Indian all-rounder Shrikant Wagh has always resembled with Irfan Pathan. Apart from curly hair like his idol, they have many things in common – both are fighters, they had injury-ridden careers, and both are more than capable batsmen.
However, Wagh had come close to taking all ten wickets in an innings during the Under-19 Asia Cup in 2003-04 when he took nine wickets against Bangladesh. But, completed the feat while playing for Stokesley Cricket Club as he gone a step ahead on Saturday, taking all ten Middlesbrough wickets during a league match of North Yorkshire & South Durham (NYSD) Cricket League, which is England Cricket Board’s, Premier Division League.
Wagh’s efforts helped Stokesley Club to register a 135-run victory over Middlesbrough CC, which is one of the top sides of the NYSD League. He also made a useful with the bat as well as he scored 41 (28b, 1×4, 4×6).
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Stokesley Club tweeted the scorecard through their twitter handle @Stokesley_CC. They tweeted, “Incredible scenes at the SCG as Shrikant takes all 10 Middlesbrough wickets to record a 25 point win!”
Incredible scenes at the SCG as Shrikant takes all 10 Middlesbrough wickets to record a 25 point win! pic.twitter.com/yvQaTtS4Ap
— StokesleyCricketClub (@Stokesley_CC) June 30, 2018
The twitter handle of North Yorkshire & South Durham Cricket League @NYSDCricket also tweeted the scorecard. Their tweet read: “A scorecard to remember for @Stokesley_CC pro Shrikant Wagh”.
A scorecard to remember for @Stokesley_CC pro Shrikant Wagh pic.twitter.com/V8xWqB9zBv
— Official NYSDCricket (@NYSDCricket) June 30, 2018
Wagh’s Stokesley Club teammate James Weighwell, who also plays for Durham County, couldn’t believe that his fellow fast bowler took the 10-wicket feat. He said, “It’s the first time I have witnessed a player taking all 10 wickets in a single innings. He was bowling fast, swinging, seaming deliveries from his first ball. He bowled a three-over period where he took seven wickets. I was standing at the second slip and felt every ball was going to be a wicket during that spell! It was a frighteningly good spell and I was very happy to be at slip and not batting for the other side. Congratulations to Shree, it was well and truly deserved.”
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Wagh is one of the top bowlers in the NYSD League, having taken 33 wickets at an impressive average of 11.49 and a strike rate of 24.76. Talking about the achievement, former Indian pacer Subroto Banerjee said, “It’s a great achievement. To take ten wickets in any form of the game at any level is a very big thing. These things don’t happen every day. He should be proud of this and keep working hard to achieve bigger things.”
