Best Test

[Shady Slim]

so i am unsure if this was done before and frankly hate forum thread searching because it gives me so many irrelevant results, thus here we are.

similar to the BOTMs but with the test matches in history.

everybody has the ability to nominate five tests, two nominations gets a test in the running.

and then when we're all entered (either when all the posting stops or we get say 64 entrants) we enter the voting stage

happy voting

edit:

please provide a link to the cricinfo page when nominating if you can, cheers

 

[Victor Ian]

How about Australia versus West Indies 1993.

4th Test: Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, Jan 23-26, 1993 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

This is the classic game where Australia almost climbed a mountain to go 2-1 up against the mighty Windies and confirm they had improved from the rabble of the 80's. They lost by one run and had to trundle for a few more years to take the mantle as the worlds best team.

 

[Red]

Edgbaston 2005

Richie Benaud's tied test

Deano's (Greg Matthews') tied test

Adelaide 2008

 

[vcs]

Kolkata 2001
Chennai 2001
Chennai 1999
Chennai 2008
Mohali 2010

 

[Black_Warrior]

Pakistan vs Australia 1976 3rd test and the beginning of Pakistan and Imran Khan's rise in international cricket

3rd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Jan 14-18, 1977 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Pakistan vs West Indies 1988 1st test
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63481.html

Pakistan vs India 1999 1st test Chennai

1st Test: India v Pakistan at Chennai, Jan 28-31, 1999 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Australia vs England 2nd test 2005 Edgbaston

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/215010.html


West Indies vs Australia 3rd test 1999

3rd Test: West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Mar 26-30, 1999 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

One of the best test innings I have ever witnessed

 

[NUFAN]

1. Aus vs Eng 1877 - The first ever Test - Bannerman's masterclass

2. Aus vs Eng 1987 - The Centenary Test. Same margin of victory (45) and Hookes 5 consecutive boundaries.

3. Aus vs WI 1995 - 4th Test at Sabina. Test wasn't close but it was clearly a monumental moment for both countries.

4. Aus vs WI 1960 - The first ever Tied Test.

5. Eng vs Aus 1981 - Beefy and Bob's Test.

 

[jimmy101]

Eng v Aus, 2nd Test, Edgbaston 2005

Ind v Aus, 2nd Test, Kolkata 2001

WI v Aus, 3rd Test, Barbados 1999

Eng v Aus, 3rd Test, Leeds 1981

Aus v WI, 1st Test, Gabba 1960

 

[Gob]

India vs Aust 7th ODI 2013

 

[morgieb]

Adelaide 1993 - 4th Test: Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, Jan 23-26, 1993 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Karachi 1994 - 1st Test: Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, Sep 28-Oct 2, 1994 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Hobart 1999 - 2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Hobart, Nov 18-22, 1999 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Adelaide 2014 - 1st Test: Australia v India at Adelaide, Dec 9-13, 2014 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Cape Town 2014 - 3rd Test: South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Mar 1-5, 2014 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Nottingham 2013 - 1st Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, Jul 10-14, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Adelaide 2012 - 2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, Nov 22-26, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Sydney 1894 - 1st Test: Australia v England at Sydney, Dec 14-20, 1894 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Trent Bridge 2005 - 4th Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, Aug 25-28, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Old Trafford 2005 - 3rd Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 11-15, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

More to come possibly. Oz centric list (and a bias towards recent matches) but meh.

 

[AndrewB]

England v Australia, 1902 Old Trafford (Trumper's 100 before lunch on Day 1, Aus win by 3 runs)
England v Australia, 1902 Oval (Jessop's 100, England win by 1 wicket)
England v West Indies, 1963 Lord's ("best ever draw": Cowdrey batting with a broken arm, all 4 results possible at the start of the last over)
West Indies v South Africa, 1992 Barbados (South Africa return after 22 years and almost pull off a shock win)
Sri Lanka v Australia, 1992 Colombo (Australia come back to win from nearly 300 behind on first innings)

 

[Noble One]

3rd Test: Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 1987 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
4th Test: Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, Jan 27-Feb 1, 1961 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
3rd Test: West Indies v Pakistan at St John's, May 25-29, 2000 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 1994 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
2nd Test: England v West Indies at Lord's, Jun 20-25, 1963 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Shady Slim]

-snip snop-

can only do five sorry

 

[morgieb]

can only do five sorry

In that case, give me Adelaide 1993, Karachi 1994, Hobart 1999, and the two Ashes Tests. Maybe someone else can have the others...

 

[Chrish]

This test is very underrated:

1st Test: South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Nov 9-11, 2011 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Zinzan]

So virtually every Australian Test ever then....

 

[The Battlers Prince]

I really enjoyed the NZ v SL series especially the Reserve Test 2nd Test: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Jan 3-7, 2015 | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

Huge fan of the first ever test 1877

I'll also vote for the first tied test 1960

 

[the big bambino]

1882 "The Ashes" test.

 

[AldoRaine18]

Kolkata test was great for Indian fans and it can be counted in one of the greatest comebacks ever but overall, it wasn't a 'great' test. It only had great performances from one team.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Kolkata test was great for Indian fans and it can be counted in one of the greatest comebacks ever but overall, it wasn't a 'great' test. It only had great performances from one team.

I guess it depends on whether you think a match has to be close to be considered 'great'. I didn't vote for it because I thought it was already in the vote off, but I definitely consider it a great test.

 

[AldoRaine18]

I guess it depends on whether you think a match has to be close to be considered 'great'. I didn't vote for it because I thought it was already in the vote off, but I definitely consider it a great test.

It's an amazing test, without doubt with some of the greatest performances you'd see. But ideally for a match to be considered among the greatest ever it has to have great cricketing quality from both teams. For me at least.