Shameful Cricket Records: Just as getting run out is the most disappointing and shameful for a batsman in cricket, similarly it is embarrassing for a bowler to bowl more than 6 balls in an over. There has been a bowler in cricket history who made a shameful record of bowling 22 balls in an over. According to the rules of cricket, it is mandatory to bowl 6 legal balls in an over, but a bowler bowled 22 balls in 1 over, which no one can even imagine.

The most shameful record in cricket history

New Zealand spinner Bert Vance holds the shameful record of bowling the most number of balls in a single over of a cricket match. On 20 February 1990, New Zealand spinner Bert Vance bowled the most number of balls i.e. 22 in an over of a first class match against Canterbury. Bert Vance made this shameful record while playing for Wellington. Former cricketer Bert Vance, who played four Tests for New Zealand, holds the record of bowling the most expensive over in cricket history.

This bowler became infamous all over the world

This record was made in first class cricket in New Zealand, when the most expensive over in cricket history was recorded. Bert Vance, who played 4 tests for New Zealand, has achieved this feat. Bert Vance of Wellington bowled an over of 22 balls in a first class match against Canterbury on 20 February 1990. Canterbury needed 95 runs to win in 2 overs, then Vance conceded 77 runs in his over with 17 no balls. Former New Zealand cricketer Lee Germon scored 70 runs in an over of cricket. This was the best score made by a batsman in any over of cricket.

Bowled 22 balls and conceded 77 runs

Bert Vance started the over very badly. He continuously bowled no balls. In the first 17 balls, he bowled only one legal ball. During this, Lee German completed his century in a brilliant manner. Vance bowled a total of 22 balls in this over and conceded 77 runs. After this, the Canterbury team needed 18 runs to win in the last over. Lee German scored 17 runs in the first five balls, but he could not score any runs on the last ball and the match ended in a draw. In his career, Bert Vance scored 207 runs in 4 Tests with the help of 1 half-century and a total of 248 runs in 8 ODIs.

Here is the status of the match

This incident happened on the last day of Wellington's Shell Trophy match against Canterbury in Christchurch. It was Wellington's last game of the season and they declared their innings and gave Canterbury a target of 291 runs in 59 overs. Canterbury had a very bad start. Canterbury lost 8 wickets for just 108 runs, which made everyone think that Wellington's team would win the match easily, but it did not happen. Canterbury's team drew the match by scoring 290 runs for 8 wickets.