Ben Duckett: 282 Not Out
13 April 2016
Old Stoic Ben Duckett (Grafton 13) scored his highest first class score of 282 not out for Northants against Sussex in their opening match of the season. When bad light intervened just before tea on the evening of Tuesday 12 April, Ben was 18 runs short of being the youngest ever Englishman to have scored a triple century. Unfortunately, overnight rain prevented any further play in the match, so he was not given a chance to score the required runs to make history.
As it was, he surpassed the highest score for many Northants players, including England legend Allan Lamb. It is the highest individual score for a Northants player against Sussex and the highest score ever for an Old Stoic. Ben, still only 21, now has seven centuries for Northants to his name.
The article in The Cricket Paper can be seen here.
James Knott, Head of Cricket