h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Has anyone seen the clubbing that Gloucestershire are receiving from Surrey? They're on course for 400.

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Good grief! Brown is scoring almost two runs a ball

to check her team list, muttering 'surrey, surrey...?'

I reckon they're after reclaiming their record back - they did hold the highest 50-over score until recently. This is what happened last time:

http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002/ENG_LOCAL/C+G/SCORECARDS/R04/SURREY_GLAM_C+G_19JUN2002.html

They only won that match by 9 runs!

Sri Lanka recently scored 443-9 in a 50-over match against the Netherlands, so they might be after beating that. And of course their 438 was matched by South Africa's run chase against Australia in Johannesburg last year!

Maybe Ali Brown is after his own record from that match?

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/LISTA/BATTING/LISTA_HIGH_INNS.html

Argh!

My only surrey player is the one on paternity leave! ing typical.

Somerset's new bowler-friendly pitch is working a treat as well. That looks like 20 grand well-spent.

Well there goes the record - and there are still 17 balls left!

496 for 4 off 50 overs. Rikki Clarke scored 82 off 28 balls. Broke the highest total world record by 53 runs!

Absolutely incredible. That's a whisker short of ten runs an over. Even 20-20 matches don't score that quickly.

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