Opening batter Chad Bowes set a new world record on Wednesday (October 23), scoring the fastest-ever double century in men's List A cricket.
In match five of the 2024-25 Ford Trophy, New Zealand's domestic 50-over competition, Canterbury were put in to bat by Otago at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
They lost opener Henry Nicholls for a five-ball duck, caught off the bowling of Andrew Hazeldine in the second over. But his partner, Chad Bowes, took the bowling by the scruff of the neck and got Canterbury off to a flyer in the Powerplay.
At the end of 10 overs, Bowes had helped Canterbury to 92-1, and was unbeaten on 79 off 35 balls, having reached his half-century off just 26 deliveries. Canterbury's No.3, Rhys Mariu, was batting on eight off 21 balls at the time.
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Mariu, and then Mitchell Hay, departed in the 13th over but Bowes continued on his way, getting to his century off just 53 balls in the 17th over. He didn't slow down there, either. It took him only 24 more balls to get to 150, at which point the team's score was 197.
Off the final ball of the 34th over, Bowes knocked the ball into the off side for a single, reaching his double hundred off 103 balls, smashing the world record of 114, jointly-held by Travis Head and Narayan Jagadeesan.
