Australia’s Spencer Johnson produced the most economical spell in the history of The Hundred tournament for Oval Invincibles on his debut, as he picked 3 wickets for just 1 run in his 20-ball spell against the Manchester Originals on August 9, 2023.
Two days after being picked in the Australia squad for the T20 International series in South Africa later this month, the 27-year-old justified his selection firing 19 dot balls from a maximum of 20 deliveries.
Invincibles batted first and posted 186/5 with Jason Roy and Heinrich Klassen scoring half-centuries. In response, first Sunil Narine rattled the middle order with wickets of Laurie Evans (5), Max Holden (0) and Ashton Turner (13).
But the star of the show proved to be Spencer Johnson, who did not concede any run in his first five balls, and gave away only a single to England white-ball captain Jos Buttler in his second set of five.
The left-arm quick returned to bowl 10 straight deliveries during which he mowed down the Manchester lower order, taking three wickets including two bowled.
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“I’m speechless, not really sure what’s going on. I’m pinching myself…I’ve had a bit of a tough run with injury but I’m 27 now and come out the other side. I’m just really enjoying my cricket and lucky to be here,” Johnson said after the match.
Thanks to his and Narine’s performance, Manchester was bowled out for 92 and Oval won by 94 runs.
