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The Inaugural CW "Worst Dismissal Ever" Competition

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Even though a one dayer, and I've never seen video of it, surely Gatting's reverse sweep in India vs Australia during the 87 WC deserves a mention, of some sort.
If we do a thread for one-dayers, the winner has to be Keith Arthurton vs Aus in the 1996 WC semis. Far worse than Gatting's reverse
Think as one-day dismissals go a certain run-out pisses it.

Gatting still gets a lot of stick for that shot, but TBH, it was a shot he was good at normally. It was to the right ball too. We really should have still won even after, if it wasn't us. Two silly run-outs followed.

Probably put England cricket back twenty years too, any kind of adventrous batting was outlawed, or so it seems.

Having said that I rather wish he'd waited a few balls to play it, and it was terribly executed.
 
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Dan

Hall of Fame Member
Ricky Ponting, just then.

2/50 and gets a half volley from Jacques Kallis. Moves slightly and takes out off stump, with Ponting ending up flat on his face just for effect.
 

benchmark00

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Nope, bad nomination. Very late outswing and didn't have his feet moving, which is hardly unusual for Ponting early in his innings.
 

Senile Sentry

International Debutant
Ricky Ponting, just then.

2/50 and gets a half volley from Jacques Kallis. Moves slightly and takes out off stump, with Ponting ending up flat on his face just for effect.
+1. Ponting's reaction and stumble made it look way unplayable than that it actually was.
 

NUFAN

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Hmm. I don't mind if its nominated, but I wouldn't vote for it. The old man just has this nervous mental issue these days early on in Test Cricket.
 

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
There was a famous Chris Lewis dismissal against Aus at Lord's in 1993 - a relaxed stroll down the wicket against Tim May that saw him stumped by a country mile. I always felt it wasn't quite as bad as some made out - it certainly had no bearing on agame that was already virtually lost - but others felt it was one of the worst ever.
 

robelinda

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Spikey

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i guess the one thing in his favour is that he totally had the right idea


it was just......
 

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