Battle of the Test Innings

[Blaze]

Laxman.


There seems to be a lot of australian innings's in here.

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

Damn, Bradman 270 vs Laxman 281 first up.

I'll go with 281 though.

 

[AndrewM]

Laxman.

 

[Majin]

Laxman for me, too.

 

[Jono]

( my suspicion is that it will boil down to Laxman's 281 and Lara's 153*).

Yeah if I were to put money on a final that'd be it.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I'll have to go with VVS Laxman here. "Unbelievable" is an overused word in sport, but it definitely applies here. Turned the test &, moreover, the series on its head.

&, FWIW, the greatest innings I've ever seen is Astle's 222. I've never seen a player more totally "in the zone" in any sport. I really thought yer Kiwis were going to win the test.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Voting closed.

VVS Laxman's knock triumphs 22-5.

Next up:
Graeme Smith's 259 against England, Lord's, 2003
http://aus.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2003/RSA_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/RSA_ENG_T2_31JUL-04AUG2003.html

vs.

Garry Sobers' 254 for the World XI vs Australia, MCG, 1972
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1971-72/WORLD-XI_IN_AUS/WORLD-XI_AUS_01-06JAN1972.html

All right, all right, so Sobers' innings wasn't in a Test match. There, I've acknowledged it. Happy?

[/pre-empt Neil]

Voting will close at 3:30pm AEST.

 

[Tony Blade]

Sobers

 

[Jono]

Smith's knock was good, and the fact that he hit 2 doubles is what is really memorable about him in that series. But Sobers' knock was amazing. He had been struggling all tour IIRC, and he just came in and went bang, finally showing the people of Australia what he's capable of. So I have to vote Sobers

 

[shankar]

Sobers

 

[foe]

Smith's 259 vs England

 

[Slifer]

I vote Sobers as well.

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

Sobers.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Sobers, easily. To take on Lillee at the height of his powers and inspire such awe was truly great.

I don't think Smith's knock was any better than many other double centuries one could name.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Sobers also, the attack he faced was much better with Lillee in top form.

 

[marc71178]

Sobers by a mile.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I'm actually going to have to do the unthinkable & vote for my old chum Fat Gray Smith. Sobers's was a great effort, especially when one looks at the illustrious names who failed around him, but it's not a test innings. Sorry.

 

[_Ed_]

Sobers.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Sobers

 

[Xuhaib]

Sobers innings easily.