Former Australia international John Hastings bowled 12 wides and a no-ball in one of the most bizarre overs in cricket history.The 39-year-old was taking part in a World Championship of Legends T20 match at Grace Road in Leicester, where his Australian side slumped to a 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan.GettyJohn Hastings enjoyed an 11-year career as a professional cricketer[/caption]And it’s fair to say Hastings wasn’t much help to his team, as disaster struck when he stepped up to the crease.After an Australia XI featuring Shaun Marsh and Chris Lynn were bowled out for 74 in 11.5 overs, Pakistan then raced to 55 without loss.It was at this point that Hastings was handed the ball in the eighth over by captain Brett Lee.What happened in John Hastings’ nightmare over?But few could have predicted what happened next, as the former all-rounder stepped up to produce an over so bad that he couldn’t even finish it – even after 18 deliveries.Hastings, who played one Test and 38 white-ball internationals for Australia, got off to a nightmarish start as he bowled five consecutive wides.He eventually recovered to send down two legal balls – a single hit to deep point and a four sent down the ground.Unfortunately, this was about as good as things got for Hastings, who then followed this up with a no-ball after overstepping.Another wide, one leg bye, another wide came next, before the former Worcestershire player finally registered another two legal deliveries.The latter was arguably Hastings’ only highlight, as he bowled a pacey ball which Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood did well to rip his bat across for one run.But this would be his last legal delivery, as he finished a horrendous spell of bowling just as he started it.Credit: YouTube: @WatchWicket-o1kHastings stepped up to the crease, but things soon took a turn for the worse[/caption]Credit: YouTube: @WatchWicket-o1kPakistan’s batsmen watched 12 of his deliveries go wide in a historically bad over[/caption]Credit: YouTube: @WatchWicket-o1kThe umpire had to signal plenty of times as Hastings endured a nightmare spell of bowling[/caption]In one of the longest overs in cricket history, Hastings bowled another five straight wides as the extras handed Pakistan victory.Their openers Maqsood and Sharjeel Khan looked on in disbelief as one wide followed another. The over was 18 balls long, with only five of them legal, and conceded 19 runs.Khan eventually finished with 32 runs off 23 balls and Sohaib Maqsood totalled 28 runs from 26.This saw Pakistan cruise to a 10-wicket win, as they chased down their 75-run target with ease, doing so in just 7.5 overs, and without dropping a single wicket.Australia’s captain, former fast bowler Brett Lee, looked dejected after Hastings’ astonishing over, taking off his hat in a show of disappointment.Credit: YouTube: @WatchWicket-o1kAustralia’s captain Lee looked on in shock as Hastings’ over from hell handed Pakistan victory[/caption]Meanwhile, Hastings was consoled by another of his teammates, with Nathan Coulter-Nile running in to embrace him as he shook hands with the Pakistan batsmen.Who is John Hastings and what did he achieve in his career?Hastings’ evening to forget was certainly a far cry from his heyday as a professional cricketer.Nicknamed ‘The Duke’, he was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year in 2010 – an award given to Australia’s best young player.Hastings was contracted to play for Durham in the 2016 English County Championship season, where he won the Big Smash for the longest six in the Big Bash competition. He retired from Test and ODI cricket in 2017, before retiring from cricket altogether with Pakistani side Quetta Gladiators in 2018.Hastings will be hoping to get back on track in Australia’s next match, as they face South Africa next in the semi-finals of the all-star competition.GettyHastings played for Australian T20 side the Melbourne Stars[/caption]The World Championship of Legends Cricket brings together six champion teams of retired cricket superstars – India, Pakistan, England, Australia, South Africa and the West Indies.