England spinner Shoaib Bashir had a spell to forget when he conceded a joint record 38 plus runs in a County Championship match between Surrey and Worcestershire on Monday in which Dan Lawrence smashed five consecutive sixes.
Bashir, who only joined Worcestershire on loan from Somerset earlier this month, had toiled through 37 overs for two for 137 before attempting to close out Surrey’s innings midway through the session after -noon.
With Surrey on 437 for nine, Lawrence had other ideas and bowled two sumptuous maximums down the ground before a third was carried over the boundary rope, which left Bashir hunched over in disbelief.
Worse was to come for the rookie off-spinner, who impressed during England’s 4-1 series defeat in India, when two floated deliveries were also pushed away by Lawrence.
The Surrey batter was denied a place in the history books when Bashir’s sixth ball was sent for five runs wide.
Bashir, in only his 12th first-class match, overshot his next delivery, while Lawrence took just a single before the carnage ended when Dan Worrell nobly blocked the last ball of a 38-run stand.
Shoaib Bashir has conceded the most points in a county championship, along with the 38 that Andrew Flintoff won from Alex Tudor in 1998.
This made it the most expensive in County Championship history with Alex Tudor’s 38 conceded for Surrey against Lancashire in 1998, where Andrew Flintoff hit 34.
Bashir was then replaced and finished with 2-162 from 38 overs before Lawrence was out for 175 when Ben Allison had him caught by Jake Libby to dismiss Surrey for 490.
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