Chris Gayle may have swapped the Indian Premier League for the Natwest T20 Blast in the UK, but his swashbuckling scoring hasn’t changed one iota.
The big Jamaican is playing for Somerset after a patchy season for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, and he smashed 151 not out in his second match, which ended in defeat to Kent Spitfires.
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During the innings, one of his 15 sixes ended up in a river outside the ground, and one hardy fan saw the opportunity to grab a souvenir.
Martin Bullock jumped in after the ball while his friend filmed it. Watch the video below.
Here's Bullock after getting out of the water...
@SomersetCCC I went and got it! #BloodyCold pic.twitter.com/E1jPJVx25m— Martin Bullock (@MartinDB07) May 31, 2015
And here he is with Gayle, who was happy to pose for a picture...
@alidurdenBBC Here you go boss, was a simply awesome day out!!! pic.twitter.com/ZGR3sgar1Z— Martin Bullock (@MartinDB07) June 1, 2015
...and also sign the ball...
@NatWestT20Blast @henrygayle @SomersetCCC and the big man signed it! #Legend pic.twitter.com/A975g3uNtM— Martin Bullock (@MartinDB07) June 1, 2015
Watch the video here:
Here's another view of the action...
@SomersetCCC #bestinthewest pic.twitter.com/8q6CmwQWis
— Harry Compton (@HarryCompton_) May 31, 2015
