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Auckland (50), Canterbury (48), and CD (48) would not have been able to reach them in that case. Wellington were on 61 points before the match a direct win would have fetched them 16 points, which meant they would have reached 77 (assuming they maintained a proper over rate). Of course, there was a parallel match (Auckland versus Otago) and two more fixtures to be played (Northern Districts were to play both Otago and Central Districts), but an outright win would have meant that Wellington would have gone beyond any other team. It was a well-defined equation for Wellington: they had to win their last match against Canterbury to ensure that they lift the Shell Trophy. What makes the feat even more astonishing is the fact that the confused umpire had miscounted and had called over after five balls. On February 20, 1990, Bert Vance conceded a whopping seventy-seven runs in a single over for Wellington against Canterbury at Lancaster Park. When bowlers conceded more than 36 runs in an over.What if one says that the answer is wrong? Though Alex Tudor had conceded 38 to Andrew Flintoff at Old Trafford in 1998, 4 of them came in no-balls. The 36 runs they had scored remain a First-Class record (the number has not been involved even in matches with 8-ball overs). Obvious answer: Both have hit 6 sixes in an over, Sobers off Malcolm Nash and Shastri off Tilak Raj. What world record do Garry Sobers and Ravi Shastri hold? Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the day when the sport had been reduced to a farce by John Morrison and Ervin McSweeney. Lee Germon (above) scored 70 runs in an over off Bert Vance s bowling for Canterbury against Wellington in 1990 Getty Imagesīert Vance had conceded a record 77 off a single over on February 20, 1990.