Highest First Class Score: Sam Northeast joins Brian Lara with RECORD 410 not out

Highest First Class Score: Sam Northeast broke all run scoring barriers as the Glamorgan star etched himself in the record books on Saturday. Playing against Leicestershire in the County Championships, Northeast smashed a whopping 410 not out to help his side to a gigantic 795/5. The 33-year-old’s effort is the highest score in first class cricket since the 21st century, breaking Brian Lara’s record. Follow County Championship live updates on Insidesport.IN

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Glamorgan’s Sam Northeast reached 410 not out in his side’s mammoth score of 795-5 against Leicestershire in the English County Championship on Saturday. Northeast became just the 11th cricketer to score over 400 in a first-class game and the second in this century after the legendary Brian Lara.

Lara had smashed 400 against England back in 2004, and it was only after 18 years that 32-year-old Northeast was able to surpass the epic century. His 410* was reached with a maximum as the Glamorgan batter etched his name as the ninth highest scorer in the history of the game.

𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗗!

Sam Northeast becomes the first Glamorgan player ever to reach 4⃣0⃣0⃣ 👏

𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥. It also brings up the 450 partnership! 🤯

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— Glamorgan Cricket 🏏 (@GlamCricket) July 23, 2022

Batsmen to score more than 400 in an innings

Brian Lara: 501*, Warwickshire v Durham, 1994
Hanif Mohammad: 499, Karachi v Bahawalpur, 1959
Don Bradman: 452*, New South Wales v Queensland, 1930
Bhausaheb Nimbalkar: 443*, Maharashtra v Kathiawar, 1948
Bill Ponsford: 437, Victoria v Queensland, 1927
Bill Ponsford, 429, Victoria v Tasmania, 1923
Aftab Baloch, 428, Sind v Baluchistan, 1974
Archie MacLaren, 424, Lancashire v Somerset, 1895
Sam Northeast*, 410*, Glamorgan v Leicestershire, 2022
Graeme Hick, 405*, Worcestershire v Somerset, 1988
Brian Lara, 400*, West Indies v England, 2004

Northeast’s total is just the 11th individual score of 400-plus in the history of first-class cricket and is the highest score of the 21st century. The 32-year-old went to his 400 with a six back over the bowler’s head, following up with another six from the next delivery.

𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛

7⃣9⃣5⃣/5⃣

So many records broken in the session! A new highest total in Glamorgan’s history! 🥇

Sam Northeast sits on 410* – the highest individual score ever for Glamorgan 👏

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— Glamorgan Cricket 🏏 (@GlamCricket) July 23, 2022