Glamorgan’s Northeast smashes 410 as records tumble

Sam Northeast

Glamorgan batter Sam Northeast reached 410 not out against Leicestershire in the English County Championship on Saturday - the ninth-highest first-class score of all time.

Northeast's innings, in a mammoth team total of 795-5 declared, is just the 11th individual score of 400-plus in the history of first-class cricket and is the highest of the 21st century.

The 32-year-old went to his 400 with a six back over the bowler's head, following up with another six from the next delivery. In total he faced 450 balls, hitting 45 fours and three sixes, with his team declaring at the lunch interval in Leicester.

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Northeast now has the third-highest score in the history of the County Championship, which dates back to 1890.

Glamorgan led by 211 runs at lunch on the final day of the four-day match in division two of the County Championship, with the declaration depriving Northeast of the chance to chase down more records. The total of 795-5 is the highest in the Welsh county's history, beating the previous record of 718-3 in 2000 and Northeast now has the highest individual score in the county's history, beating Steve James's 309 not out in the same match 22 years ago.

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