William Henderson

Career

He shares the record for taking Five wickets in six balls (West West West West 0 West, last 3 and first 3 balls of consecutive overs) in first class cricket with 4 other bowlers. In reply Orange Free State scored 94 (Lennox Brown took six for 55). In their second innings North. East. Transvaal scored 414 for seven declared (Raymond Currer scored 150 and Robert Hicks 121).

William Henderson took seven for 4, including four wickets in four balls and five wickets in six balls.

First-Class Batting and Fielding (1937/38-1946/47)

M I November Runs High School Avenue 100 50 Ct North Eastern Transvaal 10 15 2 98 32 7.53 0 0 5

First-Class Bowling (1937/38-1946/47)

Balls Mdns Runs Wkts BlackBerry Avenue 5wI 10wM SRate Economy North Eastern Transvaal 2274 39 992 33 7-4 30.06 1 0 68.90 2.61.

Achievements

• He achieved this record for North East Transvaal against Orange Free State at Bloemfontein in 1937-1938. N. E. Transvaal won the toss and batted first, scoring 71 (Dudley Sparks took six for 21). Requiring 392 to win, Orange Free State were dismissed for 46. N. E. Transvaal won by 345 runs.