5 slowest partnerships in Test history

#3 Mark Richardson and Chris Harris - 16 off 125 balls (0.76) against West Indies at St George's in 2002

Of all the partnerships on this list, this was the only one that ensured that their team didn't lose the match. And just for that, Mark Richardson and Chris Harris deserve credit, along with the rest of the Kiwi batsmen. Despite posting 373 in the first innings, a double century from Chris Gayle meant West Indies took a lead.

Going into the second innings on day four, the visitors had two options, either go for quick runs and end up risking losing wickets and possibly the game or bat for time and draw the Test. The visitors went with option two and that was exemplified best the pair of Richardson and Harris.

When Harris came into bat, the visitors had scored just 132 runs in 63 overs. And when Richardson eventually got out for 71, only 16 more runs were added despite the pair batting for more than 20 overs. With a partnership run rate of just 0.76, the pair take third place. Eventually, New Zealand went on to score 256/5 in 131 overs with a strike rate of just under 2 and drew the match as well.