Aeden McQueary (GB national team archive, courtesy of www.catchthefever.de)

In the first of two victories against the host nation in a successful Euro qualifier campaign in Tel Aviv, Israel, ex-NBL player Aeden McQueary notched up 15 strike-outs for Great Britain. According to available records, this is the second highest known total by a GB player. A full list is below, headed by British Baseball Hall of Famer, Ross Kendrick, and featuring another Hall of Fame inductee, Gavin Marshall.

1. 1938, World Championship — Ross Kendrick struck out 16 in 9.0 innings in Game 1 against the USA.
2. 2011, Euro Qualifying Pool — Aeden McQueary struck out 15 in 7.0 innings against Israel.
3. 1967, Euro A-Pool — Terry Warner struck out 14 in 9.0 innings against Sweden.
4. 1996, Euro B-Pool — Pete Arthur struck out 13 in 6.1 innings against Slovakia.
5. 1938, World Championship — Ross Kendrick struck out 12 in 9.0 innings in Game 4 against the USA.
6. 1988, Euro B-Pool — Brian Thurston struck out 12 in 9.0 innings against Sweden.
7. 1994, Euro B-Pool — Martyn Dutton struck out 11 in 6.0 innings against Norway.
8. 1965, exhibition against The Netherlands — Wally O’Neil struck out 11 in 9.0 innings.
9. 1999, Euro A-Pool — Gavin Marshall struck out 11 in 9.0 innings against Croatia.

It is possible that there should be other entries on the list from among the following high full-tournament strike-out totals, but game-by-game breakdowns are unavailable:

• 1992, Euro B-Pool — Brian Thurston had 28 Ks in 23.0 innings.
• 1989, Euro A-Pool — Brian Thurston had 25 Ks in 23.1 innings.
• 1995, Euro B-Pool — Gavin Marshall had 22 Ks in 19.0 innings.
• 1991, Euro A-Pool — Brian Thurston had 20 Ks in 17.0 innings.