02 June,2011 01:53 PM IST | | ANI
A 15-year-old schoolboy bowler has put cricket lovers in a spin by claiming two hat tricks in the same innings.
Left-arm spinner Will Holmes twice took three wickets in three consecutive balls in an under-18s match, the Daily Express reports.
His feat is so rare that cricket bible Wisden records only three instances since 1864.
Will secured victory for his club Woodford against Greater Manchester rivals Stockport Georgians.
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He said: "I had never got a hat-trick before. It was a surprise for everyone and the whole team was very shocked.
He added: "At the time, it looked like we were going to lose but my first hat-trick gave us a real boost. I never thought in my wildest dreams I would repeat it."
Will's match figures of six wickets for just 18 runs tore through his stunned opponents, who were bowled out for 108 - despite at one stage being 80 for no loss.
His father Chris, 48, said: "I am very proud of him. I have played for 30 years and only got one hat-trick."
Wisden's James Coyne said: "It's always more likely to happen in recreational cricket, than in professional cricket, but it's a brilliant achievement. To get two separate hat-tricks in an innings is quite something."
