England Nationwide Cricket Workforce pacer Gus Atkinson achieved an enormous feat within the historical past of Take a look at cricket on the Lord’s Cricket Floor in London after his heroics with bat.
He grew to become the quickest man in historical past to get on all three Lord’s Honours boards taking simply 4 innings throughout two video games. Atkinson broke Ian Botham’s document, who achieved the feat in 2 matches however 6 innings.
England Nationwide Cricket Workforce pacer Gus Atkinson achieved the feat after he slammed a terrific century within the ongoing recreation in opposition to Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Workforce. The second Take a look at match between the 2 groups is going down on the Lord’s Cricket Floor in London.
Gus Atkinson, who made his Take a look at debut in opposition to the West Indies Nationwide Cricket Workforce, has been respiration fireplace with the ball ever since he was included within the Take a look at set-up.
Nevertheless, he additionally made certain that he displayed his batting expertise and made everybody stand and applaud him for his innings.
Atkinson, who got here to bat at No.8, performed a powerful innings and it did not appear that he was a first-choice pacer within the workforce. The suitable-hander timed the ball to perfection and made the Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Workforce bowlers look clueless along with his breathtaking photographs throughout the bottom.
Atkinson together with Joe Root (143) added 92 runs and made certain that he saved the workforce within the dominating place within the first recreation of the sequence. The quick bowler after Root additionally added 85 runs partnership with Matthew Potts (21). He additionally displayed sensational power-hitting talent and slammed huge sixes in his innings.
On the residence of cricket, Atkinson introduced up his maiden Take a look at century. The lanky quick bowler ended with an innings of 118 runs off 114 balls. He additionally slammed 4 sixes in his innings, which is most by the joint third-most sixes within the venue by any batter. His ton helped the England Nationwide Cricket Workforce submit a complete of 427 runs on the board.
Gus Atkinson shatters a number of information after his Take a look at ton
Atkinson additionally grew to become the primary quantity eight batter from the England Nationwide Cricket Workforce to make 100 in a house Take a look at in 44 years. He grew to become solely the second England quantity eight to do it at Lord’s, after Ray Illingworth in 1969.
On this residence Take a look at season, he has been nothing wanting distinctive. In a brief interval, he has included his title in Lord’s Honours boards for a five-wicket haul, 10-wicket haul, and the Take a look at hundred.
Gus Atkinson in his first Take a look at summer time at Lord’s:
-5 wicket honours board
– 10 wicket honours board
– 100 honours board
He additionally grew to become the sixth participant within the historical past of Take a look at cricket to attain a Take a look at hundred and decide 10-for on the Lord’s. He joined the likes of Ian Botham, Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad.
Gamers with a Take a look at hundred and 10-fer at Lord’s
Gubby Allen (ENG)
Keith Miller (AUS)
Ian Botham (ENG)
Stuart Broad (ENG)
Chris Woakes (ENG)
Gus Atkinson (ENG)
Atkinson grew to become solely the sixth batter who slammed a Take a look at century at Lord’s whereas batting at No.8 or under.
A whole lot from No.8 or under at Lord’s
169 – Stuart Broad (ENG) vs PAK, 2010
122 – Gubby Allen (ENG) vs NZ, 1931
121 – Bernard Julien (WI) vs ENG, 1973
118 – Gus Atkinson (ENG) vs SL, 2024
113 – Ray Illingworth (ENG) vs WI, 1969
109* – Ajit Agarkar (IND) vs ENG, 2002
