Cataloguing the best innings of X runs in test history

[Lillian Thomson]

Certainly the top 10 or so will be unique, but choosing between Bradman and Taylor on 334 will be a poser.

 

[Line and Length]

21 runs A nondescript score but a memorable innings by Jeff Thomson. Joining Alan Border at the crease in the '82/'83 Ashes Boxing Day Test, Australia needed 73 runs for victory. Thommo lasted 62 balls before he fell to Ian Botham courtesy of a rebound catch (a drop by Chris Tavara) taken by Geoff Miller. Australia was just 3 runs short of victory

 

[Line and Length]

99 runs There have been many instances of batsmen falling 1 run short of their 'ton' in Test cricket. Some batsmen have even suffered this fate twice. However, has anyone other than Greg Blewett 'achieved' two in a calendar year? Blewett's first came in January 1997 against the West Indies when, in the Adelaide Test, he was bowled by Cameron Cuffy and then, in the 3rd Test against New Zealand in November of the same year, he was bowled by Simon Doull.

 

[_00_deathscar]

99 runs There have been many instances of batsmen falling 1 run short of their 'ton' in Test cricket. Some batsmen have even suffered this fate twice. However, has anyone other than Greg Blewett 'achieved' two in a calendar year? Blewett's first came in January 1997 against the West Indies when, in the Adelaide Test, he was bowled by Cameron Cuffy and then, in the 3rd Test against New Zealand in November of the same year, he was bowled by Simon Doull.

Missed a chance to say "None other than Greg Blewett twice in a calendar year"

 

[Bijed]

However, has anyone other than Greg Blewett 'achieved' two in a calendar year?

Wasn't actually out on 99 twice, but Misbah-ul-Haq was both stranded on 99 not out and later out for 99 in his farewell series.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

The best 99 was Sir Geoffrey in Australia in the late 70's. He carried his bat for 99 not out. When the last wicket fell he reacted as though someone had told him his cat had been run over.

 

[sunilz]

The best 99 was Sir Geoffrey in Australia in the late 70's. He carried his bat for 99 not out. When the last wicket fell he reacted as though someone had told him his cat had been run over.

Is there a YouTube clip? ?

 

[Victor Ian]

The best 99 was Sir Geoffrey in Australia in the late 70's. He carried his bat for 99 not out. When the last wicket fell he reacted as though someone had told him his cat had been run over.

That is great. Only better if the last man out threw away his wicket.

 

[Line and Length]

Missed a chance to say "None other than Greg Blewett twice in a calendar year"

That's being pedantic. I knew that but couched it as rhetorical question.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

That's being pedantic. I knew that but couched it as rhetorical question.

I think it was a pun. Sort of "Greg blew it."

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

The 99 has gotta be either Warne or Dipak Patel getting run out on 99 by Derek Pringle with a hail Mary from the outfield.

 

[mr_mister]

Atherton's was comical too. And for that matter Hicks 98

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Gooch ran himself out on 99 suicidally going for a single at a time when he hadn't yet made a Test century.

 

[Line and Length]

I think it was a pun. Sort of "Greg blew it."

Ooops! I missed that. Clever.

 

[wpdavid]

This was a pretty good 99 by Boycott
Full Scorecard of England vs West Indies 5th Test 1973/74 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com
The match is famous for Greig bowling out WI with his offies, but, without Boycott's runs, he'd have had nothing to bowl at.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

can't say I recall any great 16s

 

[trundler]

can't say I recall any great 16s

@Prince EWS does

 

[Bijed]

can't say I recall any great 16s

I'd go for Alan Mullally in that Melbourne test where Dean Headley took 6-fer

Pretty sure he'd made like 4 ducks in the series so far so suddenly making that contribution in a match England went to to win by 12 runs was pretty good really.

Basically it's the only innings of 16 that immediately sprung into my head haha

 

[mr_mister]

I'd go for Alan Mullally in that Melbourne test where Dean Headley took 6-fer

Pretty sure he'd made like 4 ducks in the series so far so suddenly making that contribution in a match England went to to win by 12 runs was pretty good really.

Basically it's the only innings of 16 that immediately sprung into my head haha

that's super memorable for me, it was during the first ever series of cricket i watched(i must have brought this up 1000 times on this site)

i remember the Barmy Army were chanting his name and having never seen a tailender get runs before I remember being heaps invested

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah @Daemon 9's an obvious one

9 runs: Andy Roberts vs Pakistan 1977. Batted out 95 minutes on the final day against Imran and Sarfraz to save the game.

(https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...ies-vs-pakistan-1st-test-63184/full-scorecard)

Clearly this is the 9 we're all thinking of. Nothing else comes to mind really. No meme innings I can think of. None at all.