77 Run conceded in One Over: Many records are made and broken in cricket history, but some shameful records are still intact. One such unique and amazing record is when 77 runs were scored in one over. This incident happened in New Zealand’s first-class cricket in 1990, when Wellington’s Bert Vance gave away 77 runs in 22 balls against Canterbury, making it the most expensive over in cricket history.
How were 77 runs scored?
It is about the year 1990. This year, on 20 February, a first class match was going on between Canterbury and Wellington. Canterbury needed 95 runs in 2 overs. Bert Vance came to bowl for Wellington. Who bowled 17 no balls in this over and finished the over in a total of 12 balls. 77 runs were scored in this over.
Runs scored on balls from Vance’s over – 0,4,4,4,6,6,4,6,1,4,1,0,6,6,6,6,6,0,0,4,0 ,1
Lee German scored 70 runs in one over
In this over, Canterbury batsman Lee German scored 70 runs, while his partner Roger Ford added 5 runs. This score of 70 runs by Lee German is the highest score made by a batsman in one over.
Was this match played under Shell Trophy?
This incident happened on the last day of the Shell Trophy match in Christchurch. Wellington had given a target of 291 runs in 59 overs. Canterbury had a bad start and 8 wickets fell for just 108 runs, but after this, the Wellington captain made a strategy to force the batsmen to make mistakes by bowling easy, for which Bert Vance was handed over the bowling. But, this plan proved counterproductive. Vance bowled an over of 22 balls by continuously bowling no balls and gave away 77 runs. However, Canterbury could not win the match despite this over and the match ended in a draw.
How was Burt Vance’s career?
Bert Vance played 4 Test matches for New Zealand, in which he scored 207 runs, which included 1 half-century. He also scored 248 runs in 8 ODIs, but because of this over his name got recorded forever in cricket history.