First Sam Northwest to score 400 in County Championship since Brian Lara’s 501 in 1994 | News about cricket

Sam Northwest (410no) is just the ninth man in county game history to pass 400 in a single play, delivering a major stylistic milestone with six consecutive goals at lunchtime as Glamorgan claims on the county record. 795-5 against Leicestershire

Sam Northeast ends unbeaten on 410 as Glamorgan claims district record 795-5

Sam Northwest became the first player to score 400 points in the County Championship since Brian Lara’s 501 record in 1994 when Glamorgan won the county’s claimed 795-5 record on the fourth day of the match in the County. Second Division with Leicestershire.

Northeast finished with a staggering 410 not coming out, having only dropped 450 balls, making it 400 in his style with six back-to-back shots shortly after lunch. The former Kent and Hampshire player finished with three maximum points to go with a staggering 45 boundaries for his innings.

The 32-year-old, the only ninth person in the county game’s history to pass that mark, also shares the biggest Glamorgan partnership of all time with Chris Cooke – the pair added 461 to the sixth match .

Cooke’s 191 is somewhat overshadowed by the partner’s achievements. Colin Ingram (139) also had his own goal of the century on Tuesday, when the Northeast went undefeated in their 308th game overnight.

He went on to beat the Foxes’ bowling attack on Wednesday morning, setting the highest individual score in Glamorgan history and becoming the first Wales player to hit 400.

Southeast’s innings also helped him become the County Championship’s top scorer this season, as he overtook Kent’s Ben Compton, who had accumulated 1,117 runs.

Glamorgan’s score of 795 is only the third time they’ve crossed 700. It puts them on top of 211 runs with two in-game sessions as they try to beat the cheap county to win the round.