GlamCricket) July 23, 2022
Northeast came to bat at a challenging time for his side as Glamorgan were 9/2 in the seventh over in response to Leicestershire’s first innings total of 584. He is the first Glamorgan batter to achieve the astounding feat.
With his astonishing knock, the right-handed batter powered his side to their highest-ever total (795/5) in county cricket history.
๐๐จ๐ก๐๐
7โฃ9โฃ5โฃ/5โฃ
So many records broken in the session! A new highest total in Glamorgan's history! ๐ฅ
Sam Northeast sits on 410* – the highest individual score ever for Glamorgan ๐
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ: ๐#LEIvGLAM | #GoGlam
— Glamorgan Cricket ๐ (@GlamCricket) July 23, 2022
The 32-year-old has also become just the second batter to go past the 400-run mark in the ongoing century after the legendary batter Lara, who smashed an unbeaten 400 against England in 2004, which, to this date, remains the highest individual score in a Test innings.
