Double-ton schoolboy makes history, misses WG Grace mark! Teenage batsman Dominic Sibley hit 220 not out against Yorkshire on Thursday to become the youngest player to score a double century in the history of England s County Championship. His feat, at the age of 18 years and 21 days, also made him the second youngest player to score 200 runs in a first-class game in England, behind only the legendary WG Grace, who achieved the feat aged 18 years and 12 days. The right-handed batsman batted for nine and a half hours at The Oval, facing 512 balls and recording 21 fours and two sixes. He was making only his third four-day appearance for Surrey. He enjoyed a partnership of 236 with Hashim Amla, before the South Africa star was dismissed for 151. Sibley, given permission by his school to miss four days of A-level study to play in the game, admitted his record-breaking day was a dream come true, especially since he was batting with his hero Amla. "I didn t have many chances to score this morning because Yorkshire bowled really tight," Sibley told BBC London 94.9. "I was so relieved to finally get my hundred but, when I went to 200, it was just unbelievable. "Speaking with my mum this morning I told her how desperate I was to bat with Hashim Amla before he left Surrey. "Today I could not have wished for a better partner because with him there I could just play my own game."
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:32:02 +0000
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