Battle of the Test Innings

[GIMH]

Sobers

 

[SJS]

Sobers for sure.

1. Its a lone hand in the innings. His 168 is nearly four time the next score of 43 !
2. Of the 240 runs scored while he was at the crease(including extras) he scored 70 percent !!.
3.Davidson, Benaud and Mckiff make a formidable attack.

 

[shankar]

Sobers

 

[silentstriker]

It's close, but I have to go with Sobers.

 

[benchmark00]

Hussey.

 

[Xuhaib]

Hussey.

 

[cricketboy29]

Sobers all the way,,

 

[marc71178]

Sobers

 

[oz_fan]

Hussey

 

[LongHopCassidy]

I'd close the voting now, but it's tied at 7-all. Two more hours.

 

[SJS]

I'd close the voting now, but it's tied at 7-all. Two more hours.

Why dont you cast your vote and end the suspense

 

[andyc]

I'm going Sobers. Two other people scored hundreds in Hussey's game, and his wasn't even the highest score.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

And Sobers triumphs 8-7 in the closest matchup so far.

Next up:

Sunil Gavaskar 221 v England, The Oval, 1979
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1979/IND_IN_ENG/IND_ENG_T4_30AUG-04SEP1979.html

vs.

Roy Fredericks 169 v Australia, Perth, 1975
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1975-76/WI_IN_AUS/WI_AUS_T2_12-16DEC1975.html

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Both legendary innings. I'll flip a coin and go for Fredericks. West Indies won the test, the only one they managed to win in that series, and Lillee/Thomson/Gilmour circa 75 is probably a little better than Botham/Willis/Hendrick. Both good attacks though.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I'm going Sobers. Two other people scored hundreds in Hussey's game, and his wasn't even the highest score.

Yeah... but none of the others farmed the strike with a number 11 for 107 runs. Perfectly legitimate that Sobers should go through, but it's selling Hussey a bit short to suggest that Hayden and Ponting's innings were comparable.

 

[silentstriker]

And Sobers triumphs 8-7 in the closest matchup so far.

Next up:

Sunil Gavaskar 221 v England, The Oval, 1979
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1979/IND_IN_ENG/IND_ENG_T4_30AUG-04SEP1979.html

vs.

Roy Fredericks 169 v Australia, Perth, 1975
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1975-76/WI_IN_AUS/WI_AUS_T2_12-16DEC1975.html

I'll go Gavaskar because it was in the fourth innings of a test.

 

[Burpey]

Gavaskar

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Fredericks. Look at the balls faced, for one.

 

[Xuhaib]

Sunil.

Best 4th innings knock after Lara's 153.

 

[Swervy]

Fredericks..169 in no time vs a great bowling attack...top notch