0 not out off 137 balls - club cricketer carries bat without scoring

An opening batter successful nine cricket faced 137 balls for 0 not retired successful a bizarre lucifer connected Saturday.

Ian Bestwick helped Darley Abbey Cricket Club's 4th XI decorativeness connected 21-4 aft 45 overs against Mickleover 3rd XI - 251 runs short of victory.

Both teams are astatine nan bottommost of nan array successful Division Nine southbound of nan Derbyshire Cricket League.

Thomas Bestwick besides contributed 4 from 71 balls - nan runs each coming disconnected 1 scoring changeable - and Nicholas Cutting vanished unbeaten connected 0 from 34 balls, pinch 9 extras contributing to nan score.

Darley Abbey's innings was successful consequence to Mickleover's 271-4 declared from 35 overs, pinch opener Max Thomson scoring a contrasting 186 from 128 balls pinch 17 fours and 14 sixes.

Mickleover took 18 points from nan crippled while Darley Abbey were awarded three.

The location broadside posted connected societal media that opener Bestwick was bowled by Dan Heaton, who sent down 10 overs for conscionable 7 runs, but it was called a no-ball.

BBC Sport approached Darley Abbey astir nan lucifer but they did not respond.

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