A famous five wickets in five balls for Veillard
FIVE wickets in five balls has cemented Tom Veillard in local cricketing history, after the St Saviour's teenager bowled an incredible winning over on Wednesday.
In his side's Evening League Division Two clash with Griffins B, the 18-year-old came on to bowl his third over with the opposition needing 43 runs from the final four overs, with five wickets in hand.
But after Griffins captain Wayne Martel took a single from the first ball, it was St Saviour's skipper Veillard who took centre stage with a match-winning spell at Port Soif.
Theo Lepp was the first to go, trapped lbw, before Paul Carrick was clean bowled and then Ian Taylor became the hat-trick victim when he was trapped in front of his stumps.
With the game now all but won, Veillard re-arranged the stumps of both Nic Buckle and then Andy Costello to make it five in five, which is believed to be the first time it has ever happened in Guernsey cricket.
Veillard finished with figures of six for 11 from his three overs, having earlier removed Alex Bain with a key wicket – also bowled – that brought Griffins to 117 for four at the time, chasing 166.
Throw in two catches earlier in the innings to aid the first two wickets and it was quite an evening for Veillard, who ironically plays his Division One cricket with Griffins.
'I was just bowling straight – good line and length, with the length being the key really,' said Veillard.
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