Everything clicked perfectly for Maidstone web designer Dan Pritchard in a once-in-a-lifetime bowling performance for Hollingbourne on Saturday.

Remarkably, the 32-year-old took eight wickets without conceding a single run from 31 balls as opponents Hunton Wanderers were bowled out for just nine in a Kent Regional League 1A Central game.

Pritchard (pictured), who had previously never taken more than six wickets in a match, suggested that the combination of a drying pitch and cloud cover at Hollingbourne's Pilgrims Way ground provided the ideal conditions for his swing bowling.

He said: "It was a bit bizarre, I managed to stick the ball in the right place and it started swinging when it needed to. It was strange, though, I was getting more concerned about not conceding any runs than taking wickets."

A run out by Pritchard himself ended his chance of equalling the club record of nine wickets in an innings, much to the relief of fellow player Paul Kelf who holds that honour.

The Hunton players stayed on at the ground for a couple of hours after their 230-run defeat and Pritchard said: "Not many teams would have done that. They were fantastic afterwards."