Gareth Morgan, captain of the Mudgeeraba Nerang & Districts CC third grade team, has pulled off a cricketing miracle on the Gold Coast, taking six wickets in the final over of Saturday’s dramatic four-run win over Surfers Paradise CC.
Surfers Paradise needed five runs for victory heading into the last over with six wickets in hand, only for Morgan to take a sextuple-wicket maiden, including five golden ducks.
After removing Surfers Paradise opener Jake Garland for 65, caught at deep mid-wicket, Morgan ran through the opposition’s lower order to finish with 7-16 from six overs. The first four dismissals were all caught, while the final two were bowled.
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“It is funny, the umpire said to me at the start of the over that I needed to take a hat-trick or something to win the game,” Morgan told the Gold Coast Bulletin.
“When it happened he just sort of looked at me.”
Earlier in the match, Morgan top-scored for Mudgeeraba with a rapid 39, clearing the boundary rope twice.
MORGAN’S PERFECT OVER, BALL-BY-BALL
39.1 – Wicket
Jake Garland (65 off 60 balls)
Caught by Ethan Wells at deep mid-wicket
39.2 – Wicket
Connor Matheson (0 off 1 ball)
Caught by Orey Finn at mid-on
39.3 – Wicket
Michael Curtin (0 off 1 ball)
Caught by Ishaan Sandhu at mid-wicket
39.4 – Wicket
Wade McDougall (0 off 1 ball)
Caught by Armaan Sidhu at point
39.5 – Wicket
Riley Eckersley (0 off 1 ball)
Bowled
39.6 – Wicket
Brodie Phelan (0 off 1 ball)
Bowled
