Warwickshire's number 11 Oliver Hannon-Dalby has jokingly told Joe Root that he is available to bat in England 's top six after a record-breaking innings in his side's County Championship clash with Surrey at Edgbaston.
It took Hannon-Dalby a remarkable 94-minutes to score his first run, something which is believed to be a new county record. He shared a 122-run partnership for the final wicket with Michael Burgess.
The innings helped Burgess reach his fourth first-class hundred, with the wicketkeeper going on to make a career-best score of 178. In total, Hannon-Dalby made 11 not out off 89 balls, having faced 66 dots before getting off the mark.
