Worst performance by your Country in your time of watching cricket

[Burgey]

In my time it would have been the mid-80s test at Perth when we were rolled by the Windies for 76 in an England-like performance. Other contenders would be Sydney 94 v SA and the Perth test v Windies in 92-93 when we rolled over in 3 days after losing in Adelaide by 1 run. AB got his first ever pair that test, Taylor was dropped for the game and we just didn't give a yelp.

 

[Bahnz]

These two from the summer of pain back in 94/95 will always have a place in my cold, blackened shrivelled heart, as they permanently set me on a path of low expectations.

An absolute towelling by a Windies side already in decline. They could've whipped us with about 5 players on the field. As it was, not even the scorecard could truly do justice to just how abjectly we surrendered.

2nd TEST: New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, 10-13 Feb 1995

We followed that by becoming the first country in the world to surrender first a test match and then a series to Sri Lanka, while playing at home. I know that by this stage the Lankans had the core of a very good side playing, but to be hammered in conditions that would've been so alien to a very young opposiiton side will forever remain a pathetic effort.

1st TEST: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier, 11-15 Mar 1995

 

[TazzX]

The Johannesburg test v Aus where Donald broke down and they hit about 600 in a day.. I think it was in 2004

And then you woke up?

Can't really think of to many specific games.

The test series vs Aus in Aus in 2005. So many promising signs ... cant recall ever being so dissapointed.

 

[aussie]

the johannesburg test v aus where donald broke down and they hit about 600 in a day.. i think it was in 2004

2002 g...

 

[morgieb]

Bangladesh in 2005 & the 3rd day at Melbourne this season.
There isn't a lot for Australia - we've been gun during my time as a cricket fan.

 

[Top_Cat]

India 1998 was full of pretty awful performances but Delhi 1996 was as abject a surrender as I've seen from an Aussie side. Nayan Mongia batted well but not 152 runs well.

Cricinfo - Only Test: India v Australia at Delhi, Oct 10-13, 1996

 

[straw man]

These two from the summer of pain back in 94/95 will always have a place in my cold, blackened shrivelled heart, as they permanently set me on a path of low expectations.

An absolute towelling by a Windies side already in decline. They could've whipped us with about 5 players on the field. As it was, not even the scorecard could truly do justice to just how abjectly we surrendered.

2nd TEST: New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, 10-13 Feb 1995

We followed that by becoming the first country in the world to surrender first a test match and then a series to Sri Lanka, while playing at home. I know that by this stage the Lankans had the core of a very good side playing, but to be hammered in conditions that would've been so alien to a very young opposiiton side will forever remain a pathetic effort.

1st TEST: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier, 11-15 Mar 1995

Haha, despite being only 10 at the time I distinctly remember that Junior Murray century in the first one you mention. That was appalling! I think he scored virtually all his runs on the leg side.

The capitulation by our batsman from a winning position against England last year would surely rank up there for NZ.

I think the one that probably hurt the most was not a typical woeful batting performance, but one where we weren't far from winning. Our test team was the best it had been in a while, we were 1-0 up against SA and in line for a fantastic (and first against them?) series win. Could we close it out? No we couldn't.

3rd Test: New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, 26-30 Mar 2004

 

[Evermind]

Singapore has suffered several legendary (legendary for us, that is, though most opposition teams don't in fact remember the games at all) defeats, but the two worst were losing to an Australian rugby team - many of whom had never played cricket before - and an Indian high-school 2nd XI.

 

[Smudge]

These two from the summer of pain back in 94/95 will always have a place in my cold, blackened shrivelled heart, as they permanently set me on a path of low expectations.

An absolute towelling by a Windies side already in decline. They could've whipped us with about 5 players on the field. As it was, not even the scorecard could truly do justice to just how abjectly we surrendered.

2nd TEST: New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, 10-13 Feb 1995

We followed that by becoming the first country in the world to surrender first a test match and then a series to Sri Lanka, while playing at home. I know that by this stage the Lankans had the core of a very good side playing, but to be hammered in conditions that would've been so alien to a very young opposiiton side will forever remain a pathetic effort.

1st TEST: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier, 11-15 Mar 1995

I've been thinking about this thread for the last few days (in amongst more important stuff!) and I keep coming back to the 94/95 season. The worst thing is it started off so promisingly on the tour of South Africa. Unbelievably, with Matthew Hart leading the way, we won the first of the three test series in South Africa then it all went horribly wrong. We lost our way in the next two tests; Fleming, Nash and Hart got done for smoking pot at Paarl, then once we got back to NZ the wheels well and truly came off. The worst thing of all was the fact it was our centenary season - the rare highlight in the second half of that season was that we made the final of our own centenary tournament. Throw in the debacle surrounding the drunk coach, Geoff Howarth, being replaced short-term by John Reid, and it was a shocking season.

 

[_Ed_]

Remarkable that Darrin Murray was pretty much our best batsman in both of those Tests.

 

[Zinzan]

I've been thinking about this thread for the last few days (in amongst more important stuff!) and I keep coming back to the 94/95 season. The worst thing is it started off so promisingly on the tour of South Africa. Unbelievably, with Matthew Hart leading the way, we won the first of the three test series in South Africa then it all went horribly wrong. We lost our way in the next two tests; Fleming, Nash and Hart got done for smoking pot at Paarl, then once we got back to NZ the wheels well and truly came off. The worst thing of all was the fact it was our centenary season - the rare highlight in the second half of that season was that we made the final of our own centenary tournament. Throw in the debacle surrounding the drunk coach, Geoff Howarth, being replaced short-term by John Reid, and it was a shocking season.

Haha, I remember that season well for all the wrong reasons, and you're right that we started with that incredible 1st test win in the republic & then it all just turned to sh**t

In retrospect & looking through some of those scorecards, it was a crap-house team once Crowe was injured

 

[stephen]

Worst performance by your Country in your time of watching cricket

Any time we're beaten by the poms.

 

[inbox24]

I've been watching Australia since the end of 1999, (although only REALLY watching since 03/04), and I can honestly say the trot we're having at the moment is the worst, beating the 2005 Ashes by quite a mile. Team selection currently is a really frustrating thing whilst 4 years ago, it was just quality players out of form.

 

[Burgey]

I've been watching Australia since the end of 1999, (although only REALLY watching since 03/04), and I can honestly say the trot we're having at the moment is the worst, beating the 2005 Ashes by quite a mile. Team selection currently is a really frustrating thing whilst 4 years ago, it was just quality players out of form.

I wouldn't be too disappointed mate, given the turn over of players involved. Whack an extra 20 tests worth of experience onto each of the bowlers in the SA series and they probably win it.

 

[Burgey]

I've been watching Australia since the end of 1999, (although only REALLY watching since 03/04), and I can honestly say the trot we're having at the moment is the worst, beating the 2005 Ashes by quite a mile. Team selection currently is a really frustrating thing whilst 4 years ago, it was just quality players out of form.

I wouldn't be too disappointed mate, given the turn over of players involved. Whack an extra 20 tests worth of experience onto each of the bowlers in the SA series and they probably win it.

 

[Slifer]

West Indies losing to England in 2 freaking days in the 2000 test series in England