New Zealand Cricketer Chad Bowes Hits Fastest Double-century in List A History, Breaks Record Held by N Jagadeesan And Travis Head

New Zealand cricketer Chad Bowes has smashed the record for the fastest ever double-century in the history of List A cricket. Bowes took just 103 deliveries to score his maiden double-ton in the format during a Ford Trophy clash between Canterbury and Otago. He thus broke the previous record of quickest List A double-century off 114 deliveries jointly held by India’s N Jagadeesan and Australian Travis Head.

Bowes, an opening batter, belted 27 fours and seven sixes during his innings before being trapped LBW on 205 off 110 deliveries. Thanks to his record-breaking innings, Canterbury posted 343/9 from 50 overs. The next best score in their innings came from the bat of no.8 batter Zakary Foulkes who made an unbeaten 49 off 46.

Incredibly, when Bowes reached 200, Canterbury’s score was 257/5. The effort did leave its impact on the 32-year-old who was treated for back-related issues a couple of times during his on-field stay.

Bowes is the third New Zealand batter in men’s cricket to have scored a double-century after Jamie How (222 in Ford Trophy 2013) and Martin Guptill (237* at 2015 ODI World Cup).

Bowes represented South Africa at the U-19 level having captained the likes of Quinton de Kock and Theunis de Bruyn in the junior world cup held in 2012.

After not finding enough opportunities to advance his playing career in South Africa, he moved to New Zealand for a fresh start in 2015.

The move paid rich dividends as he went on to make his international debut for New Zealand in March 2023. So far, he has played six ODIs and 11 T20Is having scored a combined 286 runs in them including two half-centuries.

“Probably not that script that I thought I was going to write for my career, but it has been a hell of a journey from South Africa to New Zealand,” Bowes told ESPNcricinfo ahead of his New Zealand debut last year.