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flag New Zealand bowler Brett Randell made cricket history with five wickets in five balls, leading Central Stags to a 291-run lead.

flag New Zealand fast bowler Brett Randell made history in first-class cricket by becoming the first player to take five wickets in five consecutive deliveries during a Plunket Shield match against Northern Districts at McLean Park. flag His career-best 7 for 25, including a hat-trick, led to Northern Districts being bowled out for 82, giving Central Stags a 291-run lead and prompting a follow-on. flag The unprecedented feat, unmatched in first-class history, occurred in just 12 balls and surpassed even Bryan Yuile’s 9-100 in 1966 for efficiency. flag Randell, 30, credited consistent execution of the team’s game plan and called the moment surreal.

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