Worst ever Test match you have seen

[Craig]

Has to be Pakistan's two day Test match aagainst Australia in Sharjah in 2002. I have never ever seen such an uncompetitive match involving two Test teams (not counting Zimbabwe and Bangladesh).

 

[Deja moo]

India vs Sri Lanka......the one in which Sri Lanka scored 900+.........who needs sleeping tablets ?

 

[KennyD]

oh yeah that was a bad one, wasn't that with Hayden getting a century and Pakistan were out twice for like two 50's?

 

[Deja moo]

oh yeah that was a bad one, wasn't that with Hayden getting a century and Pakistan were out twice for like two 50's?

Yea......the headlines read "Hayden beats Pakistan by an innings and so many runs "

 

[bryce]

the worst match i have seen was the second test at hamilton between india and new zealand in 2002 in which the highest individual score in the whole match was 39, even though it was quite close in the end and gave new zealand the series win, it was a terrible match from a spectators point of view, the worst thing was i was at the ground.

India in New Zealand, 2002/03, 2nd Test, Westpac Park, Hamilton

 

[Tapioca]

India v Pakistan, Ahmedabad, 1986/7.

Not only was it a draw from the first ball but the scoring rate was atrocious. 130 were scored on the first day in 82 overs, 110 on the last. Younis Ahmed batted nearly a full day for 34*

Btw, SM Gavaskar's 10000 was in the same test.

 

[biased indian]

India vs Sri Lanka......the one in which Sri Lanka scored 900+.........who needs sleeping tablets ?

same for me

 

[Simon]

oh yeah that was a bad one, wasn't that with Hayden getting a century and Pakistan were out twice for like two 50's?

funny that this should come up, that innings of Haydens is my favourite test innings of all time, he batted for over 7 hours for that 119 in temperatures of around 50 degrees celcuis, absolutely brilliant....

http://aus.cricinfo.com/link_to_dat...N_PAK/SCORECARDS/AUS_PAK_T2_11-15OCT2002.html

 

[Craig]

funny that this should come up, that innings of Haydens is my favourite test innings of all time, he batted for over 7 hours for that 119 in temperatures of around 50 degrees celcuis, absolutely brilliant....

http://aus.cricinfo.com/link_to_dat...N_PAK/SCORECARDS/AUS_PAK_T2_11-15OCT2002.html

Yeah I will agree with that.

I doubt I would have survived without falling to heat exhaustion, and I'm a pretty fit guy.

 

[Craig]

I suppose Liam will put the Test where Harmison took 7-12 at Kingston or where England whipped his team in two dayys at Headingly?

 

[wpdavid]

Take your pick from most of the 5 drawn tests between India & England in the 1981/82 series. The run rate and over rate were both dire. The thought of India sending down about 12 overs an hour to Boycott & Tavare scoring at 2-an-over still gives me the shivers.

 

[Mister Wright]

Australia v West Indies at the 'Gabba, I actually paid good money to see that game. It lasted a little under 7 sessions. If it wasn't for Chanderpaul's superb 63* (I think that was his score) I would have punched somebody. Lara was dreadful, and that's who I wanted to see bat.

 

[Buddhmaster]

The match where Sri Lanka got the highest test score and India got 500+ was pretty pointless.

 

[a massive zebra]

South Africa vs England at Durban 1998/99 when Kirsten hit 275 and Hussain bowled for the only time in Tests.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I actually found the Sydney test last summer between Australia and India pretty awful. It wasn't so much that it was a terrible match, because there were some great individual performances, but that it never looked like there would be a result on a pitch like that and it was such an anti-climax after a great series.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Australia v West Indies at the 'Gabba, I actually paid good money to see that game. It lasted a little under 7 sessions. If it wasn't for Chanderpaul's superb 63* (I think that was his score) I would have punched somebody. Lara was dreadful, and that's who I wanted to see bat.

Well, it wasn't much of a match, but at least it was memorable for McGrath's match figures.

33-21-27-10

 

[ReallyCrazy]

Yeah I will agree with that.

I doubt I would have survived without falling to heat exhaustion, and I'm a pretty fit guy.

i used to live in the UAE. We used to play in those tempertaures.

 

[Langeveldt]

South Africa vs England at Durban 1998/99 when Kirsten hit 275 and Hussain bowled for the only time in Tests.

Yeah, but Butcher shouting "OH SH*T!!" When he bowled Kirstin one run short of the SA record was absolutely priceless!

 

[LongHopCassidy]

I'll testify that the Sydney Test against India was skanktacular. I wanted to see Tendulkar bat, and he repaid me with a strike rate of 40 on an absolute featherbed....

Taking 7 sessions to declare also guaranteed a draw.

 

[Langeveldt]

Worst test match Ive ever been to was England v Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge in 2000..

We drove up to Lincolnshire the night before, took 7 hours.. Then we drove to the ground and nearly got killed in a crash on the way there...
We eventually got to the ground, it was cold and chucked down with rain the whole day.. So we went back to somerset at 4pm...