On Wednesday, the fourth and final day of their encounter at Hove, Kimber of Leicestershire smacked Robinson eight boundaries from nine deliveries, three of which came off no-balls.
However, after writing many records in a row with an incredible innings of 243, Division Two leaders Sussex prevailed by a narrow margin. Kimber, 27, was not the winner of the match.
With only Josh Hull remaining, he was the last wicket to fall, having pulled a leg-cutter from Nathan McAndrew on to his stumps.
It was truly amazing, one of those rare days in your career,” Kimber said to Leicester. Though it’s unfortunate that we were unable to cross the boundary, you have to cherish moments such as those for yourself.
“I broke some pretty cool records, and my phone has been buzzing.” I received congratulations from every Sussex player, who also informed me that I didn’t deserve to lose.”
In all of first-class cricket, Robinson’s over is thought to be the most costly when the bowler fails to comply (bowling for a declaration).
With ease, Kimber’s achievement is the highest number of runs a batter has ever scored in a first-class English cricket over.
