Cricket history made as bowler takes five wickets in five balls

A bowler named Randall has achieved an unprecedented feat in the 254-year history of first-class cricket, taking five wickets in five consecutive balls The historic spell for the right-arm medium pacer triggered a dramatic batting collapse for Northern Districts, who fell from 4-0 to 9-5

The sequence began with the final delivery of Randall's second over and continued with the first four balls of his third His dominance continued when he took another wicket with the first ball of his fourth over, giving him a total of six wickets in just eight deliveries He ultimately finished the innings with impressive figures of 7-25

In a post-match interview, Randall revealed he was unaware of the record he had set. "I was trying to just keep bowling the same ball, and our 'Plan A' that we'd talked about, and it came off," he said "I had no idea that it was the first time it [had] happened in the world, it's seriously cool"

While this is a landmark achievement in first-class cricket, it is not the first time a player has taken five wickets in five balls in the sport's wider history