1 run, 1 wide, 10 wickets: Cricket team folds for just 2 runs in 427-run chase | Cricket News
In what can only be described as a batting collapse of the highest degree, Richmond’s Fourth XI miserably fell short of a massive 427 target by 425 runs. As surprising as it may sound, the UK side lost all of its wickets one after the other, amassing only two runs on the scoreboard. More surprisingly, only one of the two runs to its name was scored by a Richmond’s Fourth XI player; the other was an extra, courtesy of a wide.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Richmond’s bowling line-up painfully failed in its task of restricting their opponents North London CC – the side conceded 426 runs in 45 overs. The scorecard, which was later shared on social media, revealed that Richmond bowlers ‘gifted’ their opponents an unbelievable 92 extras in the game.
Of the 10 players that walked up to the crease to bat for Richmond, 8 departed without making any contribution; all 8 of them were dismissed for a duck. Adding insult to injury is the fact that the Richmond team could not last for more than 34 balls (5.4 overs) at the crease. This collapse of epic proportions can only be labelled a humiliation and as a rarity in the sport.While the defeat remains a feat to forget, the team’s official X handle attempted to salvage the situation. In an attempt to defend the side, Richmond’s Fourth XI posted “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!”
