The Ireland National Cricket Team all-rounder Curtis Camper has made history with its incredible performance in the Inter-Principal T20 Trophy on Thursday 10 July.
Curtis camper has become the first man in the history of professional cricket to take five wickets in five balls, and he achieved this landmark during the match held at Pambroque Cricket Club, Sandmount, Dublin.
Curtis camper shocks cricket world, takes 5 wickets in 5 balls
The 26 -year -old all -rounder Curtis Camper was born on 20 April 1999 in Johannesburg. He was brought up in South Africa and was played for the South African Under -19 team before going to Ireland and joining his national cricket team.
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He is a leading all -rounder of the Ireland National Cricket Team and has played 7 Tests, 43 Odis and 61 T20I in his international career so far.
Meanwhile, he achieved an incredible feat for taking five wickets in five balls, playing for Munter Reds against the north-west warriors in the Inter-Principal T20 Trophy.
Defending 189 runs, Campher took his five wickets in his second and third over and triggered a shocking fall as Warriors fell from 87/5 to 88/10.
On the fifth ball of the 12th over, the Curtis Camper cast Jreds Wilson to open its account, and on the next ball, he dismissed Graham Hume LBW.
Kapoor bowled in the 14th over, and at the first delivery, he dismissed Andy McBrin to complete a sensational hat -trick. The all -rounder was not yet done as he rejected Robbie Miller and Josh Wilson off the next two balls, and ended with 5 with 16 in 2.3 overs.
In particular, Kapoor is the first to claim 5 wickets in 5 balls in professional cricket, but is not the first cricketer as the record is conducted by Zimbabwe’s all -rounder Kelis Nedlovu, who took five wickets in five balls for Zimbabwe U -19 against Eagle women in the domestic T20 tournament in 2024.
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I just got stuck with my guns – Curtis Kapoor
Talking about his achievement after running his team for his team’s 100 -run win, Camphor said that he kept things simple and fortunately took wickets.
“, I was not sure what was happening, I was really not sure. I just got stuck with my guns and kept it real simple, and fortunately it stopped in a way,” CAPNR said after claiming 5 wickets in 5 balls, as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
He was asked if he had taken 6 wickets in 6 balls, if the north-west warriors had another wicket left, which he responded:
“No, I don’t think so. This is the same.
Performing on one side, it is really good to be around boys – Curtis Kapoor
Curtis Camper, which is one of the few bowlers to take four wickets in four balls in T20Is, recently made a comeback with a finger injury, and about it, he said:
“Performing on one side, it is really good to be around boys. When you get injured, it’s a dark place, when you come to the gym and thus the stuff.
“So it’s really good, just treated with the weather. So I am really enjoying myself and putting pressure on myself to do well and it has done me the last little work.”
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