Top Slowest Innings in Test Cricket History (50+ balls)
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Sometimes in Test cricket, such situations arise that require the batsman to stay at the batting crease and negotiate with the opposition bowling attack. Such situations demand a lot of patience and game awareness that are seldom displayed by batsmen during their Test innings.
In the list below, we’ve put together some of the slowest Test innings that batsmen have indulged in across the span of Test cricket. These innings have been played out either in an attempt to keep the opposition at bay and to grind out a draw or when the bowling opposition has applied immense pressure on the batting side.
1. Geoff Allott (New Zealand, 1999) – 0 runs from 77 balls, Strike Rate: 0.00
p>The left-arm fast bowler from New Zealand, Geoff Allott played out one of the most memorable innings of all time during New Zealand’s tour to South Africa in 1999. Hailing from Christchurch, New Zealand, Allott played a total of 10 Tests and 31 ODIs for New Zealand. Instead of the pacer’s bowling figures, it was what Allott did with the bat that is most remembered.
In the first Test match of the series, South Africa put on a score of 621 runs in reply of which New Zealand was reduced to 320 for the loss of 9 wickets when out walked Allott to the batting crease. Along with Chris Harris, Allot did all that he could to keep South Africa at bay and to prolong the match. Remarkably, Allott survived for a total of 77 balls without scoring even a single run, making it the slowest innings in the history of Test cricket.
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2. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (India, 1973) – 5 runs from 84 balls, Strike Rate: 5.95
a Test match played by India against England in the year 1973, India’s then captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi played an innings of great patience and grit. During his stay at the batting crease, Pataudi managed to score just 5 runs of the 84 balls that he faced at a meagre strike rate of just 5.95.
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3. Geoff Miller (England, 1979) – 7 runs from 101 balls, Strike Rate: 6.93
ish right-handed batsman Geoff Miller comes in third on the slowest Test innings in the history of the game. During his innings in a Test match that England played against Australia, Miller managed to score just 7 runs from the 101 balls that he faced at a strike rate of just 6.93.
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4. Stuart Broad (England, 2013) – 6 runs from 77 balls, Strike Rate: 7.79
of the finest bowlers that England has ever produced, Stuart Broad is well known for his heroics with the ball. But during his innings against New Zealand back in 2013, Broad played an innings of great resilience as the Kiwi bowlers tried to get him out. In an innings that lasted over 137 minutes, Broad scored a total of 6 runs in 77 balls at a strike rate of just 7.79.
ong>Coincidentally, another one of the slowest Test innings in the history of the game was made in the year 1994. Indian batsman Rajesh Chauhan scored just 9 runs in the 96 balls that he faced during India’s third Test match against Sri Lanka in the year 1994. Such was the slow pace at which Chauhan scored his runs that he managed a strike rate in his innings of just 9.37.
Australian batsman Damien Martyn comes in sixth on the list of slowest innings in Test cricket with his innings of 6 runs in 59 balls that he played against South Africa in the year 1994. Such were the batting conditions that were further complemented by South Africa’s relentless bowling that Damien could manage just a meager strike rate of 10.16 during his innings.
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7. Danny Morrison (New Zealand, 1997) – 14 runs in 136 balls, Strike Rate: 10.29
and’s Danny Morrison who’s more known for his bowling than his batting managed to play an innings of a lifetime which became one of the slowest innings in Test cricket. Morrison scored 14 runs at a strike rate of just 10.29 after facing 136 balls during a Test match against England in 1997.
ish wicketkeeper-batsman Godfrey Evans etched his name into the history books as his innings of 10 runs in 96 balls in a Test match against Australia became one of the slowest innings ever played out in a Test match. During this innings, Evans could only manage a strike rate of 10.41.
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9. Van der Dussen (South Africa, 2019) – 17 runs from 140 balls, Strike Rate: 12.14
th African right-handed batsman Van der Dussen announced himself to the international stage when he batted out an innings of sheer resilience against England. Scoring at a strike rate of just 12.14, Van der Dussen scored 17 runs in the 140 balls that he faced and helped keep England’s bowling at bay while he was at the crease.
est batsmen that India produced, Rahul Dravid is known for his defensive ability and immaculate batting technique that helped him excel in the Test format. During a Test match against England in 2007, Dravid played out an innings of sheer resilience and scored 12 runs from 96 balls in the second innings that helped India secure a draw.
