Battle of the Test Innings

[cameeel]

Jones.

The circumstances he made it in earn my vote.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Guess stats dont tell the whole story then, I wanna give my vote to the night watchman now instead.

Feel free to edit your post if you want to switch over.

 

[thedarkmullet]

Nah I'll vote for Astle on kiwi bias instead.

 

[andyc]

Has to be Dean Jones, hell of an innings

 

[Xuhaib]

Deano.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Voting closed. Deano through to the third round, by a margin of 6-3-0.

Next up:

Graeme Pollock 274 v Australia, Kingsmead, 1969
http://ind.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1969-70/AUS_IN_RSA/AUS_RSA_T2_05-09FEB1970.html

vs.

Adam Gilchrist 149* v Pakistan, Bellerive Oval, 1999
http://ind.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1999-2000/PAK_IN_AUS/SCORECARDS/PAK_AUS_T2_18-22NOV1999.html

 

[Burpey]

Gilchrist

The runs had to be made.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Gilly. Another very Gilchristesque knock against a very strong attack. When you see the innings he's played I think Fred & the chaps should give themselves a little pat on the back for keeping him so quiet last year.

Pollock's has weight of runs in its favour, but the oppo doesn't look to have been the strongest Oz attack ever.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Gilly.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Yeah, Gilchrist. Tremendous innings, good attack, and in the fourth innings as well.

 

[thedarkmullet]

Gilly

 

[oz_fan]

Gilly a matchwinning knock against quality bowlers

 

[silentstriker]

Gilly

 

[Xuhaib]

Gilchrist, this innings still give me nightmares.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Voting closed. Gilchrist through 8-0.

Next up:

Charles Bannerman 165 v England, MCG, 1877
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1870S/1876-77/ENG_IN_AUS/ENG_AUS_T1_15-19MAR1877.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

 

[BoyBrumby]

Can't go past Bannerman for me. 165 out of 245 is just awesome.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Afridi.

 

[superkingdave]

Bannerman, apparently the inspiration behind bananaman

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Bannerman. Oldest record in test cricket, after all.

 

[grecian]

Bannerman

I wonder if my vote will count this time