It would be fair to say Queenstown cricketer Amrit Gossal had his eye in over the weekend.
He managed to hit 45 sixes — 270 runs went over the rope from his bat. The 30-year-old hit 377 runs in two innings in as many days in what was a power
Cricket: 45 sixes in a weekend! Club cricketer's smashing knocks
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Amrit Gossal and the tools of his trade which had a busy weekend. Otago Daily Times
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The side took on Blacks Hill at Jack's Point and Gossal opened for his side in the 40 overs match.
Gossal had his first six in the second over and then did not stop.
He amassed a total of 217 runs, with 204 of them in boundaries.
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The right-hander hit 28 sixes and nine fours. The boundaries are not that large at Jack's Point — about 50m in some areas — but still the ball had to be hit.
"I got some confidence from what I had done on Friday. So I just started swinging. There was a few overs there when I hit four sixes," he said.
"On Saturday the boundaries were a little bit smaller than Friday. I hit them everywhere — all round the park. I had no idea what my score was. I just kept hitting — that is my game."
He was eventually out in the 25th over as Queenstown went on to amass 440 off its 40 overs. Blacks Hill in reply scored 180, giving Queenstown a 260-run win. Originally from India, Gossal has been living in NZ for five years and currently resides in Cromwell but still plays for Queenstown.
The road worker usually plays for Otago Country but has babysitting duties over the weekend as he has a young daughter.
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