Was this the quickest innings ever?
 

Was NZ's 'efforts' the quickest time it took for a side to be dismissed?

no...I think there was a match in the 1800s that got over very quickly.....that probably has the record

Some general searching gives me this 1st Test: England v South Africa at Birmingham, Jun 14-17, 1924 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

That was the only ever time no one got double figures in the innings, but I reckon there have probably been shorter innings.

Had some quick innings' myself, if y'know what I mean.

talk about a one sided match :laugh:

That innings of 12.3 overs is the shortest in all Tests I believe. I can find only four others, including today's, that didn't complete 20 overs.

Here's a list that could potentially end the thread:

Records | Test matches | Team records | Shortest completed innings (by balls) | ESPN Cricinfo

Perhaps unsurprisingly it was the only f-c match that Dera Ismail Khan ever played. And none of the players in that side ever played another match - perhaps they were put off for life. I did read a good match report a few years ago, I can't remember where though. I'm surprised it hasn't featured in Cricinfo's 'Rewind' series.

Yes, there are a few with four and five ball overs which lasted less than the equivalent of 20 six ball overs. The lowest Test total is quite a long way down that list though!

It's also the lowest run rate in a completed innings, and the only one under 1.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/con...ds/283119.html

Wow... id be scarred for life if i was a part of that team. Biggest victory margin ever?

Yes, and then some. I like the fact that Railways used different bowlers in each innings and still shot them out for next to nothing!

This is second: The Home of CricketArchive

:blink: Most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.

Was that Dera Ismail Khan last and only FC game? None of that side played another FC game according to Cricinfo.