5 of the craziest no-balls in Test cricket history

Bowling front foot no-balls is considered to be a cardinal sin for any type of bowler. Not only do you give away extra runs, but you also have to bowl an extra delivery. In the limited over formats, it only gets even worse as the batting side gets a free hit.There are also times when bowlers pick up wickets only to discover that they have overstepped the crease and the wicket is denied. While marginal no-balls can still be accepted as a human error, there are many instances where bowlers have overstepped a ‘country mile’ when delivering the ball. Let’s take a look at 5 craziest no-balls ever bowled in Tests:

#5 Mitchell Marsh\'s monstrous no-ball at the Oval

Mitchell Marsh missed out on a 4th wicket courtesy of his no-ball

Australian medium pacer Mitchell Marsh bowled one of the most terrible no-balls you will ever see during the final Test of the 2015 Ashes series at the Oval.

Marsh had his tail up having picked up 3 wickets for not too many and was looking good enough for a five-for. One of his deliveries took the edge of Mark Wood’s bat and carried to first slip; however, after referral to the TV umpire, the batsman was called back as Mitchell Marsh had overstepped a long way.

Where he could have easily had a 4th wicket, Marsh ended the innings with figures of 3 for 30.