Battle of the Test Innings

[andyc]

Tendulkar has had a horrid draw.

Racism, obviously.

 

[silentstriker]

Sucks for Tendulkar again.

But it has to be Gavaskar.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Racism, obviously.

Word on the street is that Cassidy is a white supremacist.

Only a rumour though.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Voting closed. Sunny through, by a margin of 9-1.

Next up:

Steve Waugh 102 v England, SCG, 2003
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2002-03/ENG_IN_AUS/SCORECARDS/ENG_AUS_T5_02-06JAN2003.html

vs.

Shahid Afridi 141 v India, Chennai, 1999
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/PAK_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/PAK_IND_T1_28JAN-01FEB1999.html

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Afridi. Steve's innings meant a lot emotion-wise, but it was a little scratchy IMO.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Afridi's innings was a matchwinner, Waugh's was not. So it's Afridi for me. Though obviously Waugh's innings was a remarkable cricket moment, it was far from his best.

 

[cameeel]

SR Waugh

Under the circumstances, it was a career-prolonging innings, so it gets my vote

 

[Dasa]

Afridi.

 

[GIMH]

Afridi

 

[SJS]

Shahid Afridi

 

[Jono]

Team sport, and Afridi did much more for the team so his knock gets my vote.

 

[silentstriker]

Afridi

 

[Xuhaib]

Afridi.

One of the most unexpected and savage knock.

 

[bagapath]

Voting closed. Sunny through, by a margin of 9-1.

Next up:

Steve Waugh 102 v England, SCG, 2003
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2002-03/ENG_IN_AUS/SCORECARDS/ENG_AUS_T5_02-06JAN2003.html

vs.

Shahid Afridi 141 v India, Chennai, 1999
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/PAK_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/PAK_IND_T1_28JAN-01FEB1999.html

I hate afridi from the bottom of my heart have to give it to him for raping the indian attack!!!

 

[Sanz]

Affers.

 

[silentstriker]

SunnyG

The voting is done, Sunny won.

 

[James]

I hate afridi from the bottom of my heart have to give it to him for raping the indian attack!!!

Please use a better choice of words next time...

 

[Burpey]

Stephen Waugh

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Voting closed. Steve Waugh would be pleased by the lack of sentiment on show, but it's to his detriment as Afridi wins 9-2.

Next up:

Gary Sobers 132 v Australia, The Gabba, 1960
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1960-61/WI_IN_AUS/WI_AUS_T1_09-14DEC1960.html

vs.

Adam Gilchrist 122 v India, Mumbai, 2001
http://aus.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2000-01/AUS_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/AUS_IND_T1_27FEB-03MAR2001.html

 

[BoyBrumby]

Gilly, by a fair way. The match was v much in the balance when the joined Hayden, but he put Oz v comfortably in the driving seat.

Sobers's was a good knock, but judging by the first innings scores the pitch muct've been a fairly good one. I suspect it's the notoriety of the tied-game that draws the eye to it more than the actual quality of the innings per se.