Howzat! England team bowled out for a naught

Melbourne, February 12

A cricket team from an English village in Kent has been bowled out for a naught! The rare result came during the Kent regional finals of the ECB’s national six-a-side championship when the Bapchild team failed to trouble the scorers in an indoor game against Christ Church University in Canterbury.

Reflecting on Bapchild’s shocking collapse, Christ Church spinner Mike Rose said that it was unbelievable to dismiss the team for zero. “We all couldn’t really believe it to be honest, bowling a team out for 0, especially indoors. I think I was the only fielder to touch the ball off the bat!”

Christ Church side won the match by 120 runs.

There is one previous recorded team score of zero — in 1913, Somerset outfit Huish and Langport CC was bowled out for 0 in an 11-man side outdoor game against Glastonbury. In first-class cricket, the Bs posted the lowest score of six runs against England at the old Lord’s ground in 1810.

New Zealand hold the record for the lowest score in a Test match. The Kiwis were bundled out for mere 26 runs in the second innings of the match against England in Auckland in 1955. — ANI