Former Australian Under-19 World Cup champion Harjas Singh has rewritten the record books, smashing an astonishing 314 runs from 141 balls for Western Suburbs in a one-day premier first-grade match at Ashfield’s Pratten Park on Saturday.
Singh’s extraordinary knock — featuring 35 sixes and 14 fours — powered Western Suburbs to 5-483, the highest team total in limited-overs premier first-grade history across Australia.
It is reported that none of his teammates managed more than 37, as the 20-year-old left-hander single-handedly destroyed the Sydney Cricket Club attack. “That’s definitely the cleanest ball-striking I’ve ever witnessed from myself,” Singh told Fox Cricket.
“I’ve worked hard on my power-hitting during the off-season, and for it to come off today was quite special.”
Walking in at No.3 in the 11th over, Singh reached his century off 74 balls and then exploded, adding 214 runs from his next 67 deliveries. His 35 sixes set a new record for the most in an innings, surpassing Victor Trumper’s 22 sixes for Paddington in 1902–03.
The knock ranks third-highest in NSW Premier First Grade history, behind only Trumper’s 335 (1903) and Phil Jaques’ 321 (2007).
Western Suburbs coach Chadd Porter described it as “a once-in-a-lifetime knock”. He told Fox Cricket:
“It was some of the most brutal hitting I’ve ever seen. He’s the fittest he’s ever been, and we all knew he was capable of something like this.”
Club president Michael Swan told SMH spectators were left stunned.
“It’s pretty insane. People who’ve watched sport for decades said they’d never seen anything like it. He’s gone past some impressive names — Michael Clarke, Phil Hughes, Bob Simpson — all from the same club.”
Incredibly, Singh was informed that his six-hitting spree sent about $2000 worth of Kookaburra balls out of the ground.
The performance eclipsed the previous national record of 219 not out by Tim Floros in 2018 and cemented Singh’s place among Australian club cricket greats.
The first person Singh called after his historic innings was his mother, a former state long jumper, who became emotional upon hearing the news.
A product of Australia’s 2024 Under-19 World Cup-winning squad, Singh had been overlooked for a NSW rookie contract last season — but his record-breaking knock could change that.
Western Suburbs won the match by 196 runs, with Singh’s power-packed innings already being hailed as one of the greatest ever seen in Australian grade cricket.
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