1 ball, 8 runs: How Andrew Symonds pulled off one of cricket’s rarest feats
Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds famously scored eight runs from a single delivery during a 2008-09 Test match against New Zealand. The rare feat occurred due to a combination of a long outfield and a series of overthrows by the fielding team.
Why it matters
This serves as a notable historical anecdote in sports history, illustrating the unpredictable nature of professional cricket.
Andrew Symonds once produced one of the rarest scoring feats in Test cricket, collecting eight runs from a single delivery during Australia's Test against New Zealand at the Gabba in Brisbane in 2008-09.The bizarre sequence involved an all-run four followed by four overthrows, with New Zealand fast bowler Iain O'Brien at the centre of the drama. There was an added twist to the incident, as O'Brien had seen Symonds dropped off the previous delivery before eventually dismissing him just two balls later.How Symonds ran eight off one ballAustralia were 124 for four in the 46th over after Ricky Ponting had decided to bat in Brisbane.O'Brien opened the over with a bouncer, which Symonds ducked under.
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