Dom thing special!

Richard Isaacs looks at how Dominic Sibley has eclipsed Denis Compton and Len Hutton.

Teen sensation Sibley makes his mark on record books

The 2013 domestic cricket season has been a major disappointment for Surrey County Cricket Club but they now have something to celebrate... courtesy of an 18-year-old schoolboy. Dominic Sibley created history on Thursday by becoming the youngest ever double centurion in the history of the County Championship by reaching 220 not out at the end of the third day of the final game at the KIA Oval against Yorkshire. He was finally dismissed on Friday - bowled by Ryan Sidebottom - having scored 242 off 536 balls with 24 fours and two sixes. The Whitgift School pupil, who was given a couple of weeks off lessons to play in the last few rounds of games for the county, broke David Sales' 17-year-old record as he batted through a mammoth 512 deliveries against the strong Tykes attack. A product of the Surrey Cricket Academy, Sibley made his first XI debut earlier this year but it was something of a bitter-sweet experience as he was forced to retire hurt just seven deliveries into the game against Essex in the Yorkshire Bank 40 with a badly cut knee. And the Ashtead Cricket Club youth, who played a couple of England Under 19 Tests in South Africa last winter, had seen his first three first-class innings yield just 22 runs but Surrey persevered with him and he took full advantage with this incredible innings. Sibley sits atop the list of the youngest Championship double ton makers, removing the now Northants veteran David Sales - who has gone on to score over 14,000 first-class runs and hit 29 centuries.

Youngest Double Centurions in County Championship

Yrs	Days	Name	Score	Team	Against	Venue	Season
18	21	Dominic Sibley	220no	Surrey	Yorkshire	The Oval	2013
18	234	David Sales	210no	Nhants	Worcs	Kidderminster	1996
19	206	James Taylor	207no	Leics	Surrey	The Oval	2009
19	249	David Nicholls	211	Kent	Derbyshire	Folkestone	1963
19	307	Dick Young	220	Sussex	Essex	Leyton	1905
20	43	Graeme Hick	227no	Worcs	Notts	Worcester	1986
20	54	Graeme Hick	219no	Worcs	Glamorgan	Neath	1986
20	75	Andrew Symonds	254no	Gloucs	Glamorgan	Abergavenny	1995
20	94	Alex Lees	275no	Yorkshire	Derbyshire	Chesterfield	2013

A look at the list shows a number of players with very big futures in the game - James Taylor and Alex Lees for example - while Graeme Hick posted over 100 first-class tons in his career after scoring two doubles as a 20