The most expensive over in cricket history: record of 77 runs in 1 over

Last updated:February 07, 2025, 13:38 IST

Wellington’s Burt Wance bowled 22 balls in the first class match against Cantorbury on 20 February 1990. Cantorbury needed 95 runs to win in 2 overs, when Vance scored 77 runs in his 17 no -ball over. No…Read more

The most expensive over in cricket history, 77 runs became total, former Kiwi captain killed 70 runs alone

New DelhiOn the ground of Nagpur, when Harshit Rana had 26 runs in one over, all the historians started turning the pages of the book and the search began which was the most expensive over in history. Turning the pages of history, a place stopped at such a place which was not only surprising and forced to think whether this would happen again. Because it was such a record that Harshit Rana will also feel happy because 26 runs are nothing compared to this figure.

Many records were made and deteriorated in cricket history, but the record made 35 years ago is still intact. You all will be surprised that 77 runs have been scored on one over i.e. 6 balls. This record was made in first class cricket in New Zealand, when cricket was recorded the most expensive over in history. Burt Vance, who played 4 Tests for New Zealand, has carried out this feat.

1 over, 22 balls, 77 runs

About 35 years ago, Wellington’s Burt Vance bowled 22 balls in the first class match against Cantorbury on 20 February 1990. Cantorbury needed 95 runs to win in 2 overs, then Vance scored 77 runs in his 17 -no -ball over .. It was a first -class match in which Cantorbury player Lee German in a huge manner in one over alone 70 Scored runs. This was the best score made by the batsman in any over of cricket, while his fellow player Roger Ford scored 5 runs. Burt Vance scored a total of 22 balls in this over. The incident occurred on the last day of Wellington’s Shell Trophy match against Cantorbury in Christchurch. This was the last game of Wellington’s season and declared his innings and gave Cantorbury a target of 291 runs in 59 overs. The start of Cantorbury was very bad. His 8 wickets fell for just 108 runs, making everyone feel that Wellington would win the match easily, but after that the story changed.

Why did the captain bet on Burt Vance?

Wellington’s captain-winner made a plan and bowled to New Zealand batsman Burt Wance, who was close to the end of his career. The captain believed that if German Lee and Roger Ford scored against easy bowling and he would make a mistake and be dismissed. But this bet of the captain turned upside down on him and it became a record which will not know how many years will remain untouched because so many runs can be scored in one over only when no ball and wide ball are thrown in abundance which is today’s professional round I see it very difficult.