South African Spinner Sean Whitehead Bags 10 wickets In An Innings In First-Class Match

South African spinner Sean Whitehead achieved the rare feat of picking all ten wickets in an innings of a match during a first-class match on Saturday. He registered the best bowling figures in South African domestic cricket in 115 years.

Playing in the ongoing 4-Day Franchise series for the South Western Districts in Division 2, Sean took 10 wickets conceding just 36 runs in the last innings. He also took 5/64 in the Eastern side’s first innings of the match. Whitehead’s 10/36 is the second-best in an innings in the South African domestic circuit. The record still belongs to the spinner, Bert Vogler, who took 10/26 for Eastern Province against Griqualand West in 1906.

Sean Whitehead has picked up 39 wickets in 17 innings in first-class cricket, at an average of 25.64. He has three five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket haul to his name. The leg-spinner has also scored 481 first-class runs at an average of 37.00, including a century.

🔟 OF THE BEST 🤯 @swd_cricket spinner Sean Whitehead claimed a brilliant 10/36 in 12.1 overs in the second innings of his side's #4DaySeries match against @EasternsCricket

He also bagged 5/64 in the first innings to set a new SWD First-Class record of 15/100 👏#BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/bneDh7l4Rs

— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) November 20, 2021

Sean Whitehead’s all-round performance

The South Western District registered a comprehensive 120-runs victory, on the back of Sean Whitehead’s outstanding performance. They bowled out Eastern storm for a paltry 65, chasing 186 runs in the fourth innings. Divan Posthumus was the leading run-scorer for the Eastern side with 20 runs.