England’s newly-appointed Test captain Ben Stokes celebrated his appointment with a stunning century in his return to County Championship. Playing for Durham, Stokes hit 17 sixes and blazed away to a 64-ball hundred.
Ben Stokes hits 34 off one over
The 18-year-old Josh Baker bore the brunt of Stokes’ wrath, being pummelled for 34 runs in an over. Stokes hit 5 sixes off the first five balls before smashing the last one for a boundary over the bowler’s head.
The 31-year-old didn’t spare his England team bowler, Jack Leach, either. Stokes hit 5 sixes in total off the left-arm off-spin, before perishing for 161 off just 18 balls.
He ended with 17 sixes in the knock, the most-ever by a batter in a single knock. By the time he was done, Durham had gone past the 550-run mark, well on their way to a comfortable first-innings total.
