Lanka's Perera hits two double tons in first-class cricket
Equals 81-year-old record
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
NEW DELHI, Feb 05 (Hindustan Times): Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Perera created history on Tuesday as he became the second batsman to achieve one of the rarest feats in first-class cricket.
The 28-year-old, who plays for Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC), scored two double hundreds in a single first-class match against Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) to achieve the feat.
The NCC skipper scored 201 runs off 203 deliveries in the first innings and then followed it up with another double hundred (231 off 268 balls) in the second innings. However, despite his brilliant effort, the match ended in a draw.
The only other instance when a batsman scored two double centuries in the same first-class encounter was way back in 1938 when Arthur Fagg of England achieved the feat against Essex at Colchester.