This consuming confidence in self was released in November 1960 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the largest cricket theatre in the world. The sprawling ground, with its massive stands imposing themselves at the perimeter of the playing area, seemed designed specifically for Kanhai's artistry. He scored a memorable 252 against Victoria, witnessed by the late Australian batsman Jack Fingleton. He writes of Kanhai: He was a run-hungry young man and he knew how to go about building a big score. He seemed to hate bowlers, to hate the ball, and his whole being seemed to explode in spite as he got the stroke out of his electrified system. He hit so hard to leg that often he fell over in the middle of the stroke and once, in this 252, hit a perfect sweep when prone on the ground. Even so early at Melbourne, Kanhai had his own ideas as to who was the best batsman not only in the West Indies side but in both sides. His bat flashed like his dark eyes.
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