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27-05-2025
- Sport
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Chasing 427, England cricket side loses 10 wickets for 2 runs — including a wide
English club cricket side Richmond's fourth XI suffered one of the biggest collapses ever as their 10 batters got out for a duck in a chase of 427. read more In what may rank among cricket's most spectacular batting calamities, Richmond's fourth XI were dismissed for a grand total of two runs on Saturday – only one of which they actually scored themselves. Chasing a mountainous target of 427, Richmond's hapless batsmen lasted a mere 5.4 overs before their innings concluded in what statisticians might generously describe as a collapse. North London Cricket Club had earlier pummelled Richmond's bowling attack to all corners of the ground in the Middlesex County League fixture, amassing a mammoth 426-6 from their allotted 45 overs after Richmond won the toss. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD What followed was cricketing carnage of the highest order. Eight of Richmond's ten batsmen trudged back to the pavilion without troubling the scorers, each dismissed for a duck. The scorecard showed just one solitary run from the bat, with the other coming courtesy of a wide delivery. The performance brings to mind the old cricket adage that batting is meant to be an occupation, not a visitation. 'A lot of context but still not a result that we are proud of! Our 2's, 3's and 5's all won though,' Richmond posted on social media platform X, attempting to salvage some pride from a weekend otherwise remembered for arithmetic rarely seen on cricket scoresheets.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
A club cricket team in UK chasing 427 gets bowled out for 2 runs
Richmond Cricket Club's fourth XI suffered an unprecedented batting collapse, scoring a mere 2 runs against North London Cricket Club in a Middlesex County League match. Chasing a daunting target of 427, Richmond's innings lasted only 34 deliveries, including eight ducks and a single run scored off the bat. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads In what can only be described as a complete cricketing collapse, UK's Richmond Cricket Club 's fourth XI were bowled out for just 2 runs — yes, two — on Saturday in a Middlesex County League match, chasing a target of 427 set by North London Cricket Club The game began like any ordinary fixture, with Richmond winning the toss and opting to field. But what followed was anything but ordinary. North London's batters unleashed a relentless assault, smashing 426 for 6 in 45 overs and sending balls to every corner of the came the chase. Or, more accurately, the batters faced just 34 deliveries before the innings came to a shocking halt at 2. Not a single boundary was scored. Only one run came off the bat. The second was a wide. The rest was followed by eight ducks and then stunned might file this under 'record lows', but for Richmond, it was a lesson in cricket's cruel extremes. The club later tried to find humour in disaster, posting on X: "A lot of context but still not a result that we are proud of! Our 2's, 3's and 5's all won though."Still, this remains one of the most staggering batting collapses seen in amateur cricket — a reminder that in cricket, you're never really in until you're in.
Sydney Morning Herald
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Adam Gilchrist's former club side concedes 426 and is bowled out for two
London: When the captain of Richmond's fourth XI won the toss and invited North London Cricket Club's third XI to bat first on Saturday, he was not envisioning a 424-run defeat that would end with his team bowled out for just two in one of the most one-sided games of cricket ever. For North London's captain Tom Spawton, it proved a great toss to lose. Playing in Division One of the Third Tier of the Middlesex League, his side, racked up a formidable 426 for six in their 45 overs, then promptly bowled Richmond out for just two in the space of 34 balls. Spawton, though, was left wondering if it could have been even better. 'One of the two runs was a wide, the other was a dropped catch at slip,' he told Talksport radio station. 'We came away from the game thinking that we could have realistically bowled them out for zero.' It was, according to Steve Deakin, Richmond's deputy chairman and head of cricket, the 'perfect storm'. The London club has a rich and proud history, dating back to 1862, and counts the great Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist among its former players. But over the bank holiday weekend, they faced an unprecedented availability crisis, leading to fielding weakened sides containing players who do not usually play cricket, let alone for the club, including inexperienced teenagers. 'Our availability this week was really bad,' he said. 'We had about 40 players unavailable across our five men's teams. We were struggling already, then had seven dropouts over Thursday and Friday. That trickles down and affects the fourths. The captains were calling friends of friends of friends just to get our teams on the pitch.' Spawton realised before the game had even started that a win could be on the cards for his team, based on the opposition's introductions and attire. 'They struggled to get a team together, what with it being a bank holiday,' he said. 'There were a few lads saying 'nice to meet you' [to each other] before the game. There were a couple of lads wearing black trainers, which is a good sign [that they do not play often].'
The Age
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Adam Gilchrist's former club side concedes 426 and is bowled out for two
London: When the captain of Richmond's fourth XI won the toss and invited North London Cricket Club's third XI to bat first on Saturday, he was not envisioning a 424-run defeat that would end with his team bowled out for just two in one of the most one-sided games of cricket ever. For North London's captain Tom Spawton, it proved a great toss to lose. Playing in Division One of the Third Tier of the Middlesex League, his side, racked up a formidable 426 for six in their 45 overs, then promptly bowled Richmond out for just two in the space of 34 balls. Spawton, though, was left wondering if it could have been even better. 'One of the two runs was a wide, the other was a dropped catch at slip,' he told Talksport radio station. 'We came away from the game thinking that we could have realistically bowled them out for zero.' It was, according to Steve Deakin, Richmond's deputy chairman and head of cricket, the 'perfect storm'. The London club has a rich and proud history, dating back to 1862, and counts the great Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist among its former players. But over the bank holiday weekend, they faced an unprecedented availability crisis, leading to fielding weakened sides containing players who do not usually play cricket, let alone for the club, including inexperienced teenagers. 'Our availability this week was really bad,' he said. 'We had about 40 players unavailable across our five men's teams. We were struggling already, then had seven dropouts over Thursday and Friday. That trickles down and affects the fourths. The captains were calling friends of friends of friends just to get our teams on the pitch.' Spawton realised before the game had even started that a win could be on the cards for his team, based on the opposition's introductions and attire. 'They struggled to get a team together, what with it being a bank holiday,' he said. 'There were a few lads saying 'nice to meet you' [to each other] before the game. There were a couple of lads wearing black trainers, which is a good sign [that they do not play often].'
RNZ News
27-05-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
Cricket: One run, eight ducks, total carnage as Richmond implode
Eight of Richmond's 10 batters trudged back to the pavilion without troubling the scorers, each dismissed for a duck. Photo: 123RF In what may rank among cricket's most spectacular batting calamities, Richmond's fourth XI were dismissed for a grand total of two runs at the weekend only one of which they actually scored themselves. Chasing a mountainous target of 427, Richmond's hapless batters lasted just 5.4 overs before their innings concluded in what statisticians might generously describe as a collapse. North London Cricket Club had earlier pummelled Richmond's bowling attack to all corners of the ground in the Middlesex County League fixture, amassing a mammoth 426-6 from their allotted 45 overs after Richmond won the toss. What followed was cricketing carnage of the highest order. Eight of Richmond's 10 batters trudged back to the pavilion without troubling the scorers, each dismissed for a duck. The scorecard showed just one solitary run from the bat, with the other coming courtesy of a wide delivery. The performance brings to mind the old cricket adage that batting is meant to be an occupation, not a visitation. "A lot of context but still not a result that we are proud of! Our 2's, 3's and 5's all won though," Richmond posted on social media platform X, attempting to salvage some pride from a weekend otherwise remembered for arithmetic rarely seen on cricket scoresheets. -Reuters
