Worst batsman ever to score a Test match 100

[Prince EWS]

He (Smith) is the second worst cricketer to play for a test side other than Bangladesh and Zimbabwe that I've ever seen.

Out of interest, who is the worst? Ontong and Petersen spring to mind as those who looked truly awful but I think they were both a fair bit better than Smith if you take their decent First Class performances into account.

 

[TT Boy]

Dwayne Bravo is still to come back from injury though, so he'll be the one to replace Chattergoon or Marshall. There's a few seemingly ahead of Dwayne Smith in the queue right now anyway; I doubt he'll be playing a Test any time soon.

Smith has gone Kolpak and has said he fancies playing for England...

 

[TT Boy]

Ganga > Dwayne Smith IMO. At least Ganga scores runs at First Class level ocassionally - Smith only averages about 25 even there. I suppose you could argue that Smith's more of an allrounder than a pure batsman but he was selected as a specialist batsman when he made that debut ton.

Yeah fair point given Smith was then selected as a batsman and at least Ganga can bat some overs in test cricket, scoring runs is a different issue.

 

[Jigga988]

Smith has gone Kolpak and has said he fancies playing for England...

Oh yeah, forgot he went kolpak, never get in to England though.

 

[Prince EWS]

Smith has gone Kolpak and has said he fancies playing for England...

Ahh yes, I remember now. I think I even commented on that somewhere on CW when it happened. That takes his chances of playing a Test any time soon from "decidely unlikely" to "about the same as Mathew Sinclair's".

 

[Jigga988]

Ahh yes, I remember now. I think I even commented on that somewhere on CW when it happened. That takes his chances of playing a Test any time soon from "decidely unlikely" to "about the same as Mathew Sinclair's".

 

[Jigga988]

On the other hand Devon Smith also had a test century, he was pretty poor. Probobly not in the league of Sinclair but poor none the less.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

The worst batsmen I have seen (as opposed to bowlers/keepers who can bat a bit) who have recorded test centuries are Adrian Griffith and Trevor Franklin

Saw highlights of his ton the other day against the Kiwis. Seriously made batting look difficult.

 

[TT Boy]

On the other hand Devon Smith also had a test century, he was pretty poor. Probobly not in the league of Sinclair but poor none the less.

Chattergoon makes Devon Smith look good.

 

[Langeveldt]

Out of interest, who is the worst? Ontong and Petersen spring to mind as those who looked truly awful but I think they were both a fair bit better than Smith if you take their decent First Class performances into account.

Thami Tsolekile.. Talking more about his batting than his glovework which wasn't the worst..

 

[sunilreddy]

Jerome Taylor
Ajay Ratra

 

[Harry Harrison]

Mathew Sinclair

I wish to see a serious stuff from you. Maybe i need at least one more life to fulfil this wish.

 

[Harry Harrison]

Its hard to decide between Taylor and Gillespi. It's great if they both score in even double figure.

 

[GIMH]

I wish to see a serious stuff from you. Maybe i need at least one more life to fulfil this wish.

Jeez, you're the second poster on CW to whine at me for not being serious about anything.

 

[Langeveldt]

Jeez, you're the second poster on CW to whine at me for not being serious about anything.

Except GnR

 

[GIMH]

This is true, will be serious til the cows come home when it comes to my GNR.

(doesn't feel right making this post without the knowledge that geg is gonna have something to say, then again this thread might still be about on Wednesday )

 

[Langeveldt]

This is true, will be serious til the cows come home when it comes to my GNR.

(doesn't feel right making this post without the knowledge that geg is gonna have something to say, then again this thread might still be about on Wednesday )

I'll fill in for him..

You're a **** Corrin...

 

[GIMH]

Good effort, but it lacked geg's ****ishness for mine

 

[zaremba]

The worst batsmen I have seen (as opposed to bowlers/keepers who can bat a bit) who have recorded test centuries are Adrian Griffith and Trevor Franklin

Great call for Franklin. The least watchable batsman it has ever been my misfortune to watch. I saw him get 100 v England in either 1990 or the following tour and it was truly miserable viewing. I began placing heated needles into my eyes purely to distract myself from the sight of his dreadful innings

 

[Anil]

ijaz faqih is a good addition to the list of worst batsmen with a century...