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Indian Express
5 days ago
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WATCH: Irish cricketer Curtis Campher creates history, takes 5 wickets in 5 deliveries
Ireland allrounder Curtis Campher created history when he became the first player in men's professional cricketer to take five wickets in as many balls during his side Munster Reds' win over North-West Warriors in an Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy match on Thursday. However, he is not the only player to achieve this feat with Zimbabwe Women all-rounder Kelis Ndhlovu doing it first when she took five wickets in five balls for Zimbabwe U-19 against Eagles Women in a domestic T20 tournament in 2024. Campher, meanwhile, is also part of an elite list of bowlers who has taken 4 wickets in 4 balls in T20 internationals. Wow!! Five wickets in five balls. Curtis Campher doing Curtis Campher things.#ICYMI #Cricket #5in5 — Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) July 11, 2025 The 26-year-old Munster Reds captain and right-arm pacer took his five wickets across his second and third overs as North-West Warriors slumped from 87 for 5 to 88 all out in 13.3 overs while chasing 189. He finished with 5 for 16 from 2.3 overs at the Pembroke Cricket Club, Sandymount, Dublin. Jared Wilson, the first of the five wickets, was out off the penultimate delivery of the 12th over when Campher got the ball to swing in and crash into off stump. Next ball, Graham Hume was trapped lbw off another inswinger. That put Campher on a hat-trick at the start of his next over, and it came when Andy McBrine was dismissed on the first ball of the 14th over. His next two balls got rid of No. 10 Robbie Millar (0) and No. 11 Josh Wilson (0) to complete his five wicket haul. PTI Earlier, Munster Reds had scored 188 for 7 in 20 overs after electing to bat. 'Performances aside, it has been really good just to be around the boys. When you get injured, it's a bit of a dark place, when you get into the gym and stuff like that. So it has been really nice, just been treated with the weather too. So I have been really enjoying myself and putting pressure on myself to do well and it has kind of made me work for the last little bit,' Campher said as per ESPNCricinfo. He has played seven Tests, 43 ODIs and 61 T20Is since making debut for Ireland in 2020.
India Today
5 days ago
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- India Today
Ireland bowler Curtis Campher becomes first man to take five wickets in five balls
Ireland all-rounder Curtis Campher made cricketing history on Thursday, becoming the first male professional cricketer to take five wickets in five consecutive deliveries. The remarkable achievement came during Munster Reds' emphatic win over North-West Warriors in the Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy at Pembroke Cricket Club in Sandymount, 26-year-old Munster Reds captain produced a stunning spell that saw the Warriors collapse from 87 for 5 to 88 all out in just 13.3 overs, chasing a target of 189. Campher, bowling right-arm medium pace, returned exceptional figures of 5 for 16 from just 2.3 historic run began with the penultimate ball of the 12th over, when he clean-bowled Jared Wilson with a sharp inswinger. He followed it up with a delivery that trapped Graham Hume lbw. Returning in the 14th over, Campher completed a hat-trick by dismissing Andy McBrine with the first ball. He then proceeded to remove Robbie Millar and Josh Wilson with the next two deliveries, sealing five wickets in five balls - an unprecedented feat in men's cricket. Reflecting on the moment, Campher said:"Because of the change of overs, I wasn't really sure what was happening. I just kind of stuck to my guns and kept it really simple - and luckily, it sort of came off."Though he is the first man to achieve the feat in professional cricket, Campher is not the first cricketer overall. That distinction belongs to Zimbabwe Women's all-rounder Kelis Ndhlovu, who claimed five wickets in five balls for Zimbabwe U-19 against Eagles Women in a domestic T20 match in is no stranger to producing magical moments on the field. He previously took four wickets in four balls for Ireland against the Netherlands during the 2021 T20 World Cup - joining a select group of bowlers to have done so at international in the match, Munster Reds posted a competitive 188 for 7 from their 20 overs after electing to bat. Campher's record-breaking spell then ensured the total was never seriously making his debut for Ireland in 2020, Campher has played seven Tests, 43 ODIs, and 61 T20Is, and his latest feat cements his place among Ireland's most impactful cricketers.- Ends
NDTV
6 days ago
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- NDTV
Curtis Campher: Ireland Star Becomes 1st Man To Take Five Wickets In Five Balls
Ireland all-rounder Curtis Campher became the first men's professional cricketer to take five wickets in as many balls during his side Munster Reds' win over North-West Warriors in an Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy match in Dublin on Thursday. Campher, who is also part of an elite list of bowlers to take four wickets in four balls in T20 internationals, however, is not the first person to achieve this feat. That honour belongs to Zimbabwe Women all-rounder Kelis Ndhlovu who took five wickets in five balls for Zimbabwe U-19 against Eagles Women in a domestic T20 tournament in 2024. The 26-year-old Munster Reds captain and right-arm pacer took his five wickets across his second and third overs as North-West Warriors slumped from 87 for 5 to 88 all out in 13.3 overs while chasing 189. He finished with 5 for 16 from 2.3 overs at the Pembroke Cricket Club, Sandymount, Dublin. HISTORY WICKETS IN BALLS? What have we just witnessed Curtis Campher SCORE #IP2025 — Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) July 10, 2025 Jared Wilson, the first of the five wickets, was out off the penultimate delivery of the 12th over when Campher got the ball to swing in and crash into off stump. Next ball, Graham Hume was trapped lbw off another inswinger. That put Campher on a hat-trick at the start of his next over, and it came when Andy McBrine was dismissed on the first ball of the 14th over. His next two balls got rid of No. 10 Robbie Millar (0) and No. 11 Josh Wilson (0) to complete his five wicket haul. PTI Earlier, Munster Reds had scored 188 for 7 in 20 overs after electing to bat. Campher has played seven Tests, 43 ODIs and 61 T20Is since making debut for Ireland in 2020
