Ireland all-rounder Curtis Campher made historical past by changing into the first male participant in skilled cricket to declare five wickets in five balls, attaining the feat on Thursday (July 10, 2025).
He did so whereas taking part in for Munster Reds throughout their Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy conflict in opposition to the North-West Warriors in Dublin, with Munster in the end profitable the match by 100 runs.
Campher started his spell by bowling Jared Wilson and trapping Graham Hume lbw to finish the twelfth over, then returned in the 14th to full a hat-trick with the dismissal of Andy McBrine, earlier than eradicating Robbie Millar and Josh Wilson to end the streak.
“I wasn’t really sure what was happening,” he instructed Cricket Ireland. “I just kind of stuck to my guns and kept it real simple and luckily it kind of went off.”
Zimbabwe ladies’s all-rounder Kelis Ndhlovu was the first in attaining the uncommon feat, after she claimed five wickets in five consecutive balls throughout a home under-19 T20 match in opposition to Eagles Women in 2024.
