Worst Delivery Ever?

[gettingbetter]

I was watching the news, Ponting's captaincy and tactics were in question and the reporter was talking about how he used part-timers instead of taking wickets and that is the first time I saw Cameron White's wide. I think that could be possibly the worst delivery that I have ever seen.

I know that Harmison's Brisbane delivery will be quite popular.

 

[NZTailender]

Is there an online video of it? Have basically seen nothing of this entire series.

 

[pasag]

The one that bounced twice and Border hit for four or six would have to be up there.

 

[gettingbetter]

Is there an online video of it? Have basically seen nothing of this entire series.

Not too sure. But simply, It appeared to stick in White's hand. A halftracker which pitched a foot outside leg and just continued, it didn't get much higher that Haddin's ankle either.

 

[Mard]

^ worst pregnancy ever

 

[Somerset]

Andre Adams has bowled a few absolute shockers before - one double bounce to Bichel in the World Cup, another ball in the NZ v India 2003 series that he released far too early and went about 20 metres high and Anil Kumble lost track of it and was out hit wicket.

 

[Polo23]

Andre Adams has bowled a few absolute shockers before - one double bounce to Bichel in the World Cup

That was a classic. I liked the "Oh no" as Adams released it

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Tuffers' ball which didn't land on the pitch. That was awesomely bad.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=jyayFKLHpXQ

 

[fredfertang]

I shall be boring and nominate Trevor Chappell's notorious daisycutter

 

[Smudge]

Michael Owens' first ball in test cricket - straight to second slip. Unfortunately, there was no bat involved.

 

[Richard]

I'm pretty confident I bowled the worst delivery I've ever seen. Bounced about 3 times and landed 2 strips down, on the leg-side. Was almost hoping it was going to be called dead-ball, wasn't really looking at what it was called, was just walking back shaking my head.

I really hate that ground, has the most obscene slope and it's completely impossible not to have no chance of bowling properly as a seamer on it, you just cannot run in with rhythm up such a hill.

 

[Langeveldt]

I'm pretty confident I bowled the worst delivery I've ever seen. Bounced about 3 times and landed 2 strips down, on the leg-side. Was almost hoping it was going to be called dead-ball, wasn't really looking at what it was called, was just walking back shaking my head.

I really hate that ground, has the most obscene slope and it's completely impossible not to have no chance of bowling properly as a seamer on it, you just cannot run in with rhythm up such a hill.

Bit of a pointless contribution, bearing in mind that

a) Nobody else here will have seen it to disagree/agree with you
b) I bowled the worst delivery I've ever seen too.. When I was seven and it slipped out of my hand and went behind the umpire

Have to go for Tuffnell's delivery to McMillan

 

[Richard]

Well the question is "worst delivery ever" and I highly doubt anyone has seen anything worse than that, even if they didn't see that.

BTW, I think you'd have to put a minimum age of 12 or 13 for the bowler. Surprised anyone was playing an organised game of cricket at the age of 7. I was just playing "let's get a Kwik Cricket ball, bat and stumps and have 15 fielders, no cut strip and the batsman passing on the bat to one of the fielders when he's out" or something along those lines.

And if the ball doesn't go down the pitch, it's not a delivery, it's a dead-ball.

 

[Redbacks]

John Howard comes close

Can't bowl can't catch

 

[sanga1337]

Out of ones that I have seen: Underarm delivery by trevor chapple, Ashraful's ball that bounced twice and Harmisons rediculously wide ball at the start of the ashes.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

It depends on your definition of a bad delivery. In a one day final between Kent and Middlesex in the 80's Kent had to prevent Middlesex scoring off the final ball of the match to win the trophy. Richard Ellison bowled a full toss outside leg stump which not surprisingly ended up being hit to the boundary (by John Emburey).

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Haha how good is Tuffers.

 

[Precambrian]

Harmy's one! Cant beat that.

White's one in recent times.

 

[Johnners]

Harmy's one! Cant beat that.

White's one in recent times.

Nah Tuffers did a pretty good job of beating it.

 

[NUFAN]

I'd probably go Trevor Chappell's although I guess is was quite straight really.