43 Runs In An Over! England Pacer Ollie Robinson Breaks 134-Year-Old Unwanted Record - Watch
43 runs in an over! england pacer ollie robinson breaks 134-year-old unwanted record - watch
Star England pacer Ollie Robinson wrote his name in the history books, but for the wrong reasons, during a 2024 English County Championship division two game between Leicestershire and Sussex at the County Groud in Hove, Brighton, on Wendesday (June 26) on the fourth and final day of play in the match.
During the fourth innings of the match, with Leicestershire chasing a total of 464 to win, wicket-keeper batter Louis Kimber unleashed a brute onslaught on Robonson, who has played a total of 20 Test matches for England and is among the premier pacers in the Ben Stokes-led outfit.
Robinson conceded a total of 43 runs in the over, which saw him concede a six on the first ball and another maximum on the second ball, which was a no-ball. Over the next three balls, he was hit for two boundaries and one six. Over the next three balls, he conceded three more boundaries, of which two were no-balls. The last ball of the over went for a single.
In this process, Robinson set an unwanted record for bowling the most expensive over in the history of the English County Championship's 134-year-old history. Robinson broke the 26-year-old record of Alex Tudor when he was smashed for 38 runs by Andrew Flintoff in 1998. Shoaib Bashir had also conceded 38 runs in an over earlier this week, with Dan Lawrence on strike.
Most Expensive Overs In County Champion History
| Bowler | Runs Conceded | Year |
| Ollie Robinson | 43 | 2024 |
| Alex Tudar | 38 | 1998 |
| Shoaib Bashir | 38 | 2024 |
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Talking about the match, Kimber played a sensational knock of 243 runs in just 127 balls after walking out to bat at 144/6 which included him hitting a total of 20 boundaries and 21 sixes. However, his effort went in vain as Sussex won by 18 runs.