A YOUNG cricketer has joined the sport's legends after batting a remarkable over.

Anthony McMahon scored six sixes in a row, a feat which equals the achievements of some of the sport's heroes.

He ranks alongside cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers and Ravi Schastri, who both managed to score 36 off six balls.

But despite his score, Anthony's team, Chester-le-Street Under 13s, lost the match at Eppleton, near Houghton-Le-Spring. But the defeat meant little after his innings of 54.

Anthony, 13, said he had to work hard for the sixes, especially towards the end of the over as the pressure grew.

He said: "The bowler was quite quick and probably one of their better players to be honest, so it was not easy.

"By the fourth ball, I think they could see that it was possible what could happen, so fielders closed in and might have been trying to put me off." Anthony has been playing cricket since he was seven. He is also a member of the Newcastle United FC academy.