Most uncharacteristic innings

[AndrewB]

In 1987 Ian Botham made 51 not out in about four and a half hours to help save a Test against Pakistan.

Also by Botham (though it wasn't a quality knock): in the 1978-9 (i.e. WSC affected) Ashes, 4th Test, he scored 6 off 88 balls. Weirdly, this was after he came in with England effectively 95-4 with a day and a half to go, and decided they should bat for a draw (in a match England ended up winning).

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Henry Nicholls 4* vs. Bangladesh, 2017. Didn't offer a catching chance the entire innings if I remember correctly.

 

[TheJediBrah]

- Abdul Razzaq 4* (76) v Australia at Melbourne. Wasn't even playing for a draw, just cracked the ****s after being reamed out by the coach for playing a rash shot last innings

- Damien Martyn 92* (51) v Bangladesh at Cairns. Had enough of playing a winter tour against them and wanted to get on the beers.

 

[ankitj]

Kallis 54 off 25 vs Zimbabwe 05
Kallis 54 off 41 vs Australia 11

Kallis in the 1998 CT Final

Kallis against NZ in 99 world cup.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...s-south-africa-6th-super-65228/full-scorecard

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Dimuth Karunaratne vs South Africa at the Wanderers 2021 ,
First innings 2 off 32 , Second innings in a pretty hopeless situation against a fired up pace attack Dimuth stroked 103 off 128 . The score was 176/5 when he left the crease . Nobody else made more than 36 in the Sri Lankan innings, quality counter punch from a usually conservative opener .

 

[Burgey]

Gotta be Misbah’s 50-something ball test ton hasn’t it?

 

[Prince EWS]

- Abdul Razzaq 4* (76) v Australia at Melbourne. Wasn't even playing for a draw, just cracked the ****s after being reamed out by the coach for playing a rash shot last innings

His Test strike rate was only 41, he was one of the most defensive middle order batsmen of his generation. Someone mentioned the other day that he had one of the biggest gaps between how you think someone played and how they actually did.

 

[ankitj]

Dravid scored a 22 ball fifty once.

 

[h_hurricane]

Gavaskar once scored a 94 ball 100 against Marshall, Holding and Daniel.

His only ODI hundred came off 85 balls too.

Viv Richards scored an uncharacteristically subdued 60 in his final innings.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

That time Chris Martin hit a lovely cover drive to the boundary.

 

[Dendarii]

Chris Martin scoring a run would be uncharacteristic.

 

[anil1405]

Shiv played another uncharacteristic knock in the late 90s when WI toured SA. This was the only game WI won in that tour where he scored 150 off 136 in an ODI.

SA vs WI Cricket Scorecard, 2nd ODI at East London, January 24, 1999

Get cricket scorecard of 2nd ODI, SA vs WI, West Indies tour of South Africa 1998/99 at Buffalo Park, East London dated January 24, 1999.

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[AndrewB]

In 1987 Ian Botham made 51 not out in about four and a half hours to help save a Test against Pakistan.

Also in that innings, Chris Broad scored 42 off 206 balls in over 4 hours. In the previous match, where England's target was 124 off 18 overs, he scored 30 off 23 balls.

 

[Blenkinsop]

Any Zak Crawley innings where he makes it past 30.

 

[Beamer]

Chanders managed a century in 69 balls against peak Australia.

He was also robbed by shocking umpiring. A 120 ball double century was in the offering! Shiv was on it that day.

 

[Coronis]

He was also robbed by shocking umpiring. A 120 ball double century was in the offering! Shiv was on it that day.

And thats when he decided to go back to slow scoring and get that average up to 50.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Gavaskar's 94 ball 100 to equal Bradman's 29 centuries and Sobers' run tally.