Cricket - Kendal pro How beats batting record (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Cricket - Kendal pro How beats batting record

12:03pm Sunday 26th June 2011 in Sport

NEW Zealand Test player Jamie How followed up his hundred in the Readers Cup on Sunday with a magnificent innings of 158 not out that broke the Kendal first team individual batting record in his side's 132 run victory over Fleetwood at Broadwater.

How beat the previous best of current Morecambe and Cumberland batsman Ikram Ullah, who made 151 against Carnforth in 2006. His innings came off 151 balls and included some breath-taking strokes. 30- year-old How, a veteran of 19 Tests and 41 ODI's, hit seven fours and a remarkable 13 sixes.

Fleetwood professional Ryan Smith conceded 109 from 12 overs, picking up three wickets in the process. Such was How's domination of the Kendal innings that the next highest score was 18 from all-rounder Jack White.

A shell-shocked Fleetwood side were dismissed for 105 in 39.3 overs, with Kendal captain Chris Miller taking 4 for 38 and Stuart Parkin 3 for 44. Adam Sharrocks top scored for the home team with 30.

(match details courtesy of NPL website editor Mike Latham)