Kumar in action for Shillingstone [Stephen Nicholls]
How often in his long and distinguished career has Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara taken more wickets than he scored runs in a match ?
Never maybe ?
Well, that was until he turned out for Dorset League Division 3 leaders Shillingstone against Cattistock & Symene and, coming to the crease at five after a healthy knocks by Nick Marshall (91) and Sam Morris (88), he was caught off the bowling of Oliver Batt for just three.
Shillingstone went on to post a match winning 257-9 before unleashing their star bowler Kumar Sangakkara, who took four Cattistock wickets for ten runs with his off-spin as the visitors collapsed from 155-4 to 165 all out !
It was Sangakarra's seventh appearance for Shillingstone during which he's made 359 runs, including 126 at Abbotsbury, and taken 15 wickets, his spell of 4-10 against Cattistock being his best figures.
His solitary wicket in first class cricket came in Harare in May 2004 when a three-day match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe A was drifting towards a draw. He was successful with a leg before wicket appeal, finishing with 1-13 of four overs.
Sangakkara averaged 57.40 in Test cricket and 42 in ODIs. At the time of his retirement, Sangakkara was the second-highest ODI run-scorer after Sachin Tendulkar, and the sixth-highest Test run-scorer. He scored 38 centuries in Test cricket and 25 in ODIs.
Never maybe ?
Well, that was until he turned out for Dorset League Division 3 leaders Shillingstone against Cattistock & Symene and, coming to the crease at five after a healthy knocks by Nick Marshall (91) and Sam Morris (88), he was caught off the bowling of Oliver Batt for just three.
Shillingstone went on to post a match winning 257-9 before unleashing their star bowler Kumar Sangakkara, who took four Cattistock wickets for ten runs with his off-spin as the visitors collapsed from 155-4 to 165 all out !
It was Sangakarra's seventh appearance for Shillingstone during which he's made 359 runs, including 126 at Abbotsbury, and taken 15 wickets, his spell of 4-10 against Cattistock being his best figures.
His solitary wicket in first class cricket came in Harare in May 2004 when a three-day match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe A was drifting towards a draw. He was successful with a leg before wicket appeal, finishing with 1-13 of four overs.
Sangakkara averaged 57.40 in Test cricket and 42 in ODIs. At the time of his retirement, Sangakkara was the second-highest ODI run-scorer after Sachin Tendulkar, and the sixth-highest Test run-scorer. He scored 38 centuries in Test cricket and 25 in ODIs.
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