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London, Jun 23: Ben Jacklin normally learns his veterinary lessons inside the classroom. On Wednesday, he received a masterclass outside of it, through a clinical performance from Sachin Tendulkar.

The 22-year old Cambridge student was witness to a cricket version of slaughter as Tendulkar struck a 119-ball 155 for Lashings World XI.

It was the Indian star's first match at any level after he underwent a shoulder surgery in March this year and, with 25 fours and three sixes, it left Jacklin dazed.

"He was pretty awesome," Jacklin, a veterinary student, told BBC Sport.

"From about ball one there wasn't one ball he didn't time the pants off and smash to the boundary."

Jacklin also had to contend with Kiwi all-rounder Chris Cairns.

Both Tendulkar and Cairns repeatedly smashed his right-arm medium pace straight back over his head for several sixes.

"One thing I've really noticed is that with any ball on his legs he (Tendulkar) has known exactly where fine leg is and he's put it either fine of the man or straight of the man for four," said the bowler, whose five cost 74 runs for one wicket.

That lone wicket was none other than that of his destroyer, Tendulkar, who drove a low full toss to mid on.

"I had just had him dropped on the boundary the previous over, so if I hadn't got him out afterwards I would have been demanding a few drinks off the fielder who had dropped the catch," he said.

Cairns hammered nine sixes - one an astonishing blow that was still rising when it hit a sixth-floor balcony of a block of flats.

Lashings won by 104 runs.