Ben Duckett: Ben Duckett has become the main batsman of England for some time now. Ever since he got a chance in the team again, he has been continuously scoring runs. His aggressive style has greatly benefited the England team due to which the England team is successful in scoring big runs. With this, Duckett likes to score fast runs on the pitch. In this article, we will know about one such innings of Duckett in which he broke the morale of the opposition team with his batting.
Record made in the match between Northamptonshire and Sussex
Actually, this match was played between Northamptonshire and Sussex in the year 2016. Batting first in this match, Northamptonshire’s opening batsmen Ben Duckett and Jake Lebby made a century partnership for the first wicket. Both added 120 runs for the first wicket. In which Jake contributed 42 runs.
After the dismissal of Jake Lebby, Duckett started leading the innings with captain Alex Wakely. The captain also left after completing his half-century. However, Duckett stood firm at the other end and continued scoring runs. After this, Duckett could not be supported by any batsman for long. Despite that, he was maintaining the pace of runs from the other end.
Ben Duckett scored a double century
Northamptonshire’s wickets were falling at regular intervals, after which Duckett changed his gear and in no time he scored a double century. None of the Sussex bowlers were able to trouble Duckett. At the end of the second day’s play, Northamptonshire’s score was 481 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. In which Ben Duckett was playing after scoring 282 runs while at the other end, Richard Gleeson was supporting him very well.
No result due to rain
Duckett faced 347 balls in his marathon innings of 282 runs. In which he hit 38 fours and two sixes. However, due to rain, play was not possible for the next two days due to which the match ended in a draw.
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