Worst ball you've ever seen take a wicket

[Bijed]

Never seen that before, absolutely brilliant!

 

[Stace]

Swann to Rogers Lords 2013

Ashwin couldn't take a wicket like that in his dreams, but then that wicket was taken outside Asia so....

 

[Stace]

Didn't notice. Too busy laughing at Cook wagging his wrist behind him in his run up like a dog wags it tail.

That was a tribute to Bob Willis, watch from 1:04 to see Bob do it. What a great Cook is he can take a wicket while doing impressions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZzWcfg4_sc

Anyone know why the video isn't playable on here?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yea thats right. Assume the ball follows its path and dont expect any turn or swing

Rashid has bowled a few really filthy long hops that have taken wickets, and Ashraful got a wicket off a ball that bounced twice. Those gotta be up there.

wait this needs further explanation

 

[Burgey]

It bounced twice, presumably before it got to the batsman. Dunno why more blokes don't bowl them. Hard to score off.

 

[Zinzan]

That was a tribute to Bob Willis, watch from 1:04 to see Bob do it. What a great Cook is he can take a wicket while doing impressions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZzWcfg4_sc

Anyone know why the video isn't playable on here?

That spell by big Bob though. Jeez, I swear that's 5-10kms quicker than he bowled any other time of his career. Some of those deliveries were absolute snorters.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Technically, I'd argue Lillee dismissing Fredericks (hit wicket) in the 1975 World Cup because he got a wicket off a delivery that was hit for six.

 

[Zinzan]

Not sure about the worst ball ever, but for quality of dismissal, this has to be up there.

Oldie but goodie.

 

[Stace]

That spell by big Bob though. Jeez, I swear that's 5-10kms quicker than he bowled any other time of his career. Some of those deliveries were absolute snorters.

Yeh absolutely unplayable, wish they had all the technology we have these days to watch it.

 

[cnerd123]

wait this needs further explanation

A ball bouncing twice before the crease is legal. Bouncing more than that is a no-ball

 

[Adders]

Anyone know why the video isn't playable on here?

You need to embed it in your post, not just paste the link. Click the little movie reel icon at the top of the quick reply box and a pop up will come up where you paste your link.

 

[Dan]

A ball bouncing twice before the crease is legal. Bouncing more than that is a no-ball

iirc some bloke in a T20 comp -- may have been English domestic -- basically mastered a double bounce yorker. As such, they promptly banned it in the playing conditions.

Yep, was Warwickshire: ECB outlaws double-bouncing delivery | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[TheJediBrah]

A ball bouncing twice before the crease is legal. Bouncing more than that is a no-ball

I meant more so how it happened

youtubed it and the batsman was ABDV lol, pretty hilarious and that easily wins this thread IMO

 

[Daemon]

I think the Mark Taylor one is funnier because he comes down the track, yorks himself on the second bounce and gets bowled

 

[Furball]

Surprised this hasn't been mentioned. Top 5 on video at least.

Whoever put that video together wins 'worst editor ever'

 

[GIMH]

The Swann to Rogers one was what I had in mind, but having posted about Cook's wicket the other day I think Shri has a point.

 

[vic_orthdox]

iirc some bloke in a T20 comp -- may have been English domestic -- basically mastered a double bounce yorker. As such, they promptly banned it in the playing conditions.

Yep, was Warwickshire: ECB outlaws double-bouncing delivery | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

What wankishness from the ECB.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Here's the Chanderpaul / Steve Waugh one.

 

[Spikey]

steve's footwork is worse than the ball tbh

 

[Spikey]

I can't tell if the ball is good or not but I will use any opportunity to post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3pbFpNII8Q