Publisher's Synopsis
As the game began it was little more than a routine limited-overs cup tie during the English domestic season yet, some seven-and-a-half hours later, at the conclusion of a breathless encounter, those people lucky enough to be in attendance had witnessed a day of true cricketing history.;An incredible five world records had been smashed while countless UK, competition, club and personal records had perished in a blaze of strokeplay, the like of which had never been seen before, even at a ground as renowned for stunning feats as the Oval.;At the centre of much of the mayhem was Surrey's Alistair Brown, despatching the bowling to all parts as he annihilated the great Graeme Pollock's 27-year-old record for the highest individual score recorded in any limited-overs match at first-class level. When Brown's sensational innings came to an end he had taken the record from 222 to a mark that may never be beaten - 268.
