Shameful Cricket Records: In cricket, just as being run out is the most disappointing and embarrassing thing for a batsman, similarly for a bowler, bowling more than 6 balls in an over is an embarrassing situation. There has been a bowler in the history of cricket who had made a shameful record of bowling 22 balls in an over. According to the rules of cricket, it is mandatory to bowl 6 legal balls in an over, but a bowler bowled 22 balls in an over, which no one can even imagine.
The most shameful record in cricket history
New Zealand spinner Bert Vance holds the shameful record of bowling the most number of balls in a single over of a cricket match. On 20 February 1990, New Zealand spinner Bert Vance bowled the maximum number of 22 balls in one over of a first class match against Canterbury. Bert Vance had made this shameful record while playing for Wellington. Former cricketer Bert Vance, who played four Tests for New Zealand, holds the record for bowling the most expensive over in cricket history.
This bowler became infamous all over the world
This record was made in first class cricket in New Zealand, when the most expensive over in the history of cricket was recorded. Bert Vance, who played 4 Tests for New Zealand, has accomplished this feat. Wellington's Bert Vance bowled an over of 22 balls in a first class match against Canterbury on 20 February 1990. Canterbury needed 95 runs to win in 2 overs, then Vance gave away 77 runs in his 17 no-ball overs. Former New Zealand cricketer Lee German had scored 70 runs in one over of cricket. This was the best score made by a batsman in any over of cricket.
Bowled 22 balls and gave away 77 runs
Bert Vance made a very bad start to the over. He bowled no balls continuously. He had only one legal ball in the first 17 balls. During this, Lee German completed his century in spectacular style. Vance bowled a total of 22 balls in this over and gave away 77 runs. After this, Canterbury team needed 18 runs to win in the last over. Lee German scored 17 runs on the first five balls, but he could not score any runs on the last ball and the match ended in a draw. In his career, Bert Vance scored 207 runs in 4 Tests with the help of 1 half-century and a total of 248 runs in 8 ODIs.
Here is the status of the match
The incident occurred on the final day of Wellington's Shell Trophy match against Canterbury in Christchurch. This was Wellington's last game of the season and after declaring their innings they gave Canterbury a target of 291 runs in 59 overs. Canterbury had a very bad start. Canterbury's 8 wickets fell for just 108 runs, due to which everyone felt that the Wellington team would easily win the match, but it did not happen. Canterbury team scored 290 runs for 8 wickets and drew the match.
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