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Worst Collapse Ever in Cricket History?

Australia at Kolkata in 2001-just had to bat out most of the final day for the draw were well on their way with Slats & Hayden & ended up failing miserably.
 
Firebreaker said:
They dropped me for these bunch of hacks
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LOL. You got to be worse than heaps of trash to be dropped from the UAE U19 team. :)))

Also, i am surprised they gave preference to foreign nationals over an 'emarati'. I so believe you. :yk
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MMHS said:
Actually, if we consider the lowest Test scores as collapse, then it's very easy, Newzeland's 26 & there are few <50 scores in first 50 years of Test history.

To me collapse is to loose last 7-8 wickets to finish way below from what an innings promised. Not surprisingly there are many monumental collapse done by the 2Ws or Pak Fast bowlers with the Old ball in last 35-40 years. One of the best collapse I can remember was England in Leeds '92 vs Pakistan. In reply to <200 of Pak, I think Eng was 300/1 or so, then came the 2 Ws with 15 overs old ball. I think, England were all out for 321.

Sarfaraz took 7/1 to win the MCG Test in 78-79, when Aus lost 7/10 or so. Ambi took 7/1, to close Aus 120 or so, Sohaib took 5 in 9 or 10 balls to put Aus 89/7 from 74/0.. In Karachi '94, I think Aus were 170/1, leading by 250+, 2Ws cleaned last 9 for around 60 more from one end (Boon carried the bat) & Pak chased 320.

In '81 Ashes, @ Edbeston, Botham cleaned the last 6 Aussie wicket for 1 & chasing 150 or so, Aus lost by 29-30 runs. I think, in 82-83, Imran on the flattest of tracks, inflicted 2 or 3 monumental collapse in the Indian line up. In 98-99, At Port of Spain, I think, McGrath & Gillespe close WI for 51, from 30/1 or 2. Harmission took 7/12 at Bridgetown to close last 8-9 WI wickets for 20 or so runs. These are few in my memory I have seen live or recorded; there must be some similar collapses but the Leeds & MCG one 'll difficult to match.
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Be careful talking about Karachi 1994.

This is the Test which Justice Qayyum found Salim Malik guilty of trying to fix. But the ending was so improbable that I have always been certain that it was fixed.
 
Junaids said:
Be careful talking about Karachi 1994.

This is the Test which Justice Qayyum found Salim Malik guilty of trying to fix. But the ending was so improbable that I have always been certain that it was fixed.
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AUS lost that match - by last pair of ~58 partnership. What you are saying is that we should point fingures to 11 Aussie plaers - OK, 10. We can exclude Boon.

What Malik was found had nothing to do with WWs cleaning 75K worth of Test career runs in less than 10 overs from the tightest of corners & some of worst attitude fielders around. (Even Boon & Mark was dropped few times - if I had the power, I would have skinned few PAK fielders those days ..... alive).
 
Apart from the ones already mentioned,

-) Australia's 4th innings (whole innings) collapse against India in Mumbai, 2004 was one of the worst.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64102.html


-) SL vs Aus, Warne's first match-winning performance, he had a bowling average of 300+ before producing that match-winning spell

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63580.html


-) England vs Australia Adelaide 2006, from 69/1 to 129 all out

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausveng/engine/match/249223.html


-) England vs Australia, Melbourne 1990, from 113/1 to 150 all out

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63544.html


-) Lillee's 8/29 against World XI (full innings)

http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/A...ORLD-XI_IN_AUS/WORLD-XI_AUS_10-12DEC1971.html


-) Australia vs SA, Sydney 1994 (full innings)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63629.html
 
Stallion__ said:
Apart from the ones already mentioned,

-) Australia's 4th innings (whole innings) collapse against India in Mumbai, 2004 was one of the worst.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64102.html


-) SL vs Aus, Warne's first match-winning performance, he had a bowling average of 300+ before producing that match-winning spell

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63580.html


-) England vs Australia Adelaide 2006, from 69/1 to 129 all out

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausveng/engine/match/249223.html


-) England vs Australia, Melbourne 1990, from 113/1 to 150 all out

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63544.html


-) Lillee's 8/29 against World XI (full innings)

http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/A...ORLD-XI_IN_AUS/WORLD-XI_AUS_10-12DEC1971.html


-) Australia vs SA, Sydney 1994 (full innings)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63629.html
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I would also like to add:

1) Pakistan vs England Headingly 2006 - After England amassed 500+, Pakistan did the same with YK and MoYo scoring 150+. However, england scored around 320 in the 3rd innings and leaving pakistan to chase around 300 in the 4th innings. We then managed to score an incredible 155 whilst collapsing on a phatta...
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/225257.html

2) Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Galle 2014 - This game just occured last year so I am surprised many have forgotten about it. We scored 451 in the 1st innings with YK scoring 177. However, Sri Lanka scored 550 with Sanga getting a double hundred. Pakistan managed a fantastic 180 all out on another phatta and Matthews chased it down just before rain feel later on Day 5.
A very agonizing defeat at that time!
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/745153.html
 
The worst batting performance by the top order has to be Pakistan being reduced to 1 for 4 in their match against the WI in the just concluded WCC. Then again, I'm Indian :)
 
CORNERED-TIGER said:
look at this scorecard



India 2nd innings R 4s 6s
SM Gavaskar c Julien b Holding 2 0 0
DB Vengsarkar lbw b Jumadeen 21 0
M Amarnath st †Murray b Jumadeen 60 7 3
S Madan Lal b Holding 8 0
S Venkataraghavan b Holding 0 0 0
SMH Kirmani† not out 0 0 0
AD Gaekwad absent hurt -
GR Viswanath absent hurt -
BP Patel absent hurt -
BS Bedi* absent hurt -
BS Chandrasekhar absent hurt -
Extras (nb 6) 6

Total (all out; 26.2 overs) 97
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Tests like this one in which the fast bowler bowls with the intention of injuring the batsman (on a pitch with uneven bounce) is the reason why batsmen today wear helmets, arm guards etc. Wearing no protection, Gaekwad was struck on his head and Patel on his mouth. Viswanath fractured his finger. Such crap doesn't work any more now that batsmen have protection.

In those days, the umpires were supposed to be the check on such bowling, but the WI umpires, very hospitably did not check the WI bowlers. Wisden says "short-pitched bowling... to the extent where the umpires should have intervened".

Read the Wisden report on this test:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153023.html
 
The father, grand father, great grand father, great great grand father of all collapses.
 
Now you're going to see all the living Indian gods of cricket going down the drain! Why us the subcontinent fans become so furious on a series like this anyway! Very Impatient! Well its a fact that India kept on playing on home worst pitches; they were and are bound to fail miserably on foreign tracks! One way or the other that shouldn't make a difference! But this was no doubt the worst batting collapse somehow this Indian line up even left all Pakistani collapse behind!
 
MMHS said:
I think, we need to know a bit of history of that Kingston Test. It's more glory than shame for India if we know the actual story.

In '76, at PoSpain, against 3 WI spinners, India chased over 400, which made Loyd simply mad out of his normal composed personality, as he declared on 4th morning after assurance from his bowlers. He abused the 3 spinners after the match & literally shut down the path for WI spinners. During his captaincy, I don't think any spinner ever played Test for the next 9 years (I guess, Clide Butts played one, but replacing Loyd for injury).

The series was 1-1 & the last (4th) Test was at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica; notoriously famous for uneven bounce. WI went with 4 fast men & Holding at 23, was angry enough after the mouthful he got in last Test, for not getting a single wicket, defending 400+. WI Fast bowlers unsporting started to target Indian batsmen with 5/6 men on leg side & the local umpires kept silent. The worst was for Holding & Julien to bowl 5/6 bouncers in a over with the second new ball to the Indian tail. Indian Captain Bisen Bedi, the great character that he was, declared at 306/6 (I guess) to protect his bowlers.

WI took a 80+ lead & in 2nd Innings, & once India closed the deficit, WI became desperate; even beamers were thrown by local boy Holding (He is right, he was lucky not to play during Match Referee days) & the local umpires didn't have the balls to talk with Lyod. 3/4 Indian batsmen were hurt badly & Patel was hospitalized (I am the last person to be convinced that, Gavasker, Vengsarker, Amarnath & Vishwanath were sacred by the pace). In protest to this, Bedi waited till India avoided the innings defeat & declared with four of his bowlers not coming at all in either innings.

I think Bedi was criticized for not attending the podium later, but in his illustrious career, Loyd will never be able to talk eye-ball to eye-ball for that Jamaica Test. If this Jamaica Test is referred as a scared/fixed great collapse, than I have to say that Cricket pornography version (T20) has perverted our taste.
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Good post.

As I read it the wicket got wet too, making the bounce even more steepling and unpredictable. What with WI quicks going collectively crazy and the umps not reigning them in, it was a wonder that no Indian got killed.
 
Robert said:
Good post.

As I read it the wicket got wet too, making the bounce even more steepling and unpredictable. What with WI quicks going collectively crazy and the umps not reigning them in, it was a wonder that no Indian got killed.
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Thanks. I have read lots from Lloyd, one of the greatest ever characters of the game, but he never, never said anything on that Jamaica Test. Sometimes, I can't recall when or where, Lloyd & either Bedi or Gavasker were co-commentating in a match & Llyod was reminded on that Jamaica Test. I was not surprised with his apologetic tone & he said something like people matures with age, a young Captain often doesn't have the control of the proceedings.....

Thanks again for reminding this thread man, I am still waiting when [MENTION=58237]CORNERED-TIGER[/MENTION] is going to reappear from MARS.
 
CORNERED-TIGER said:
trouble because of me? lol

lowest innings scores by asian teams in test cricket


42 by india
53 by pakistan
62 by bangla
71 by lanka

right at the top
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All time team scores (all out only) of below 100 (26-99) scored by each team.... and scored against each team...... sorted by number of test per low (26-99) innings.....
 

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England v Pakistan, the deciding third ODI in 1987.

Pakistan batted first and reached 168-3, then Javed Miandad got out.

Twenty minutes later they were 170-8, three overs after that they were 178-9.

That was well and truly in special needs territory!
 
Junaids said:
England v Pakistan, the deciding third ODI in 1987.

Pakistan batted first and reached 168-3, then Javed Miandad got out.

Twenty minutes later they were 170-8, three overs after that they were 178-9.

That was well and truly in special needs territory!
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Junaids do you remember the one caused by Misbah throwing his wicket away on a tour of South Africa I think in 2013? Pak had a real shot of winning I believe in Cape Town, what others are among the top tier caused by Misbah? I feel as though he has been at the centre of them
 
All sorts of catastrophic batting fails by England in the last couple of years, due to picking LO specialists.

But now Silverwood seems to be bringing on some patient long innings men to take pressure off Root and Stokes, and Pope is a real find. I would put him at four with Root at five and Stokes at six.
 
MMHS said:
I think, we need to know a bit of history of that Kingston Test. It's more glory than shame for India if we know the actual story.

In '76, at PoSpain, against 3 WI spinners, India chased over 400, which made Loyd simply mad out of his normal composed personality, as he declared on 4th morning after assurance from his bowlers. He abused the 3 spinners after the match & literally shut down the path for WI spinners. During his captaincy, I don't think any spinner ever played Test for the next 9 years (I guess, Clide Butts played one, but replacing Loyd for injury).

The series was 1-1 & the last (4th) Test was at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica; notoriously famous for uneven bounce. WI went with 4 fast men & Holding at 23, was angry enough after the mouthful he got in last Test, for not getting a single wicket, defending 400+. WI Fast bowlers unsporting started to target Indian batsmen with 5/6 men on leg side & the local umpires kept silent. The worst was for Holding & Julien to bowl 5/6 bouncers in a over with the second new ball to the Indian tail. Indian Captain Bisen Bedi, the great character that he was, declared at 306/6 (I guess) to protect his bowlers.

WI took a 80+ lead & in 2nd Innings, & once India closed the deficit, WI became desperate; even beamers were thrown by local boy Holding (He is right, he was lucky not to play during Match Referee days) & the local umpires didn't have the balls to talk with Lyod. 3/4 Indian batsmen were hurt badly & Patel was hospitalized (I am the last person to be convinced that, Gavasker, Vengsarker, Amarnath & Vishwanath were sacred by the pace). In protest to this, Bedi waited till India avoided the innings defeat & declared with four of his bowlers not coming at all in either innings.

I think Bedi was criticized for not attending the podium later, but in his illustrious career, Loyd will never be able to talk eye-ball to eye-ball for that Jamaica Test. If this Jamaica Test is referred as a scared/fixed great collapse, than I have to say that Cricket pornography version (T20) has perverted our taste.
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I just found this post and wow this was a great read. Just wanted to give appreciation, this really showed me some context of those.older days.
 
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How come India's 36 AO is not mentioned here.
Is this thread only for collapse from commanding position?
 
Thanos said:
How come India's 36 AO is not mentioned here.
Is this thread only for collapse from commanding position?
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Collapse means to lose a bunch of wickets from commanding position.

26 ao or 36 ao are just plain low scoring innings.

240/2 to 260/10 is a collapse
 
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