Battle of the Test Innings

[FaaipDeOiad]

Bannerman's innings deserves inclusion, I think. Not only is it the first great test innings, but it still holds the record for the highest percentage of a team total.

 

[C_C]

Sure thing, Cassidy.

Here are the opposition for those innings:

Tendulkar:

114 at Perth ( vs OZ- 91/92))
169 at Cape Town ( vs RSA-96/97)
116 at MCG ( vs OZ - 99/00)

Viv:

120* at Multan ( vs PAK- 80/81)
123 at PoS (vs PAK, 87/88)
177 at Pos ( vs IND, 75/76)

Sobers:

168 at Sidney ( vs OZ-60/61)
147 at Sabina ( vs ENG-59/60)

Kanhai:

110 at PoS ( vs ENG - 59/60)
121 at PoS ( vs OZ - 64/65)

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Cheers.

 

[Xuhaib]

18 yr old Afridi scoring 141 on a raging turner in Chennai against Kumble and Co.

And Yea Pak won by 10 runs.

 

[Sir Redman]

Mark Greatbatch's 146 not out at Perth in 1989/90 to draw the test.

Batted for 10 hours and 55 minutes.

 

[vandemataram]

18 yr old Afridi scoring 141 on a raging turner in Chennai against Kumble and Co.

With special thanks to a dodgy birth certificate

 

[Burpey]

Timbo, you have to include Michael Slater's 123 against England at the SCG in 98/99. He scored 123 out of 184 in the second innings to set up a 98 run victory.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

All now listed.

9 spots left!

 

[foe]

Laxman's 167 out of a team total of 223 at Sydney Vs AUS in 1999-2000

Dravid's 270 at Rawalpindi vs pakistan in 2004 which won the Test series for India

 

[andyc]

When you run this thing Tim, I think it would be a good idea to include links with the scorecards.

 

[ohtani's jacket]

Here are the top 20 innings from Wisden's 100:

DG Bradman 270 v England Melbourne, 1936-37
BC Lara 153* v Aus, Bridgetown, 1998-99
GA Gooch 154* v WI, Headingley, 1991
IT Botham 149* v Aus, Headingley, 1981
DG Bradman 299* v SA Adelaide, 1931-32
VVS Laxman 281 v Aus, Calcutta, 2000-01
C Hill 188 v Eng Melbourne, 1897-98
Azhar Mahmood 132 v SA, Durban, 1997-98
KJ Hughes 100* v WI, Melbourne, 1981-82
BC Lara 375 v Eng, St John's, 1993-94
RE Foster 287 v Aus, Sydney, 19903-04
CL Walcott 220 v Eng, Bridgetown, 1953-54
MA Taylor 144 v WI, St John's, 1990-91
BC Lara 213 v Aus, Kingston, 1998-99
DM Jones 184* v Eng, Sydney, 1986-87
Salim Malik 237 v Aus, Rawalpindi, 1994-95
PF Warner 132* v SA, Johannesburg, 1898-99
RT Simpson 156* v Aus, Melbourne, 1950-51
Hanif Mohammad 337 v WI, Bridgetown, 1957-58
JH Edrich 310* v NZ, Headingley, 1965

Sub-100 innings

A.W Nourse 93 vs Eng, 1906
G.R Vishwanath 97 vs WI, 1975
G.S Chappell 98 vs Eng, 1980
R Benaud 97 vs Eng, 1956
P.B.H May 89 vs SA, 1955

The only Kiwi innings in the Wisden 100 was BA Young 267* vs. SL, '96-'97. I remember watching that one at highschool.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Graeme Smiths' 259 against England at Lords in 2003.

It's not exactly one of the greatest innings but he looked superb and deserves mention.

[Note: I rate this higher than the 277 because there was actually a result, and though albeit only slightly, the pitch wasn't as flat as the previous.]

 

[BoyBrumby]

I'd firstly nominate Mike Atherton's 185* from the 2nd innings of the 2nd test v South Africa on our 1995/96 tour. The definitive rearguard innings for me. Batted for 165 overs unbeaten to save the test:

http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1995-96/ENG_IN_RSA/ENG_RSA_T2_30NOV-04DEC1995.html

& secondly, it's diametric opposite, Beefy's 149* at Headingley in 1981. A fantastic display of unbridled & devil-may-care hitting. Gave us a sufficient sniff & Sir Bob turned in the bowling display of his career for us to nick the test:

http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1980S/1981/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T3_16-21JUL1981.html

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Sole Bangladeshi entry (I'm always standing up for them): Mohammad Ashraful's 114 in 2001 on debut against Murali and Sri Lanka at the SSC.

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2001-02/ASIA-TEST/SCORECARDS/BDESH_SL_ASIA-TEST_T2_06-10SEP2001.html

 

[LongHopCassidy]

& secondly, it's diametric opposite, Beefy's 149* at Headingley in 1981. A fantastic display of unbridled & devil-may-care hitting. Gave us a sufficient sniff & Sir Bob turned in the bowling display of his career for us to nick the test:

http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1980S/1981/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_T3_16-21JUL1981.html

You've been beaten to it!

Atherton's goes in, though.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Latest list:

VVS Laxman 281 v Australia, 2001
Garry Sobers 254 v Australia, 1971
Garry Sobers 132 v Australia, 1960
Garry Sobers 168 v Australia, 1960
Ian Botham 149* v Australia, 1981
Rahul Dravid 233 v Australia, 2003
Rahul Dravid 180 v Australia, 2001
Len Hutton 364 v Australia, 1938
Brian Lara 277 v Australia, 1992
Brian Lara 153* v Australia, 1999
Mark Butcher 173* v Australia, 2001
Andrew Flintoff 73 v Australia, 2005
Mark Greatbatch 146* v Australia, 1989
Rohan Kanhai 121 v Australia, 1964
Graeme Pollock 274* v Australia, 1969
Sachin Tendulkar 114 v Australia, 1991
Sachin Tendulkar 116 v Australia, 1998
Allan Border 98* and 100* v West Indies, 1984
Mark Taylor 144 v West Indies, 1991
Graham Gooch 154* v West Indies, 1991
Hanif Mohammad 337 v West Indies, 1957
Steve Waugh 63* v West Indies, 1995
Steve Waugh 200 v West Indies, 1995
Kim Hughes 100 v West Indies, 1981
Charles Bannerman 165 v England, 1877
Sunil Gavaskar 221 v England, 1979
Michael Slater 123 v England, 1999
Sachin Tendulkar 122 v England, 1996
Nathan Astle 222 v England, 2002
Steve Waugh 102 v England, 2003
Viv Richards 117 v England, 1984
Don Bradman 334 v England, 1930
Don Bradman 270 v England, 1936
Graeme Smith 259 v England, 2003
Brian Lara 375 v England, 1994
Brian Lara 400* v England, 2004
Garry Sobers 147 v England, 1959
Ricky Ponting 156 v England, 2005
Rohan Kanhai 110 v England, 1959
Greg Chappell 131 v England, 1972
Stan McCabe 187* v England, 1932
Stan McCabe 232 v England, 1938
Justin Langer 191 v Pakistan, 2004
Matthew Hayden 119 v Pakistan, 2002
Viv Richards, 120* v Pakistan, 1980
Viv Richards, 123 v Pakistan, 1987
Sachin Tendulkar 136 v Pakistan, 1999
Garry Sobers 365* v Pakistan, 1957
Sunil Gavaskar 96 v Pakistan, 1987
Adam Gilchrist 149* v Pakistan, 1999
Mike Atherton 185* v South Africa, 1995
Sachin Tendulkar 169 v South Africa, 1997
Bert Sutcliffe 80* v South Africa, 1953
Mike Hussey 122 v South Africa, 2005
Brian Lara 196 v South Africa, 2005
Mark Waugh 116* v South Africa, 1997
Azhar Mahmood 132 v South Africa, 1997
Mohammad Ashraful 114 v Sri Lanka, 2001
Shahid Afridi 141 v India, 1999
Adam Gilchrist 122* v India, 2001
Viv Richards 177 v India, 1976
Damien Martyn 104 v India, 2004
Dean Jones 210 v India, 1986
Graham Gooch 333 v India, 1990

Six spots left. Make 'em count!

 

[shankar]

Dravid's 180 in the '01 Calcutta match?

 

[chalky]

Timbo, you have to include Michael Slater's 123 against England at the SCG in 98/99. He scored 123 out of 184 in the second innings to set up a 98 run victory.

That shouldn't count as dean headley ran him out by over 1 metere much ealier. Damn 3rd umpire.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

That shouldn't count as dean headley ran him out by over 1 metere much ealier. Damn 3rd umpire.

Too late!

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Matthew Hayden's 119 in Sharjah against Pakistan. Not only was it in obscene heat, when nobody else made runs, but he also outscored the entire Pakistan team from both innings combined with it. The bowling attack wasn't bad either.