ool mer ▁witness ed ▁Han if ▁Moh amm ad ▁scoring ▁ 4 9 9 , ▁setting ▁a ▁world ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁highest ▁score ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket . ▁Some ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁later , ▁W ool mer , ▁as ▁coach ▁of ▁War wick shire ▁County ▁Cr icket ▁Club , ▁was ▁watching ▁when ▁the ▁county ' s ▁b ats man ▁Brian ▁L ara ▁passed ▁that ▁mark , ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁record ▁of ▁ 5 0 1 ▁not ▁out . ▁ ▁W ool mer ▁went ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁Kent , ▁first ▁at ▁Y ard ley ▁Court ▁in ▁Ton bridge ▁and ▁then ▁The ▁Sk inners ' ▁School ▁in ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 5 , ▁Col in ▁Page , ▁the ▁coach ▁and ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Kent ▁second ▁XI , ▁converted ▁him ▁from ▁an ▁off - sp inner ▁to ▁a ▁medium ▁pace ▁bow ler . ▁ ▁W ool mer ' s ▁first ▁job ▁was ▁as ▁a ▁sales ▁representative ▁for ▁I CI , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁senior ▁cr icket ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁club ▁and ▁with ▁Kent ' s ▁second ▁XI . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁he ▁broke ▁the ▁Kent ish ▁Le agues ' ▁Bat ▁and ▁trap ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁consecutive ▁strik es ▁between ▁the ▁white ▁posts : ▁ 1 3 ▁in ▁one ▁game . ▁ ▁Selection ▁for ▁Kent ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 , ▁W ool mer ▁joined ▁the ▁Kent ▁cr icket ▁staff ▁and