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Ottis Gibson, the Durham and former West Indies fast bowler, became the 79th bowler in first-class cricket to take all ten wickets today when he single handedly dismissed Hampshire for 115.

Gibson, 38, becomes the first player to manage the feat since Debasish Mohanty in 2000-01, and first player in county cricket since Richard Johnson took 10 for 45 for Middlesex in 1994.

On eight wickets today, he was made to wait, rather inevitably by the rain, before he had David Griffiths caught behind and then bowled James Bruce for a first-ball duck to claim figures of 10 for 47.

Gibson is enjoying a new lease of life since joining Durham in 2006 – his third county in what has been a nomadic career – and struck a magnificent 155 to keep his side in the top flight last season.

Gibson’s heroics earned Durham lead of 137, although Michael Brown also achieved a note of personal distinction as he carried his bat for 56. A maiden first-class fifty from Mark Stoneman then extended Durham’s lead to 251, but no one was going to take the focus off Gibson.

Source:Cricket News

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