March 9, 2026 • 5 mins
Brett Randell will forever be the pioneer for taking five wickets from as many balls - a triple hat-trick - in 254 years of first-class cricket.
The Central Districts pace bowler shredded the Northern Districts top order on the second day of their match in Napier, finishing with seven for 25 from 11 overs.
Randell joined Piney to look back on this feat.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Dancy Wildergrave
from News Talks'd be.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Central District Seemer. Brett Randall made global cricket history yesterday,
taking five wickets in five balls against Northern Districts in Napier,
the first time that feat has ever been achieved in
the two hundred and fifty four year history of first
class cricket globally. He finished with figures of seven for
twenty five as Northern Districts collapse to be all out
(00:35):
for eighty two and today's CD completed and innings victory
in Napier, Brett Randall is with us five wickets and
five balls, the first time anyone has ever done that
in first class cricket. Has it sunken bread that your
name is now going to be attached to that feat forever?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
No, not at all. To put it quite simply.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Talk us through those five deliveries. What do you remember
most about them looking back now?
Speaker 4 (01:03):
Ah, just the moments with the teammates after each getting
into the huddle and sort of just looking at each
other saying what's going on?
Speaker 3 (01:10):
It was pretty unbelievable.
Speaker 4 (01:13):
And then getting back to the top of my mark
and thinking I'm just going to try and put the
ball in the same areas. Those are the only sort
of like recollection I have from the moment to be fair, So.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
I'm just going to go through it with you. You're bold,
Henry Cooper with the last ball of your second over.
Then got Jet varle Out with the first ball of
your third of us, so you're on a hat trick.
Hat tricks are pretty special. Have you Have you secured
one before?
Speaker 3 (01:34):
Yeah? No, I can't remember when the last one was.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
Might have been, you know, fifteen years ago when I
was in high school of lane junior cricket or something
like that.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
I honestly can't remember. So it was seriously special.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
So Joe Carter, Nick's one behind, and then four and
then five, what is the reaction of your teammates when
you're coming together? I mean five times and five balls,
I've got to run to you.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
We were pretty much just laughing, looking at each other,
just saying like what is going on because never and
obviously never has happened before, but like to just yeah,
on a day like that quality outfit, everything was just
falling into place for us.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
And then a couple more wickets on the next over,
so all of a sudden, they're fifteen for seven. You've
got seven for four from four overs. Have you ever
had a spell where you felt like you did yesterday?
Speaker 4 (02:28):
I mean I didn't feel too different to other days
where I felt good. I felt pretty similar in the
last game out here against Wellington, but had just made
little adjustments from that game and it just seemed to
pay off yesterday.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Did you start thinking about getting all ten? Had that
started to occur to you that you might get all
ten wickets? Might do an as hotel?
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Yeah, it was.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
It was definitely floating around in the message channels amongst
the lads and obviously on the field amongst us as well.
But at the end of the day, I was just
trying to put the ball in the same area and
if that happened, it happened.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
If it didn't, it don't.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
And I heard you say afterwards as well, it doesn't
actually mean a lot if you don't win the game,
which is a very very humble thing to say. You
went on and won the game, which is nice, But
have you had the chance to reflect on it. Like
you said at the start, it hasn't really sunk in.
Do you think it might take away while until it does,
maybe even once you're finished playing.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Yeah, I think it will.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
We've got two games left in the season, so I
think I'll try and keep my focus on those or
definitely our next game against Canterbury, and then yeah, maybe
I would reminisce and celebrate a little bit at the
end of the season. But yeah, I don't think it'll
ever think and to be honest, but it'll be a
story that'll be told for them, my family for used
(03:44):
to come up.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Absolutely, it will, absolutely and rightly. So, you've been playing
domestic cricket now for over a decade or about a decade,
one hundred and thirty odd games. Does a performance like
this feel like a bit of a reward for that persistence?
I mean it can. I can imagine that domestic cricket
over that length of time can be a bit of
a grind sometimes.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
Yeah, absolutely, especially four day cricket.
Speaker 4 (04:04):
But at the end of the day, we're all individuals
out here trying to be the best cricketers and best
people that we can be and win some games for
our respective associations. So it's it's definitely a reward and
glad that we were able to get to win over
the nd side today.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Did your phone blow up after it?
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Oh? Yeah, massively.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
People obviously sending congratulations, family friends all around the world
that have played cricket with and come across in my travels,
and people sending screenshots of media, media highlights.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
And things like that. It's been pretty crazy, very.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Special moment for you, mate. It's something no one can
ever take away from. I guess at some stage somebody
will probably get six and six, won't they. But it's
taken two hundred and fifty four years for you to
want to get five and five, so maybe it's a
way way off. The record might be yours for a while.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
Yeah, well we'll have to see.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
I mean, there's there's quality cricketers out there, so hopefully
it doesn't stand for too long.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Well, as long as that's not against us, well exactly.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
You don't want to be. You don't want to be
the even the end of somebody taking taking six and
six against the stacks, no bug of that. Good on
your brad. Hey, congratulations again mate, and thanks for taking
the time for a jet mate. No, thank you, mate.
That is Brett Randall, the owner of the Best well
the best five delivery analysis in the history of first
class cricket. The first player ever to take five wickets
(05:29):
in five balls in first class cricket in the game's
two hundred and fifty four year history. Astonishing incredible stuff.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
For more from sports Talk, listen live to News Talks
it'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Dancy Wildergrave
from News Talks'd be.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Central District Seemer. Brett Randall made global cricket history yesterday,
taking five wickets in five balls against Northern Districts in Napier,
the first time that feat has ever been achieved in
the two hundred and fifty four year history of first
class cricket globally. He finished with figures of seven for
twenty five as Northern Districts collapse to be all out
(00:35):
for eighty two and today's CD completed and innings victory
in Napier, Brett Randall is with us five wickets and
five balls, the first time anyone has ever done that
in first class cricket. Has it sunken bread that your
name is now going to be attached to that feat forever?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
No, not at all. To put it quite simply.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Talk us through those five deliveries. What do you remember
most about them looking back now?
Speaker 4 (01:03):
Ah, just the moments with the teammates after each getting
into the huddle and sort of just looking at each
other saying what's going on?
Speaker 3 (01:10):
It was pretty unbelievable.
Speaker 4 (01:13):
And then getting back to the top of my mark
and thinking I'm just going to try and put the
ball in the same areas. Those are the only sort
of like recollection I have from the moment to be fair, So.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
I'm just going to go through it with you. You're bold,
Henry Cooper with the last ball of your second over.
Then got Jet varle Out with the first ball of
your third of us, so you're on a hat trick.
Hat tricks are pretty special. Have you Have you secured
one before?
Speaker 3 (01:34):
Yeah? No, I can't remember when the last one was.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
Might have been, you know, fifteen years ago when I
was in high school of lane junior cricket or something
like that.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
I honestly can't remember. So it was seriously special.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
So Joe Carter, Nick's one behind, and then four and
then five, what is the reaction of your teammates when
you're coming together? I mean five times and five balls,
I've got to run to you.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
We were pretty much just laughing, looking at each other,
just saying like what is going on because never and
obviously never has happened before, but like to just yeah,
on a day like that quality outfit, everything was just
falling into place for us.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
And then a couple more wickets on the next over,
so all of a sudden, they're fifteen for seven. You've
got seven for four from four overs. Have you ever
had a spell where you felt like you did yesterday?
Speaker 4 (02:28):
I mean I didn't feel too different to other days
where I felt good. I felt pretty similar in the
last game out here against Wellington, but had just made
little adjustments from that game and it just seemed to
pay off yesterday.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Did you start thinking about getting all ten? Had that
started to occur to you that you might get all
ten wickets? Might do an as hotel?
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Yeah, it was.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
It was definitely floating around in the message channels amongst
the lads and obviously on the field amongst us as well.
But at the end of the day, I was just
trying to put the ball in the same area and
if that happened, it happened.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
If it didn't, it don't.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
And I heard you say afterwards as well, it doesn't
actually mean a lot if you don't win the game,
which is a very very humble thing to say. You
went on and won the game, which is nice, But
have you had the chance to reflect on it. Like
you said at the start, it hasn't really sunk in.
Do you think it might take away while until it does,
maybe even once you're finished playing.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Yeah, I think it will.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
We've got two games left in the season, so I
think I'll try and keep my focus on those or
definitely our next game against Canterbury, and then yeah, maybe
I would reminisce and celebrate a little bit at the
end of the season. But yeah, I don't think it'll
ever think and to be honest, but it'll be a
story that'll be told for them, my family for used
(03:44):
to come up.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Absolutely, it will, absolutely and rightly. So, you've been playing
domestic cricket now for over a decade or about a decade,
one hundred and thirty odd games. Does a performance like
this feel like a bit of a reward for that persistence?
I mean it can. I can imagine that domestic cricket
over that length of time can be a bit of
a grind sometimes.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
Yeah, absolutely, especially four day cricket.
Speaker 4 (04:04):
But at the end of the day, we're all individuals
out here trying to be the best cricketers and best
people that we can be and win some games for
our respective associations. So it's it's definitely a reward and
glad that we were able to get to win over
the nd side today.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Did your phone blow up after it?
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Oh? Yeah, massively.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
People obviously sending congratulations, family friends all around the world
that have played cricket with and come across in my travels,
and people sending screenshots of media, media highlights.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
And things like that. It's been pretty crazy, very.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Special moment for you, mate. It's something no one can
ever take away from. I guess at some stage somebody
will probably get six and six, won't they. But it's
taken two hundred and fifty four years for you to
want to get five and five, so maybe it's a
way way off. The record might be yours for a while.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
Yeah, well we'll have to see.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
I mean, there's there's quality cricketers out there, so hopefully
it doesn't stand for too long.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Well, as long as that's not against us, well exactly.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
You don't want to be. You don't want to be
the even the end of somebody taking taking six and
six against the stacks, no bug of that. Good on
your brad. Hey, congratulations again mate, and thanks for taking
the time for a jet mate. No, thank you, mate.
That is Brett Randall, the owner of the Best well
the best five delivery analysis in the history of first
class cricket. The first player ever to take five wickets
(05:29):
in five balls in first class cricket in the game's
two hundred and fifty four year history. Astonishing incredible stuff.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
For more from sports Talk, listen live to News Talks
it'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
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