In Jensen 2nds round 3 there were 24 sixes hit in the Blackwood versus Malmsbury one-day match.
Malmsbury had two century makers in an extraordinary innings that yielded 3/315 off 40 overs.
It’s picturesque at Blackwood, but some onlookers were wondering if they should have donned safety helmets such was the big hitting unleashed.
Malmsbury opener Chris Ganim slammed an unbeaten 101 off 57 deliveries, and captain Matt Cox an unbeaten 103 from 48 balls; they hit 16 sixes between them.
Opener Guy Nelson, the new Kyneton Football Netball Club president, played an anchoring role with a solid 52.
Blackwood accepted the challenge of scoring at eight an over, and captain Ben Whitehouse followed up from his century in the previous round before a brilliant catch by Jason McDonald near the boundary removed him for a swift 47.
Brent Bovell finished 59 not out and Brad Monivan made 52 in Blackwood’s score of 6/206.
The scoring spree sent Malmsbury club historians scrambling to see if such feats had occurred previously.
