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The President has been experiencing the miraculous effects of alcohol after cricket (see below), but, according to this recent story from Yahoo Eurosport, drinking before a game can produce almost as extraordinary a result -

Teenage cricketer has smashed the world record for the highest score ever recorded in a one-day match.


Eighteen-year-old Oliver Hardaker blasted 329 not out in a 40-over Sunday league match, recording 27 sixes and 29 fours as he raced to the incredible score from just 144 balls.

And it wasn't just his big-hitting that evoked memories of Ian Botham and Freddie Flintoff, because Hardaker admitted that he made his record score despite feeling the worse for wear having been out on the town just a few hours earlier.

"I'd been celebrating a friend's birthday and hardly had any sleep the night before," said Hardaker.


"It was the best day of my life," said the schoolboy, whose innings provided nearly 80 per cent of Horsforth's total of 419-5 against Upper Wharfedale.


The player has a trial with Yorkshire U19s later this summer, and hopes that his record-breaking exploits will help him earn a professional contract.


"I've played cricket since I was five years old and I would love to become a professional cricketer," he said.


The world record one-day score in international cricket is held by Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, who made 200 not out off 147 balls against South Africa in February of this year.