The last over of Australia's innings against Pakistan was a five-wicket maiden (two of them run-outs). Has this ever happened before in any form of cricket?
That zany final over, delivered by Pakistan's Mohammad Aamer in the World Twenty20 match against Australia in St Lucia last week - the exact sequence of events was wicket-wicket-run out-run out-dot ball-wicket - was a first for international cricket. There is one previous known instance in first-class cricket of five wickets falling in an over - it happened in Hastings in 1972, when Sussex lost five wickets (but also scored a run) in the final over as they pushed for a win against Surrey. The bowler, Pat Pocock, set a new world record by taking seven wickets in 11 balls (his last two overs read W0W20W WWW1W0, the last delivery producing a run-out). With three overs to go Sussex, chasing 205, were 187 for 1: they finished with 202 for 9.
All 20 wickets fell in Australia's World Twenty20 match with Pakistan. How many times has this happened before?
I was surprised to discover that the match between Australia and Pakistan in St Lucia was indeed the first instance, in over 150 Twenty20 internationals at that point, of both sides being bowled out. At that time there had been six instances of 19 wickets falling, including the match between West Indies and Ireland in Providence two days previously.
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