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Best knock by a tailender?

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subshakerz

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Wondering what are the best test innings played by a genuine tailender, not a kinda of allrounder like Wasim or so. Needs to be at least 50 or above to qualify.
 
Victor Ian

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That qualification is not good. That English guy, lynch? With stokes is a good one. May and McDermott, though losing was good.

With your qualification, McGrath?
 
Burgey

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A few which spring immediately to mind

Eddie Hemmings 95 vs Australia as nightwatchman at Sydney 1982/83
Starc 99
Harby made a couple of tons
Larwood 90 odd as nightwatchman in the Bodyline series would probably be right up there too.
Geoff Lawson made a really good 70 odd at Lord's in 89
Merv Hughes 70 odd vs WI in Adelaide in 88/89 also a shout.
 
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subshakerz

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Victor Ian said:
That qualification is not good. That English guy, lynch? With stokes is a good one. May and McDermott, though losing was good.

With your qualification, McGrath?
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Yeah but I prefer innings in which the tailender is playing a more active rather supportive role.
 
Anthony Clayden

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Gillespie 201* v Bangers, with Test batting Av of 18 and FC 19.59, can't be held to be an AR. Take out the 201* and his average drops to 15.6. Dropped after scoring it to, cause his bowling had wilted.
There is a serious list of good batsman without test double tons, Mark Waugh, Michael Hussey, Desmond Haynes, Mohammed Azharuddin, Michael Vaughan
 
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subshakerz said:
Symcox scores 108 against Waqar, Shoaib, Saqlain and Mushtaq to rescue South Africa from 166-8. However, Symcox averaged 28 so I am not sure if he is a tailender though he was batting no.10.

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Symcox was practically a batting all-rounder
 
Xuhaib

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Umer Gul 65 on a green top at trent bridge some of the stroke play would make Viv proud.
 
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