Published: Jun 06, 2016, 11:14 PM (IST)
Edited: Jun 07, 2016, 11:07 AM (IST)
Nottinghamshire’s Michael Lumb and Riki Wessels tore into a hapless Northamptonshire attack in North Group of Royal London One-Day Cup at Trent Bridge on Monday. Thanks to an outstanding 342-run opening stand between Lumb and Wessels, Nottinghamshire piled up 445 for 8 — the second-highest score in List A history. Riki, son of former Australian Test cricketer and South African captain Kepler Wessels, went first, for a phenomenal 97-ball 146 with 14 fours and 8 sixes. Lumb went next, for a 150-ball 184 that included 21 fours and 6 sixes. The pair added 342 in 39.2 overs (at 8.69 runs an over) — the second-highest opening partnership in the history of List A cricket. Nottinghamshire score 445 in 50 overs
Highest opening partnerships in List A cricket
| Stand | Batsman 1 | Batsman 2 | Team | Against | Venue | Season | ||
| 367* | Morne van Wyk | 175* | Cameron Delport | 169* | Dolphins | Knights | Bloemfontein | 2014-15 |
| 342 | Michael Lumb | 184 | Riki Wessels | 146 | Nottinghamshire | Northamptonshire | Trent Bridge | 2016 |
| 326* | Ghulam Ali | 155* | Sohail Jaffar | 153* | PIA | ADBP | Sialkot | 2000-01 |
| 321 | Jeet Raval | 115 | Jamie How | 222 | Central Districts | Northern Districts | Hamilton | 2012-13 |
| 311 | Tony Wright | 177 | Nicholas Trainor | 143 | Gloucestershire | Scotland | Bristol | 1997 |
| 297 | Sajid Ali | 171 | Shahid Anwar | 117* | NBP | Bahawalpur | Karachi | 1991-92 |
| 294 | James Benning | 152 | Ali Brown | 176 | Surrey | Gloucestershire | The Oval | 2007 |
| 286 | Ian Ward | 97 | Ali Brown | 268 | Surrey | Glamorgan | The Oval | 2002 |
| 286 | Upul Tharanga | 109 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 152 | Sri Lanka | England | Headingley | 2006 |
| 282 | Upul Tharanga | 133 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 144 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 2010-11 |
Note:
– Sri Lanka and Surrey feature twice each on the list, albeit securing the bottom four slots.
– Interestingly, Jamie How and Ali Brown are the only ones with double-hundreds.
– Upul Tharanga and Brown feature twice each on the list.
– Ian Ward is the only one to not reach a hundred.
– Sri Lanka (against England) were batting second. They scored 323 for 2 in 37.3 overs.
