LONDON: Young Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone has smashed a world record 350 in just 138 balls during a one-day match.

The 21-year-old all-rounder bludgeoned 34 fours and 27 sixes for Nantwich in a Royal London National Club Championship game against Caldy.

The England and Wales Cricket Board said on its website that his innings was the highest recorded in any form of one-day match, beating the previous record of 334 not out by Nikhilesh Surendran in an Indian club fixture in Hyderabad.

Nantwich, a club based in the north-west of England, amassed 579-7 in 45 overs and ended up winning by a remarkable margin of 500 runs.

Caldy’s poor bowlers were hit to all parts. One registered figures of 0-123 from nine overs and another finished with 2-124 in eight overs.

Caldy were then bowled out for 79 and Livingstone completed a memorable day by taking three catches.

Published in Dawn, April 21st, 2015

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