Darren Stevens double-century: Watch 43-year old Kent batsman becomes oldest batsman since 1950 to score double-hundred

Darren Stevens double-century: The veteran right-hand batsman scored an epic quickfire double century in Headingley.

During the ongoing County Championship Division One match between Yorkshire and Kent at Leeds, 43-year old Kent batsman Darren Stevens has become the oldest batsman since 1950 to score a First-class double century.

In what will go down as his 34th First-class hundred, Stevens scored at a brisk pace throughout the innings. Him scoring his third double-century at a strike rate of 100 speaks highly about his domination over the hosts’ bowling attack today.

It is worth mentioning that Stevens had come in to bat at No. 7 in only the 11th over. Kent captain Sam Billings and Stevens stitched a potentially match-winning 346-run partnership for the sixth wicket to change the course of the match. The partnership is the best ever stand for Kent for sixth wicket and fifth-best for any wicket.

Before getting out in the 75th over off spinner Ajaz Patel, Stevens ended up scoring his career-best score of 237 (225) with the help of 28 fours and nine sixes. The video of his innings has been uploaded on the official Twitter account of County Championship and is the testament to his treatment of all the opposition bowlers.

Other than Stevens, 28-year old Billings also crossed the three-figure mark for the fifth time in his career. Having steered his team on the better side of 400 runs on Day 1, Billings is in a situation to register a formidable total.

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