First time i've ever managed to get over 1000 in an innings.
Winter 2008 tour to South Africa, should've been a bowlers paradise (especially the spinners) considering the wickets were distinctly average to start with every match. Yet no one could seem to get the wickets constantly. The batsmen just had a field day.
5th Test, Vaughans 100th test, he starts scoring a fair few runs, passed 250 in a 507 run stand with Todd (a youth who came through in 2007 at my Lancs side). Decided i'm not declaring till Vaughans out, he deserves a shot at a high score....
Well at 963/5 thought no point in declaring, might aswell go on as long as i can on 6* aggression, see what i can score.
A testiment to the lazyness of Jacques Kallis. South Africa bowled 354 overs, he bowled 0 (Terbrugge did 96-14-286-6, Pollock 89-19-257-1, revenge for him become like uncle Graeme with the bat in the last 2 tests, Nel 86-18-267-0, Friend 60-1-265-0, Townsend 23-5-71-0)
Incidently that 263 is not Todds Highest score. Its the 3rd time in 12 tests he's passed 200. Managed 286 against South Africa in the summer series. Only selected him because he was given a central contract and had hit a couple of good scores at the start of the season. Wasnt plannin on bringing him through till near the end of the season, possibly the winter tour. He kaned Zimbabwe on his debut and has never looked back