Sam Northeast created history when he struck a magnificent unbeaten 410 for Glamorgan in the County Championship, joining the likes of Brian Lara and Sir Donald Bradman in the record books.
Northeast's innings was the third-highest score in the history of the competition and the ninth-highest score in all first-class cricket. West Indies legend Lara remains at the top of the tree though, having scored a mammoth 501 for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994.
Northeast was denied the chance to try and break Lara's record when captain David Lloyd declared at lunch on the final day of the match, but the 32-year-old has revealed that Glamorgan coach Matt Maynard offered him the opportunity to continue batting.
