On 23 February 1992, I was at a match at SuperSport Park (then Centurion Park) in Centurion (then Verwoerdburg) between Titans (then Northern Transvaal) and Warriors (then Eastern Province).
Haysman’s 129.4 overs and 393 wickets before the innings where he took his first wicket are the records in first-class cricket. We don’t know exactly how many runs he had conceded before taking his first wicket, but the only other player who may have conceded more before a first wicket is Kenya’s Brijal Patel. Patel had conceded 315 runs before the innings in which he took his first wicket. He took 1-92 in that innings for an average of 407.00 after the innings. Haysman took 1-36 to give him an average of 429.00. While we cannot say with 100% certainty which of these two had conceded the most runs before taking a wicket, it is highly likely that Haysman had conceded the most based on at what point in the innings that they took their first wicket.
I am aware of your Kevin Verdoorn reference. It is in relation to a world record held by Gordon Parsons and may soon be the subject of a Notcher’s Natter.
Andrew - Great stuff, thank you! I remember following Mike Haysman's bowling career with interest at the time. If I've done my sums correctly, at the end of the innings before he took his very first wicket, his career figures were something like 123.4-26-367-0, over 24 innings. Have you any idea how those figures stand in the list of 'Most overs bowled/runs conceded/innings bowled in before taking one's first wicket'?
Another I followed with interest around the same time was Kevin Verdoorn - I'm sure you know why! Maybe he's worth a piece in the Notcher's Natter some time? KInd regards - Keith
Hi Keith
Haysman’s 129.4 overs and 393 wickets before the innings where he took his first wicket are the records in first-class cricket. We don’t know exactly how many runs he had conceded before taking his first wicket, but the only other player who may have conceded more before a first wicket is Kenya’s Brijal Patel. Patel had conceded 315 runs before the innings in which he took his first wicket. He took 1-92 in that innings for an average of 407.00 after the innings. Haysman took 1-36 to give him an average of 429.00. While we cannot say with 100% certainty which of these two had conceded the most runs before taking a wicket, it is highly likely that Haysman had conceded the most based on at what point in the innings that they took their first wicket.
I am aware of your Kevin Verdoorn reference. It is in relation to a world record held by Gordon Parsons and may soon be the subject of a Notcher’s Natter.
Correction: 129.4-27-393-0 before the innings of his first wicket - plus any of the 12-2-36-1 in the innings of that first wicket.. Keith
Andrew - Great stuff, thank you! I remember following Mike Haysman's bowling career with interest at the time. If I've done my sums correctly, at the end of the innings before he took his very first wicket, his career figures were something like 123.4-26-367-0, over 24 innings. Have you any idea how those figures stand in the list of 'Most overs bowled/runs conceded/innings bowled in before taking one's first wicket'?
Another I followed with interest around the same time was Kevin Verdoorn - I'm sure you know why! Maybe he's worth a piece in the Notcher's Natter some time? KInd regards - Keith