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1 Bert Vance
Wellington v Canterbury, Shell Trophy, Christchurch, 1989-90
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Vance was playing for Wellington against Canterbury - a win would secure the title but Canterbury were blocking it out and well short of the target. Then Wellington had a crazy plan. Vance bowled no-ball full toss after no-ball full toss, hoping Canterbury would risk their last two wickets for victory: 77 runs came from Vance's 22-ball over as Lee Germon brought up his hundred. The scorers were so confused, they began asking spectators for help. The umpire was in such a muddle that only five legitimate balls were actually bowled. After the game, it became clear that Canterbury were just one run short of winning. Wellington went on to win the Trophy anyway. Above is the over with legitimate balls in bold. Please add zero if dialling from outside the UK.
Cricinfo - The 77-run over
2 Malcolm Nash
Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire, County Championship, Swansea, 1968
The greatest worst over of them all. The 1968 county season was in its last days when Garry Sobers strode out for Nottinghamshire. "Somehow one sensed that something extraordinary was going to happen," said Wisden's man with the crystal ball. Sure enough it did. Sobers thrashed his way to immortality by taking a six off each ball of a Malcolm Nash over. Nash, bowling his slow left-arm, took it well. "We've gone into the record books," he told Sobers. "And you couldn't have done it without me."
6 Scott Boswell
Leicestershire v Somerset, C&G Trophy final, 2001
Cricket can be cruel. Boswell had been Leicestershire's champion in the semi-final, cleaning up four England players in a match-winning performance. In the final, the occasion, the Lord's slope and his own sweaty palms undid him. In his second over he sent down eight wides, five of them in a row. His match figures were two overs for 23. These were among Boswell's last deliveries for the county: he was released a month later.
YouTube - The Worst Over Ever???
10 Mohammad Sami
Pakistan v Bangladesh, Asia Cup, Colombo, 2004
Bangladesh don't often score at 10 an over in ODIs but with a bit of help from Pakistan's Sami in last year's Asia Cup, it wasn't difficult. His 17-ball over (seven wides and four no-balls) took Bangladesh from 6 for 1 to 30 for 1 by the third over of the innings. Neither team could make the final, so the result was of little importance -?the only person who really suffered was the poor soul writing ball-by-ball commentary for Cricinfo: "What an over. Got me in trouble," he managed to type.
Cricinfo - The XI worst overs
Thought this might interest people. What other performances have you seen that is really really bad?
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It's horrible when you try to let go of the ball and aren't bowling with any rythm or pace, just trying and failing to get line and length, that was what it was always like for me back in kwik cricket 
That video does seem to be the stock clip for cricket gaffes collections along with Herschelle Gibbs moment.
