Ollie Robinson of Sussex in action during the Vitality County Championship between Sussex and Gloucestershire at The 1st Central County Ground on 19 April 2024 in Hove, England. (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
England’s Ollie Robinson was smashed for 43 runs in the most expensive over in the history of the English County Championship on Wednesday as batter Louis Kimber rewrote the record books.
Sussex paceman Robinson was struck for two sixes, six fours — three of which were off no-balls — and a single by Leicestershire’s Kimber in the fourth and final day of their Division Two match.
Surrey’s Alex Tudor conceded 38 runs in an over in 1998, of which Lancashire’s Andrew Flintoff hit 34.
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