54-year old smashes 40 runs off 1 over to seal victory for his village team

There is a very famous saying in cricket which says that the game is not over until the last ball is bowled. Something similar happened when an English village side had an out of the world victory after a 54-year old batsman Steve McComb smashed 40 runs in the final over of a match to secure a win. Dorchester-on-Thames did the unbelievable in a Division Four Oxfordshire Cricket Association clash with Swinbrook.

Needing 35 from the final over of the game to beat Swinbrook’s 240, 54-year-old Steve McComb whacked Mihai Cucos’ first delivery – a no-ball – for a six and then banged one more to reduce the equation to 22 required from five balls. The bowler bowled a dot ball afterward which shifted the momentum towards them only to see the veteran score a boundary and then one more off a no-ball.

With 13 runs to get from 3 balls, McComb hit two giant sixes to make it 1 run from 1 ball. He didn’t go for a single but ended the game in fashion by smacking his third consecutive six.

Absolutely incredible scenes as S McComb scores 41 off the last over for the firsts to win. FORTY-ONE!

— Dorchester (Oxon) CC (@DorchesterCC) August 12, 2017

To clarify, we tweeted in haste last night. Was a mere 40 off final over, not 41. We blame slapdash scoring from @Rich_sharman https://t.co/TGXJdKrROl

— Dorchester (Oxon) CC (@DorchesterCC) August 13, 2017

Post the game, Dorchester tweeted McComb had struck 41 off the over, but later clarified they’d got a little over-excited, and corrected it with 40 off the last over.

“It was an amazing end to the game,” McComb told the BBC. “240 is a tough target to chase in our league and we never looked ahead of the rate. I had nothing to lose in the final over and the boundaries weren’t huge, so I knew there was a slim chance.

“I’ve had an arthritic ankle for many years and I can’t run very well between the wickets, as the lads constantly remind me, so I either try to score a boundary or hop for a single. When they brought the field in for the final ball I knew if I got bat on ball we’d be OK.” he added.