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Ian Bestwick An opening batsman who confronted 137 balls with out scoring a run in a membership cricket match has mentioned he has been getting consideration from “all around the world”.
Ian Bestwick confronted down bowlers in a spell of attrition for Darley Abbey’s 4th XI on Saturday, and completed it not out.
The steely participant took the method after the opposition posted a complete of 271, which left him considering that as “we had fairly a younger, inexperience crew… let’s simply see if we will defend our wickets”.
It labored. Derbyshire-based Darley Abbey completed on 21-4 after 45 overs which meant the match towards Mickleover third XI led to a draw – with Mr Bestwick’s knock inflicting a stir.
Getty ImagesThe 48-year-old mentioned the response to the match had “gone crackers”.
“It’s gone around the world,” he mentioned. “It has been talked about in Australia, Pakistan, Qatar.
“I’ve had good friend requests from across the globe.”
While the groups are on the backside of the desk in Division Nine of the Derbyshire Cricket League, it felt to the batsman like he had received The Ashes.
“Our dressing room was bouncing” after the draw, he mentioned, telling BBC Radio Derby: “[The players] have been all grinning, and thought it was good. It reveals you the way good native cricket could be.”
He defined: “We had been within the subject for 3 hours chasing leather-based far and wide.
“They got here off and have been dejected, [but] on the finish it was like we had received a cup or one thing.
“The environment in our dressing room was second to none. It was good.”
He added: “Towards the tip it grew to become a factor the place I used to be decided to not rating.”
‘Are you kidding?’
There was a close to squeak although. Mr Bestwick, of Spondon, Derby, had been bowled by the opposition, however the supply was declared a no-ball.
The opposing opener had tallied 186 runs and “was very good” mentioned Mr Bestwick, who however said after his personal rating of 0: “He’s not even the story of the day.”
His son Thomas Bestwick, in the meantime, contributed 4 from 71 balls because of a single boundary.
But all eyes have been on dad, and when somebody requested whether or not he was exhausted after his efficiency, he had this to say: “Are you kidding? I’ve not accomplished something. I’ve not run anyplace.”
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