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Morkel's worst wide ever contender
By wwos staff
15:00 AEST Thu Sep 13 2012
  Have your say Morne Morkel’s wide

South African fast bowler Morne Morkel has delivered what may be the worst ball in history.

Morkel delivered a full leg-side wide that missed the pitch and sped past the wicketkeeper for four runs as his side began its third Twenty20 against England.

The delivery was his third ball of the match and was immediately compared to Steve Harmison's first ball in the 2006/07 Ashes series.

The giant fast bowler conceded 16 runs in his first over as South Africa sunk to a 28-run defeat in the rain reduced match at Edgbaston.

In a horror night for South Africa’s bowlers, Morkel’s teammate Wayne Parnell was smashed for 32 runs in the ninth over of the innings by England's Jos Buttler.

It was the second most expensive over in Twenty20 history after England captain Stuart Broad was hit for 36 in an over by Indian star Yuvraj Singh during the first T20 World Cup in 2007.


Is Morkel’s wide the worst that you have seen?
Is it worse than Steve Harmison’s in the 2006/07 Ashes series?
Are there any other infamous wides that can compare with Morkel's?

User comments
Wide ??? That's Mitchell Johnson's normal line.
Well if a huge overstep could be paid up for ? then a huge wide could also be. ICC should look at this closely, the more you view the replay its apparent that its no accident.
It would've knocked out middle stump on the pitch next to it
WITHOUT A DOUBT the worst ball ever was the combined efforts of the Chappell brothers that resulted in the underarm bowl. Spat on by their own fans and disrespect an entire nation whilst bringing the sport into disrepute. The title is most definately held by Australia. Sorry folks.
Match fixing or what??
Surely this Phil Tufnel ball is the worst wide ball in cricket. Go to youtube and search "phil tufnell The Worst Ball Ever??" The order of widest ball ever is Phil Tufnel, Then Morne Morkel, Followed by the infamous Steve Harmison delivery. Also I would like to point out that Morne Morkel started the match with a straight full toss that was well above waist height. It set the tone of the match really.
Morkel and Harmison were both mentioned but there was another ball bowled that landed on the pitch and bowled the batsman. However it was called a no-ball as it bounced twice before it even got to the batsman. It was on an Ashes Tour and was bowled by Mark Taylor.


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