Who are the Worst International players U've seen?

[Prince EWS]

Matsikenyeri isnt half as bad as Sibanda.

 

[Prince EWS]

I think Lameck Onyango deserves a mention in this thread.

He plays for a lesser nation, but his ODI record is absolutely attrocious.

Batting
Matches: 5
Innings: 5
Not Outs: 2
Runs: 30
High Score: 23
Average: 10.00
Strike Rate: 96.77
Fours: 3
Sixes: 1

The scary thing about that batting record is that it could be much worse - he scored 23 of this 30 career runs in one innings. This isnt the worst of it though... he bats at 11, and has, on occassion, batted at 11 without bowling, making him a specialist #11 in the side.. His bowling figures really top off what a horrible player he is, though.

Bowling
Matches: 5
Overs: 13.5
Runs: 130
Wickets: 1
Best Bowling: 1/45
Average: 130.00
Strike Rate: 81.00
Economy Rate: 9.62

 

[Woody_cloudofsm]

Yet he still manages to hold a place in the Zimbabwean ODI team....

Most of the bowlers actually have better records than his. I think the fact that he actually looks good when he is out there works a lot in his favour. Plays solid defensive shots, cracks a four or two and then gets out, but he LOOKS good, so he keeps getting a game. Im definately getting sick of seeing his recalls to the squad though... if only Vermeulen or Williams got that many chances...

Are u referring to vusimuzi sibanda it sounds like it?

The worst player to ever get a test cap was floyd reifer of teh west indies omg he was so ordinary

Shiv sundar das still holds a test average in the mid 30's at leats and has test hundreds to his name i also think you are being pretty harsh to Adrian Griffith if you recall on the tour to newzealand him and sherwin campbell made a formidable opening partnership and was just coming good only to be straight away dropped for darren ganga.

 

[Woody_cloudofsm]

a. 21 - 22 is ridiculously young for a spinner to play test cricket yet he achieved admirable figures against the commonly acknowledged finest players of spin.

b. County cricket vs bowling spin on the Gabba. Might as well be 2 different sports.

c. Agreed but he also dismissed Tendy and Laxman, 2 of the world's best players

Very good point peopel dun realsie is that vvs and sachin played wonderful innings on a very tough wicket and end up winning the test for their country hauritz 2 for 87 were worth 4 or 5 for 87 considering tendulkar made 59 and laxman 65 had he not taking the wonderful caught and bowled to dismiss vvs then he would have gone on to get a 100 he was due in good form. Cameron
White is the worst ive seen him bowl at domestic level he is the worst doesnt even get a bowl when warnie plays and hes the captain. Hauritz has revelled at list a level for queensland.

 

[marc71178]

How is 2-87 worth 4 or 5-87 just because he got a man out who was on a good score?

 

[Woody_cloudofsm]

ok maybe not worth 4 0r 5 but he did get the two key wickets australia were looking for in that innings

 

[foe]

I think Lameck Onyango deserves a mention in this thread.

He plays for a lesser nation, but his ODI record is absolutely attrocious.

Batting
Matches: 5
Innings: 5
Not Outs: 2
Runs: 30
High Score: 23
Average: 10.00
Strike Rate: 96.77
Fours: 3
Sixes: 1

The scary thing about that batting record is that it could be much worse - he scored 23 of this 30 career runs in one innings. This isnt the worst of it though... he bats at 11, and has, on occassion, batted at 11 without bowling, making him a specialist #11 in the side.. His bowling figures really top off what a horrible player he is, though.

Bowling
Matches: 5
Overs: 13.5
Runs: 130
Wickets: 1
Best Bowling: 1/45
Average: 130.00
Strike Rate: 81.00
Economy Rate: 9.62

specialist no. 11 thats a new one!!

speaking of kenya David Obuya Played more than 20 ODI's as a batsman even though he averages 10

 

[Neil Pickup]

specialist no. 11 thats a new one!!

speaking of kenya David Obuya Played more than 20 ODI's as a batsman even though he averages 10

I thought David Obuya was a keeper? 20 catches and four stumpings in his 23 ODIs suggests so!

 

[luckyeddie]

I thought David Obuya was a keeper? 20 catches and four stumpings in his 23 ODIs suggests so!

He's played 6 games as a specialist, er, (checks cricinfo) fielder.

Actually, he made a fifty opening.

Not just a No 11

 

[tooextracool]

No Test team who fails to chase just over 100 in any Test can blame its bowlers for the loss. I don't care how bad the deck is, with the exception of one which has been rained on (obviously not a factor any more). Even on the WACA in 1997 against the WI on a deck which had cracks big enough to lose shoes in, Australia still managed almost 200. The blame for the loss in India rests squarely with the batsmen.

rubbish, a lead of 100 on a wicket that was turning square and only getting worse should have been enough to finish them off for less than 150. fact is that they had no problem bowling india out in the first innings and if hauritz hadnt bowled like a joke, they would had no problems bowling them out cheaply for a 2nd time. the batsmen should have been able to chase 100 yes, but it does not change the fact that the bowlers screwed up and gave india a chance ITFP.

Laughable.

a bit of exaggeration maybe, but almost anybody who can turn his arm over on that wicket would have been able to get tendulkar and laxman out at some point in time. however whether its after they score a few runs or after they score plenty is a completely different story.

 

[Smudge]

Feel a few NZ players need to be added to this list:

Royden Hayes
Warren Wisneski
Mark Douglas
Robert Kennedy
Mark Priest
Mark Haslam
Murray Webb
Richard de Groen
Carl Bulfin
Kerry Walmsley
David Sewell
Darrin Murray
Blair Hartland
Blair Pocock

 

[ramkumar_gr]

I will give a countrywise list.

England:
Mark Ramprakash
Rikki Clarke
Ronnie Irani

WI:
Adrian Griffith
X Marshall
Stuart Williams

Newzealand:
Richard De Groen

Pakistan:
Akram Raza

SouthAfrica:
Adam Bacher

India:
Parthiv Patel
Gyanendra Pandey
Pharas Mhambrey

and the whole of Zim and Bangladesh teams except Taibu,Asraful,Mortaza and H Bashar

 

[ramkumar_gr]

Worst Test XI , selected in view that it has the potential to lose to any club side in the world

Worst Test XI:

SS Das(IND)
B Pockok(NZ)
G Hick(ENG)
M Ramprakash(ENG)
J Rudolph(SA)
S Watson(AUS)
P Patel(IND)
Ronnie Irani(ENG)
Rawl Lewis(WI)
Patterson Thompson(WI)
Peter Such(ENG)

 

[luckyeddie]

Worst Test XI , selected in view that it has the potential to lose to any club side in the world

Worst Test XI:

SS Das(IND)
B Pockok(NZ)
G Hick(ENG)
M Ramprakash(ENG)
J Rudolph(SA)
S Watson(AUS)
P Patel(IND)
Ronnie Irani(ENG)
Rawl Lewis(WI)
Patterson Thompson(WI)
Peter Such(ENG)

I'm sorry, but Peter Such took 6-87 or so on debut against Australia, and ended his career with an average in the low 30's.

Not world class, but not exactly awful. Also, to include Hick in the same side (to lose to any club side in the world, you say) is just silly. He would have spent 2 days just batting them out of the game.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Worst Test XI , selected in view that it has the potential to lose to any club side in the world

Worst Test XI:

SS Das(IND)
B Pockok(NZ)
G Hick(ENG)
M Ramprakash(ENG)
J Rudolph(SA)
S Watson(AUS)
P Patel(IND)
Ronnie Irani(ENG)
Rawl Lewis(WI)
Patterson Thompson(WI)
Peter Such(ENG)

That team would hammer most if not all clubs sides.

 

[ramkumar_gr]

I'm sorry, but Peter Such took 6-87 or so on debut against Australia, and ended his career with an average in the low 30's.

Not world class, but not exactly awful. Also, to include Hick in the same side (to lose to any club side in the world, you say) is just silly. He would have spent 2 days just batting them out of the game.

Hick and Ramprakash are the only players in Test Cricket to have played as many number of matches they have played with this low an average.
Hick is averaging 31 from 65 tests and Ramprakash 27 from 52 tests. No other player from any team comes to mind who have got such a pathetic record.

Peter Such, yes , what you say, i agree. I apologise.

He can be replaced by Ian Salisbury (bowling average of 77)

 

[ramkumar_gr]

That team would hammer most if not all clubs sides.

They would struggle to take even a single wicket.

 

[luckyeddie]

Hick and Ramprakash are the only players in Test Cricket to have played as many number of matches they have played with this low an average.
Hick is averaging 31 from 65 tests and Ramprakash 27 from 52 tests. No other player from any team comes to mind who have got such a pathetic record.

Peter Such, yes , what you say, i agree. I apologise.

He can be replaced by Ian Salisbury (bowling average of 77)

Oh, I don't doubt that both Hick and Rampers were perpetual under-achievers in test match cricket, but was that what we were looking for? Perhaps you're right. Yes, what the hell. Put them in.

Equally you could throw in Mike Brearley (although you would then no doubt then win the game through his brilliance as a captain).

 

[ramkumar_gr]

That team would hammer most if not all clubs sides.

Pedro, just look at my analysis.

SS Das(IND)(BT Average 34.89 2 hundreds against ZIM)
B Pockok(NZ)(BT Average 22)
G Hick(ENG) ( BT Average 31)
M Ramprakash(ENG)(BT Average 27)
J Rudolph(SA) ( BT Av 38 60% runs against Bangladesh and Zim)
S Watson(AUS) (BT 21 Bowling 98.00)
P Patel(IND) (BT 36 Missed catches & Missed stumpings 100)
Ronnie Irani(ENG) ( BT 17 Bowling 38)
Rawl Lewis(WI) ( BT 4.3 Bowling 318.00)
Patterson Thompson(WI) ( BT 8 Bow 43)
Ian Salisbury(ENG) ( BT 16.7 Bowl 77)

If we assume every player performs according to their average,
the total they will make 239

And If we assume all 5 bowlers share 2 wickets each, the opposition team
will end up scoring 1148. This is for an international contest.

Even if you give 30% of benefit to our worst side during club matches, still they will manage to lose by a mammoth margin

 

[ramkumar_gr]

Oh, I don't doubt that both Hick and Rampers were perpetual under-achievers in test match cricket, but was that what we were looking for? Perhaps you're right. Yes, what the hell. Put them in.

Equally you could throw in Mike Brearley (although you would then no doubt then win the game through his brilliance as a captain).

You are right eddie. Brearly will make all batsman score their bests and make bowlers come up with their best bowling performances and lead them to victories against test nations let alone club sides.

Let us not include him.