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LONDON: Worcestershire bowler Joe Leach claimed a hat-trick with the first three balls of his side’s Royal London One-day Cup match against Northamptonshire on Sunday.
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Leach had Richard Levi and Rob Keogh caught behind by Ben Cox with the opening two balls of the match before Ben Duckett was pouched by Jack Shantry to prompt scenes of mass shock and hysteria within the Worcestershire team.
Sri Lanka seamer Chaminda Vaas also achieved the feat in a World Cup match against Bangladesh in 2003 and added a further scalp with the fifth ball of the match en route to a four-wicket opening over.
Published in Dawn, August 3rd, 2015
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Aug 03, 2015 01:11pm
A hat-trick of wides?
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Aug 03, 2015 05:18pm
I think Irfan Phatan also did that against Pakistan
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Aug 03, 2015 08:38pm
@waqas and then came Kamran Akmal and his splendid drives and he won Pakistan that game and series. :) Kamran was a very decent batter but never justified his place as Pakistan's number 1 behind stumps. Few of his innings were majestic.
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Aug 04, 2015 07:31am
@waqas Those were not the first 3 deliveries
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Aug 04, 2015 09:29am
@Farhan: Thanks, I was just asking
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Aug 04, 2015 10:33am
@Waseem Sarwar I am not a fan of Kamran Akmal but that was one the best innings you'll see in test cricket
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Aug 04, 2015 10:33am
@waqas You are welcome!
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