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New Feature: The Greatest Test Innings
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Days of Grace
International Captain
Marlon Samuel's 123 the other day has gained him a place in the top 100, at no.41 in fact. His is the 3rd best innings to be scored against New Zealand, behind Greg Chappell's 176 and Inzamam's mammoth 329.
1 I.T. Botham 149* Australia Leeds 1981 Won 26.41
2 B.C. Lara 153* Australia Bridgetown 1999 Won 25.47
3 G.A. Gooch 154* West Indies Leeds 1991 Won 25.01
4 V.V.S. Laxman 281 Australia Kolkata 2001 Won 24.18
5 D.G. Bradman 270 England Melbourne 1937 Won 23.73
6 D.L. Amiss 262* West Indies Kingston 1974 Draw 23.58
7 C. Bannerman 165* England Melbourne 1877 Won 23.07
8 Azhar Mahmood 132 South Africa Durban 1998 Won 22.70
9 G.L. Jessop 104 Australia The Oval 1902 Won 22.09
10 C. Hill 188 England Melbourne 1898 Won 21.86
11 D.P.M.D. Jayawardene 180 England Galle 2012 Won 21.83
12 V. Sehwag 201* Sri Lanka Galle 2008 Won 21.64
13 C.G. Greenidge 134 England Manchester 1976 Won 21.56
14 L. Klusener 118 Sri Lanka Kandy 2000 Won 21.44
15 H.P. Tillakaratne 115 Pakistan Faisalabad 1995 Won 21.26
16 S.T. Jayasuriya 253 Pakistan Faisalabad 2004 Won 21.19
17 S.J. McCabe 232 England Nottingham 1938 Draw 20.98
18 C.L. Walcott 220 England Bridgetown 1954 Won 20.79
19 V.V.S. Laxman 167 Australia Sydney 2000 Lost 20.74
20 Saeed Anwar 188 India Kolkata 1999 Won 20.62
21 K.J. Hughes 100* West Indies Melbourne 1981 Won 20.54
22 Asif Iqbal 146 England The Oval 1967 Lost 19.92
23 A.C. Gilchrist 149* Pakistan Hobart 1999 Won 19.91
24 N. Kapil Dev 129 South Africa Port Elizabeth 1992 Lost 19.83
25 M.J. Slater 123 England Sydney 1999 Won 19.64
26 B.C. Lara 213 Australia Kingston 1999 Won 19.57
27 G.S. Chappell 176 New Zealand Christchurch 1982 Won 19.53
28 O.G. Smith 168 England Nottingham 1957 Draw 19.46
29 R. Dravid 233 Australia Adelaide 2003 Won 19.43
30 C.L. Cairns 80 England The Oval 1999 Won 19.39
31 N.J. Astle 222 England Christchurch 2002 Lost 19.37
32 G.C. Smith 154* England Birmingham 2008 Won 19.20
33 Mohammad Wasim 192 Zimbabwe Harare 1998 Won 19.17
34 Kamran Akmal 113 India Karachi 2006 Won 19.16
35 B.C. Lara 226 Australia Adelaide 2005 Lost 19.10
36 S.M. Gavaskar 236* West Indies Madras 1983 Draw 19.10
37 G. Kirsten 100* Pakistan Faisalabad 1997 Won 19.01
38 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 New Zealand Lahore 2002 Won 18.98
39 S.M. Gavaskar 221 England The Oval 1979 Draw 18.91
40 I.J.L. Trott 184 Pakistan Lord's 2010 Won 18.91
41 M.N. Samuels 123 New Zealand Kingston 2012 Won 18.76
42 R.E. Foster 287 Australia Sydney 1903 Won 18.74
43 K.C. Sangakkara 156* New Zealand Wellington 2006 Won 18.65
44 G.J. Bonnor 128 England Sydney 1885 Won 18.60
45 D.G. Bradman 334 England Leeds 1930 Draw 18.59
46 P.F. Warner 132* South Africa Johannesburg 1899 Won 18.55
47 J.L. Langer 191 Pakistan Perth 2004 Won 18.52
48 G.R. Viswanath 114 Australia Melbourne 1981 Won 18.52
49 Hanif Mohammad 337 West Indies Bridgetown 1958 Draw 18.42
50 G.R. Viswanath 97* West Indies Madras 1975 Won 18.41
51 D.G. Bradman 299* South Africa Adelaide 1932 Won 18.37
52 Hanif Mohammad 187 England Lord's 1967 Draw 18.17
53 V.T. Trumper 159 South Africa Melbourne 1911 Won 18.09
54 A.C. Gilchrist 144 Bangladesh Fatullah 2006 Won 18.08
55 D.G. Bradman 103* England Melbourne 1933 Won 18.08
56 G.P. Thorpe 200* New Zealand Christchurch 2002 Won 18.08
57 B. Mitchell 164* England Lord's 1935 Won 18.07
58 R.G. Pollock 125 England Nottingham 1965 Won 18.07
59 A. Flintoff 73 Australia Birmingham 2005 Won 18.03
60 J. Ryder 201* England Adelaide 1925 Won 18.00
61 V. Sehwag 319 South Africa Chennai 2008 Draw 17.95
62 M.E. Trescothick 180 South Africa Johannesburg 2005 Won 17.94
63 M.J. Clarke 151 South Africa Cape Town 2011 Lost 17.71
64 G.M. Turner 223* West Indies Kingston 1972 Draw 17.67
65 M.C. Cowdrey 102 Australia Melbourne 1954 Won 17.60
66 G.P. Thorpe 119* West Indies Bridgetown 2004 Won 17.49
67 M.A. Butcher 173* Australia Leeds 2001 Won 17.45
68 G.S. Chappell 182* West Indies Sydney 1976 Won 17.38
69 D.G. Bradman 304 England Leeds 1934 Draw 17.37
70 Inzamam-ul-Haq 138* Bangladesh Multan 2003 Won 17.37
71 Moin Khan 117* Sri Lanka Sialkot 1995 Lost 17.34
72 S.C.J. Broad 169 Pakistan Lord's 2010 Won 17.26
73 D.L. Amiss 179 India Delhi 1976 Won 17.23
74 L. Hutton 62* Australia Brisbane 1950 Lost 17.23
75 C.H. Lloyd 161* India Calcutta 1983 Won 17.07
76 K.P. Pietersen 129 New Zealand Napier 2008 Won 17.05
77 D.G. Bradman 212 England Adelaide 1937 Won 17.03
78 G.S. Sobers 168 Australia Sydney 1961 Won 17.03
79 P.S. McDonnell 147 England Sydney 1882 Won 17.02
80 D.I. Gower 154* West Indies Kingston 1981 Draw 16.99
81 K.D. Walters 104* New Zealand Auckland 1974 Won 16.98
82 M.J. Clarke 329* India Sydney 2012 Won 16.96
83 M.G. Burgess 119* Pakistan Dacca 1969 Draw 16.96
84 G.A. Headley 270* England Kingston 1935 Won 16.91
85 J.V. Coney 111* Pakistan Dunedin 1985 Won 16.89
86 W.R. Hammond 231* Australia Sydney 1936 Won 16.86
87 S.R. Tendulkar 136 Pakistan Chennai 1999 Lost 16.77
88 R.G. Pollock 209 Australia Cape Town 1967 Lost 16.76
89 G.P. Thorpe 113* Sri Lanka Colombo 2001 Won 16.76
90 A. Flower 199* South Africa Harare 2001 Lost 16.75
91 B.F. Butcher 133 England Lord's 1963 Draw 16.75
92 D.N. Sardesai 212 West Indies Kingston 1971 Draw 16.65
93 S.J. McCabe 187* England Sydney 1932 Lost 16.55
94 K.C. Sangakkara 211 Pakistan Abu Dubai 2011 Draw 16.54
95 Saleem Malik 237 Australia Rawalpindi 1994 Draw 16.54
96 R. Dravid 270 Pakistan Rawalpindi 2004 Won 16.54
97 L. Hutton 364 Australia The Oval 1938 Won 16.52
98 L. Hutton 156* Australia Adelaide 1951 Lost 16.51
99 W.R. Hammond 336* New Zealand Auckland 1933 Draw 16.50
100 C.G. Greenidge 213 New Zealand Auckland 1987 Won 16.46
1 I.T. Botham 149* Australia Leeds 1981 Won 26.41
2 B.C. Lara 153* Australia Bridgetown 1999 Won 25.47
3 G.A. Gooch 154* West Indies Leeds 1991 Won 25.01
4 V.V.S. Laxman 281 Australia Kolkata 2001 Won 24.18
5 D.G. Bradman 270 England Melbourne 1937 Won 23.73
6 D.L. Amiss 262* West Indies Kingston 1974 Draw 23.58
7 C. Bannerman 165* England Melbourne 1877 Won 23.07
8 Azhar Mahmood 132 South Africa Durban 1998 Won 22.70
9 G.L. Jessop 104 Australia The Oval 1902 Won 22.09
10 C. Hill 188 England Melbourne 1898 Won 21.86
11 D.P.M.D. Jayawardene 180 England Galle 2012 Won 21.83
12 V. Sehwag 201* Sri Lanka Galle 2008 Won 21.64
13 C.G. Greenidge 134 England Manchester 1976 Won 21.56
14 L. Klusener 118 Sri Lanka Kandy 2000 Won 21.44
15 H.P. Tillakaratne 115 Pakistan Faisalabad 1995 Won 21.26
16 S.T. Jayasuriya 253 Pakistan Faisalabad 2004 Won 21.19
17 S.J. McCabe 232 England Nottingham 1938 Draw 20.98
18 C.L. Walcott 220 England Bridgetown 1954 Won 20.79
19 V.V.S. Laxman 167 Australia Sydney 2000 Lost 20.74
20 Saeed Anwar 188 India Kolkata 1999 Won 20.62
21 K.J. Hughes 100* West Indies Melbourne 1981 Won 20.54
22 Asif Iqbal 146 England The Oval 1967 Lost 19.92
23 A.C. Gilchrist 149* Pakistan Hobart 1999 Won 19.91
24 N. Kapil Dev 129 South Africa Port Elizabeth 1992 Lost 19.83
25 M.J. Slater 123 England Sydney 1999 Won 19.64
26 B.C. Lara 213 Australia Kingston 1999 Won 19.57
27 G.S. Chappell 176 New Zealand Christchurch 1982 Won 19.53
28 O.G. Smith 168 England Nottingham 1957 Draw 19.46
29 R. Dravid 233 Australia Adelaide 2003 Won 19.43
30 C.L. Cairns 80 England The Oval 1999 Won 19.39
31 N.J. Astle 222 England Christchurch 2002 Lost 19.37
32 G.C. Smith 154* England Birmingham 2008 Won 19.20
33 Mohammad Wasim 192 Zimbabwe Harare 1998 Won 19.17
34 Kamran Akmal 113 India Karachi 2006 Won 19.16
35 B.C. Lara 226 Australia Adelaide 2005 Lost 19.10
36 S.M. Gavaskar 236* West Indies Madras 1983 Draw 19.10
37 G. Kirsten 100* Pakistan Faisalabad 1997 Won 19.01
38 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 New Zealand Lahore 2002 Won 18.98
39 S.M. Gavaskar 221 England The Oval 1979 Draw 18.91
40 I.J.L. Trott 184 Pakistan Lord's 2010 Won 18.91
41 M.N. Samuels 123 New Zealand Kingston 2012 Won 18.76
42 R.E. Foster 287 Australia Sydney 1903 Won 18.74
43 K.C. Sangakkara 156* New Zealand Wellington 2006 Won 18.65
44 G.J. Bonnor 128 England Sydney 1885 Won 18.60
45 D.G. Bradman 334 England Leeds 1930 Draw 18.59
46 P.F. Warner 132* South Africa Johannesburg 1899 Won 18.55
47 J.L. Langer 191 Pakistan Perth 2004 Won 18.52
48 G.R. Viswanath 114 Australia Melbourne 1981 Won 18.52
49 Hanif Mohammad 337 West Indies Bridgetown 1958 Draw 18.42
50 G.R. Viswanath 97* West Indies Madras 1975 Won 18.41
51 D.G. Bradman 299* South Africa Adelaide 1932 Won 18.37
52 Hanif Mohammad 187 England Lord's 1967 Draw 18.17
53 V.T. Trumper 159 South Africa Melbourne 1911 Won 18.09
54 A.C. Gilchrist 144 Bangladesh Fatullah 2006 Won 18.08
55 D.G. Bradman 103* England Melbourne 1933 Won 18.08
56 G.P. Thorpe 200* New Zealand Christchurch 2002 Won 18.08
57 B. Mitchell 164* England Lord's 1935 Won 18.07
58 R.G. Pollock 125 England Nottingham 1965 Won 18.07
59 A. Flintoff 73 Australia Birmingham 2005 Won 18.03
60 J. Ryder 201* England Adelaide 1925 Won 18.00
61 V. Sehwag 319 South Africa Chennai 2008 Draw 17.95
62 M.E. Trescothick 180 South Africa Johannesburg 2005 Won 17.94
63 M.J. Clarke 151 South Africa Cape Town 2011 Lost 17.71
64 G.M. Turner 223* West Indies Kingston 1972 Draw 17.67
65 M.C. Cowdrey 102 Australia Melbourne 1954 Won 17.60
66 G.P. Thorpe 119* West Indies Bridgetown 2004 Won 17.49
67 M.A. Butcher 173* Australia Leeds 2001 Won 17.45
68 G.S. Chappell 182* West Indies Sydney 1976 Won 17.38
69 D.G. Bradman 304 England Leeds 1934 Draw 17.37
70 Inzamam-ul-Haq 138* Bangladesh Multan 2003 Won 17.37
71 Moin Khan 117* Sri Lanka Sialkot 1995 Lost 17.34
72 S.C.J. Broad 169 Pakistan Lord's 2010 Won 17.26
73 D.L. Amiss 179 India Delhi 1976 Won 17.23
74 L. Hutton 62* Australia Brisbane 1950 Lost 17.23
75 C.H. Lloyd 161* India Calcutta 1983 Won 17.07
76 K.P. Pietersen 129 New Zealand Napier 2008 Won 17.05
77 D.G. Bradman 212 England Adelaide 1937 Won 17.03
78 G.S. Sobers 168 Australia Sydney 1961 Won 17.03
79 P.S. McDonnell 147 England Sydney 1882 Won 17.02
80 D.I. Gower 154* West Indies Kingston 1981 Draw 16.99
81 K.D. Walters 104* New Zealand Auckland 1974 Won 16.98
82 M.J. Clarke 329* India Sydney 2012 Won 16.96
83 M.G. Burgess 119* Pakistan Dacca 1969 Draw 16.96
84 G.A. Headley 270* England Kingston 1935 Won 16.91
85 J.V. Coney 111* Pakistan Dunedin 1985 Won 16.89
86 W.R. Hammond 231* Australia Sydney 1936 Won 16.86
87 S.R. Tendulkar 136 Pakistan Chennai 1999 Lost 16.77
88 R.G. Pollock 209 Australia Cape Town 1967 Lost 16.76
89 G.P. Thorpe 113* Sri Lanka Colombo 2001 Won 16.76
90 A. Flower 199* South Africa Harare 2001 Lost 16.75
91 B.F. Butcher 133 England Lord's 1963 Draw 16.75
92 D.N. Sardesai 212 West Indies Kingston 1971 Draw 16.65
93 S.J. McCabe 187* England Sydney 1932 Lost 16.55
94 K.C. Sangakkara 211 Pakistan Abu Dubai 2011 Draw 16.54
95 Saleem Malik 237 Australia Rawalpindi 1994 Draw 16.54
96 R. Dravid 270 Pakistan Rawalpindi 2004 Won 16.54
97 L. Hutton 364 Australia The Oval 1938 Won 16.52
98 L. Hutton 156* Australia Adelaide 1951 Lost 16.51
99 W.R. Hammond 336* New Zealand Auckland 1933 Draw 16.50
100 C.G. Greenidge 213 New Zealand Auckland 1987 Won 16.46
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Days of Grace
International Captain
For your interest, here is the average innings ratings for all batsmen that I have calculated so far (innings rated for team scores above 150 runs and/or 5 or more wickets having fallen).
1 DG Bradman 6.23
2 GA Headley 4.70
3 RG Pollock 4.22
4 BC Lara 4.18
5 JB Hobbs 4.09
6 ED Weekes 4.07
7 CL Walcott 3.90
8 A Flower 3.89
9 KC Sangakkara 3.83
10 GS Sobers 3.78
11 L Hutton 3.77
12 H Sutcliffe 3.77
13 KF Barrington 3.75
14 WR Hammond 3.74
15 AD Nourse 3.74
16 IVA Richards 3.73
17 SR Tendulkar 3.67
18 Mohammad Yousuf 3.67
19 KS Ranjitsinhji 3.65
20 S Chanderpaul 3.64
21 RN Harvey 3.64
22 Inzamam-ul-Haq 3.62
23 AC Gilchrist 3.62
24 GS Chappell 3.60
25 CH Lloyd 3.58
26 PBH May 3.55
27 Saeed Anwar 3.54
28 KD Walters 3.50
29 Younis Khan 3.49
30 JH Kallis 3.48
31 DCS Compton 3.48
32 Javed Miandad 3.46
33 V Sehwag 3.45
34 KP Pietersen 3.45
35 AR Border 3.38
36 R Dravid 3.36
37 SM Gavaskar 3.35
38 RT Ponting 3.32
39 C Hill 3.30
40 DPMD Jayawardene 3.29
41 SR Waugh 3.26
42 FMM Worrell 3.26
43 GP Thorpe 3.25
44 ML Hayden 3.23
45 G Boycott 3.12
46 VT Trumper 3.11
47 GC Smith 3.10
48 CG Greenidge 3.05
49 B. Sutcliffe 3.05
50 G. Kirsten 2.92
1 DG Bradman 6.23
2 GA Headley 4.70
3 RG Pollock 4.22
4 BC Lara 4.18
5 JB Hobbs 4.09
6 ED Weekes 4.07
7 CL Walcott 3.90
8 A Flower 3.89
9 KC Sangakkara 3.83
10 GS Sobers 3.78
11 L Hutton 3.77
12 H Sutcliffe 3.77
13 KF Barrington 3.75
14 WR Hammond 3.74
15 AD Nourse 3.74
16 IVA Richards 3.73
17 SR Tendulkar 3.67
18 Mohammad Yousuf 3.67
19 KS Ranjitsinhji 3.65
20 S Chanderpaul 3.64
21 RN Harvey 3.64
22 Inzamam-ul-Haq 3.62
23 AC Gilchrist 3.62
24 GS Chappell 3.60
25 CH Lloyd 3.58
26 PBH May 3.55
27 Saeed Anwar 3.54
28 KD Walters 3.50
29 Younis Khan 3.49
30 JH Kallis 3.48
31 DCS Compton 3.48
32 Javed Miandad 3.46
33 V Sehwag 3.45
34 KP Pietersen 3.45
35 AR Border 3.38
36 R Dravid 3.36
37 SM Gavaskar 3.35
38 RT Ponting 3.32
39 C Hill 3.30
40 DPMD Jayawardene 3.29
41 SR Waugh 3.26
42 FMM Worrell 3.26
43 GP Thorpe 3.25
44 ML Hayden 3.23
45 G Boycott 3.12
46 VT Trumper 3.11
47 GC Smith 3.10
48 CG Greenidge 3.05
49 B. Sutcliffe 3.05
50 G. Kirsten 2.92
Days of Grace
International Captain
Yes.
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Cool. Pretty useful list it is. 
How about what I asked for earlier - look at average scores for these batsmen, in innings in which they scored 100 or more. It should be possible for you with the data you already have. It will tell us who inflicts most pain when he gets going. I'd expect Lara, Viv, Gilchrist, Sehwag etc to come out with very good numbers.
How about what I asked for earlier - look at average scores for these batsmen, in innings in which they scored 100 or more. It should be possible for you with the data you already have. It will tell us who inflicts most pain when he gets going. I'd expect Lara, Viv, Gilchrist, Sehwag etc to come out with very good numbers.
Days of Grace
International Captain
Century averages (5 centuries or more)
1 RG Pollock 12.86
2 DG Bradman 12.58
3 C Hill 12.24
4 VT Trumper 11.92
5 BC Lara 11.72
6 AC Gilchrist 11.37
7 GA Headley 11.17
8 A Flower 11.09
9 V Sehwag 10.93
10 CH Lloyd 10.87
11 KC Sangakkara 10.80
12 Saeed Anwar 10.74
13 CG Greenidge 10.65
14 KP Pietersen 10.57
15 IVA Richards 10.42
16 GP Thorpe 10.35
17 GS Sobers 10.30
18 FMM Worrell 10.23
19 AD Nourse 10.19
20 Inzamam-ul-Haq 10.06
21 GS Chappell 10.05
22 AR Border 9.88
23 DPMD Jayawardene 9.80
24 WR Hammond 9.72
25 Mohammad Yousuf 9.61
26 SR Tendulkar 9.49
27 L Hutton 9.43
28 Younis Khan 9.38
29 SR Waugh 9.32
30 RT Ponting 9.19
31 S Chanderpaul 9.13
32 CL Walcott 9.12
33 KD Walters 9.05
34 Javed Miandad 9.02
35 JB Hobbs 8.98
36 G. Kirsten 8.98
37 DCS Compton 8.86
38 SM Gavaskar 8.83
39 R Dravid 8.81
40 ML Hayden 8.80
41 PBH May 8.80
42 GC Smith 8.76
43 RN Harvey 8.68
44 G Boycott 8.64
45 ED Weekes 8.57
46 B. Sutcliffe 8.39
47 KF Barrington 8.38
48 H Sutcliffe 8.29
49 JH Kallis 8.11
Someone finally beats the Don in a list! And Kallis at the bottom indicates he scores the majority of his centuries in high team scores or in draws.
I haven't done Stan McCabe yet. I expect him to feature fairly highly on the list.
1 RG Pollock 12.86
2 DG Bradman 12.58
3 C Hill 12.24
4 VT Trumper 11.92
5 BC Lara 11.72
6 AC Gilchrist 11.37
7 GA Headley 11.17
8 A Flower 11.09
9 V Sehwag 10.93
10 CH Lloyd 10.87
11 KC Sangakkara 10.80
12 Saeed Anwar 10.74
13 CG Greenidge 10.65
14 KP Pietersen 10.57
15 IVA Richards 10.42
16 GP Thorpe 10.35
17 GS Sobers 10.30
18 FMM Worrell 10.23
19 AD Nourse 10.19
20 Inzamam-ul-Haq 10.06
21 GS Chappell 10.05
22 AR Border 9.88
23 DPMD Jayawardene 9.80
24 WR Hammond 9.72
25 Mohammad Yousuf 9.61
26 SR Tendulkar 9.49
27 L Hutton 9.43
28 Younis Khan 9.38
29 SR Waugh 9.32
30 RT Ponting 9.19
31 S Chanderpaul 9.13
32 CL Walcott 9.12
33 KD Walters 9.05
34 Javed Miandad 9.02
35 JB Hobbs 8.98
36 G. Kirsten 8.98
37 DCS Compton 8.86
38 SM Gavaskar 8.83
39 R Dravid 8.81
40 ML Hayden 8.80
41 PBH May 8.80
42 GC Smith 8.76
43 RN Harvey 8.68
44 G Boycott 8.64
45 ED Weekes 8.57
46 B. Sutcliffe 8.39
47 KF Barrington 8.38
48 H Sutcliffe 8.29
49 JH Kallis 8.11
Someone finally beats the Don in a list! And Kallis at the bottom indicates he scores the majority of his centuries in high team scores or in draws.
I haven't done Stan McCabe yet. I expect him to feature fairly highly on the list.
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Why the 150 and 5 cut off?
watson
Banned
Bit confused. What precisely am I putting up my arsehole?Flat track bully? O no, flat track demon! Flat track bulldozer! Just take that up ya asshole ...
Mahela WAG
The demon, the bulldozer, or Mahela himself?
Spark
Global Moderator
Deadset, when you watch him in this form you wonder how he doesn't average 45-50. Seems to have forever to play his shots.
uvelocity
International Coach
quote from BCL today;
West Indies Cricket News: Brian Lara dedicates Hall of Fame honour to his late father | ESPN CricinfoBCL said:
burr
State Vice-Captain
Yes, it's so hard to factor in the media and public pressure on players when trying to statistically measure great innings. The drama that surrounds a series, match and innings if you will. Not that I'm taking anything away from what's a great list, although I do think for that reason, Ponting's 156 is a tad too low.