Final revisions made to the list
That will do. Just made some small adjustments for the strength of the opposition. Made a mistake with Walcott's innings. Now it is much higher. Tendulkar finally gets into the Top 100
Wanted to have Hughes in the top 20, but I am not changing everything around just to suit one innings.
Botham is now no.1 . Sure, he went for a slog and it came off, but it is part of English cricket folklore and must surely be the most remarkable comeback ever. Odds of 500/1 FFS.
1 I.T. Botham 149* Australia Leeds 1981 Won 25.45
2 B.C. Lara 153* Australia Bridgetown 1999 Won 25.34
3 G.A. Gooch 154* West Indies Leeds 1991 Won 25.00
4 C. Bannerman 165* England Melbourne 1877 Won 24.77
5 V.V.S. Laxman 281 Australia Kolkata 2001 Won 24.06
6 D.G. Bradman 270 England Melbourne 1937 Won 23.26
7 C.G. Greenidge 134 England Manchester 1976 Won 22.77
8 C. Hill 188 England Melbourne 1898 Won 22.63
9 Azhar Mahmood 132 South Africa Durban 1998 Won 22.33
10 D.L. Amiss 262* West Indies Kingston 1974 Draw 22.13
11 C.L. Walcott 220 England Bridgetown 1954 Won 22.04
12 S.T. Jayasuriya 253 Pakistan Faisalabad 2004 Won 21.65
13 V. Sehwag 201* Sri Lanka Galle 2008 Won 21.65
14 G.L. Jessop 104 Australia The Oval 1902 Won 21.36
15 S.J. McCabe 232 England Nottingham 1938 Draw 21.26
16 Saeed Anwar 188 India Kolkata 1999 Won 20.64
17 G.S. Chappell 176 New Zealand Christchurch 1982 Won 20.52
18 M.J. Slater 123 England Sydney 1999 Won 20.51
19 V.V.S. Laxman 167 Australia Sydney 2000 Lost 20.50
20 H.P. Tillekaratne 115 Pakistan Faisalabad 1995 Won 20.35
21 L. Klusener 118 Sri Lanka Kandy 2000 Won 20.11
22 R. Dravid 233 Australia Adelaide 2003 Won 20.03
23 K.J. Hughes 100* West Indies Melbourne 1981 Won 19.97
24 B.C. Lara 213 Australia Kingston 1999 Won 19.96
25 G.C. Smith 154* England Birmingham 2008 Won 19.81
26 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 New Zealand Lahore 2002 Won 19.72
27 S.M. Gavaskar 221 England The Oval 1979 Draw 19.68
28 S.M. Gavaskar 236* West Indies Madras 1983 Draw 19.66
29 R.E. Foster 287 Australia Sydney 1903 Won 19.40
30 Mohammad Wasim 192 Zimbabwe Harare 1998 Won 19.32
31 A.C. Gilchrist 149* Pakistan Hobart 1999 Won 19.32
32 O.G. Smith 168 England Nottingham 1957 Draw 19.27
33 N. Kapil Dev 129 South Africa Port Elizabeth 1992 Lost 19.21
34 Asif Iqbal 146 England The Oval 1967 Lost 19.10
35 K.C. Sangakkara 156* New Zealand Wellington 2006 Won 19.05
36 D.G. Bradman 334 England Leeds 1930 Draw 19.00
37 D.G. Bradman 299* South Africa Adelaide 1932 Won 18.97
38 J.L. Langer 191 Pakistan Perth 2004 Won 18.93
39 C.L. Cairns 80 England The Oval 1999 Won 18.75
40 Hanif Mohammad 337 West Indies Bridgetown 1958 Draw 18.68
41 P.F. Warner 132* South Africa Johannesburg 1899 Won 18.63
42 I.J.L. Trott 184 Pakistan Lord's 2010 Won 18.61
43 M.E. Trescothick 180 South Africa Johannesburg 2005 Won 18.47
44 V. Sehwag 319 South Africa Chennai 2008 Draw 18.37
45 M.A. Butcher 173* Australia Leeds 2001 Won 18.28
46 B.C. Lara 226 Australia Adelaide 2005 Lost 18.25
47 Kamran Akmal 113 India Karachi 2006 Won 18.19
48 N.J. Astle 222 England Christchurch 2002 Lost 18.16
49 B. Mitchell 164* England Lord's 1935 Won 18.14
50 D.G. Bradman 103* England Melbourne 1933 Won 17.97
51 D.G. Bradman 304 England Leeds 1934 Draw 17.94
52 G.M. Turner 223* West Indies Kingston 1972 Draw 17.92
53 Hanif Mohammad 187 England Lord's 1967 Draw 17.91
54 G.R. Viswanath 97* West Indies Madras 1975 Won 17.82
55 V.T. Trumper 159 South Africa Melbourne 1911 Won 17.82
56 G.P. Thorpe 200* New Zealand Christchurch 2002 Won 17.80
57 J. Ryder 201* England Adelaide 1925 Won 17.79
58 W.R. Hammond 336* New Zealand Auckland 1933 Draw 17.79
59 G. Kirsten 100* Pakistan Faisalabad 1997 Won 17.75
60 A. Flintoff 73 Australia Birmingham 2005 Won 17.55
61 G.R. Viswanath 114 Australia Melbourne 1981 Won 17.51
62 C.G. Greenidge 213 New Zealand Auckland 1987 Won 17.48
63 D.L. Amiss 179 India Delhi 1976 Won 17.48
64 G.J. Bonnor 128 England Sydney 1885 Won 17.46
65 M.C. Cowdrey 102 Australia Melbourne 1954 Won 17.44
66 R.G. Pollock 125 England Nottingham 1965 Won 17.44
67 Inzamam-ul-Haq 138* Bangladesh Multan 2003 Won 17.38
68 L. Hutton 205 West Indies Kingston 1954 Won 17.34
69 G.S. Sobers 168 Australia Sydney 1961 Won 17.33
70 C.G. Greenidge 214* England Lord's 1984 Won 17.32
71 W.R. Hammond 231 Australia Sydney 1936 Won 17.31
72 J.V. Coney 111* Pakistan Dunedin 1985 Won 17.31
73 D.I. Gower 154* West Indies Kingston 1981 Draw 17.29
74 D.N. Sardesai 212 West Indies Kingston 1971 Draw 17.24
75 B.F. Butcher 133 England Lord's 1963 Draw 17.21
76 D.G. Bradman 212 England Adelaide 1937 Won 17.18
77 G.A. Headley 270* England Kingston 1935 Won 17.17
78 P.S. McDonnell 147 England Sydney 1882 Won 17.16
79 K.D. Walters 104* New Zealand Auckland 1974 Won 17.15
80 C.H. Lloyd 161* India Calcutta 1983 Won 17.13
81 A.R. Border 163 India Melbourne 1985 Draw 17.05
82 A.M.J. Hilditch 113 West Indies Melbourne 1984 Draw 16.90
83 S.M. Nurse 258 New Zealand Christchurch 1969 Draw 16.87
84 M.G. Burgess 119* Pakistan Dacca 1969 Draw 16.81
85 A.C. Gilchrist 144 Bangladesh Fatullah 2006 Won 16.79
86 G.S. Chappell 182* West Indies Sydney 1976 Won 16.77
87 M.A. Taylor 144 West Indies St. John's 1991 Won 16.76
88 S.C.J. Broad 169 Pakistan Lord's 2010 Won 16.73
89 M.J. Clarke 151 South Africa Cape Town 2011 Lost 16.66
90 M.A. Atherton 185* South Africa Johannesburg 1995 Draw 16.60
91 M.E. Waugh 116 South Africa Port Elizabeth 1997 Won 16.53
92 S.R. Waugh 108 England Manchester 1997 Won 16.51
93 Moin Khan 117* Sri Lanka Sialkot 1995 Lost 16.48
94 R.T. Simpson 156* Australia Melbourne 1951 Won 16.46
95 J.B. Hobbs 93* South Africa Johannesburg 1910 Won 16.44
96 B.C. Lara 400* England St. John's 2004 Draw 16.44
97 S.R. Tendulkar 136 Pakistan Chennai 1999 Lost 16.44
98 Aamer Sohail 133 Australia Karachi 1998 Draw 16.39
99 R.N. Harvey 167 England Melbourne 1959 Won 16.34
100 L. Hutton 364 Australia The Oval 1938 Won 16.34
101 K.P. Pietersen 142 Sri Lanka Birmingham 2006 Won 16.32
102 D.J. McGlew 255* New Zealand Wellington 1953 Won 16.29
103 D.J. Cullinan 122* India Johannesburg 1997 Draw 16.27
104 K.P. Pietersen 158 Australia The Oval 2005 Draw 16.23
105 H.W. Taylor 109 England Durban 1913 Lost 16.23
106 S.M. Nurse 168 New Zealand Auckland 1969 Won 16.17
107 R.G. Pollock 209 Australia Cape Town 1967 Lost 16.16
108 K.C. Wessels 162 England Brisbane 1982 Won 16.15
109 K.C. Sangakkara 211 Pakistan Abu Dubai 2011 Draw 16.15
110 V.V.S. Laxman 96 South Africa Durban 2010 Won 16.15
111 D.C.S. Compton 278 Pakistan Nottingham 1954 Won 16.14
112 Saleem Malik 237 Australia Rawalpindi 1994 Draw 16.13
113 A.R. Morris 206 England Adelaide 1951 Won 16.08
114 D.P.M.D. Jayawardene 374 South Africa Colombo 2006 Won 16.06
115 G.R. Viswanath 124 West Indies Chennai 1979 Won 16.05
116 F.M.M. Worrell 261 England Nottingham 1950 Won 16.01
117 I.R. Redpath 159* New Zealand Auckland 1974 Won 15.98
118 G.P. Thorpe 113* Sri Lanka Colombo 2001 Won 15.98
119 C.H. Gayle 333 Sri Lanka Galle 2010 Draw 15.96
120 A. F.ower 199* South Africa Harare 2001 Lost 15.94
121 W.W. Armstrong 159* South Africa Johannesburg 1902 Won 15.90
122 R.G. Pollock 274 Australia Durban 1970 Won 15.87
123 J.H. Kallis 162 England Durban 2004 Draw 15.86
124 D.M. Jones 184* England Sydney 1987 Won 15.81
125 L. Hutton 156* Australia Adelaide 1951 Lost 15.77
126 G.N. Yallop 121 England Sydney 1979 Lost 15.76
127 D.I. Gower 173* Pakistan Lahore 1984 Draw 15.75
128 L. Hutton 62 Australia Brisbane 1950 Lost 15.74
129 R.T. Ponting 156 England Manchester 2005 Draw 15.73
130 M.J. Greatbatch 146* Australia Perth 1989 Draw 15.69
131 G.R. Viswanath 139 West Indies Calcutta 1974 Won 15.68
132 Saeed Anwar 118 South Africa Durban 1998 Won 15.67
133 B.B. McCullum 225 India Hyderabad 2010 Draw 15.65
134 I.V.A. Richards 182* England Bridgetown 1981 Won 15.58
135 D.S. Atkinson 219 Australia Bridgetown 1955 Draw 15.56
136 W.H. Ponsford 266 England The Oval 1934 Won 15.53
137 I.T. Botham 114 India Bombay 1980 Won 15.53
138 S.R. Tendulkar 169 South Africa Cape Town 1997 Lost 15.52
139 L. Vincent 224 Sri Lanka Wellington 2005 Won 15.50
140 A.C. Gilchrist 138* South Africa Cape Town 2002 Won 15.46
141 D.P.M.D. Jayawardene 167 New Zealand Galle 1998 Won 15.46
142 J.R. Reid 142 South Africa Johannesburg 1962 Lost 15.44
143 J.L. Langer 127 Pakistan Hobart 1999 Won 15.43
144 J.N. Rhodes 76 Australia Sydney 1994 Won 15.43
145 R.N. Harvey 151* South Africa Durban 1950 Won 15.42
146 A.I. Kallicharran 126 Australia Kingston 1978 Draw 15.38
147 G. Kirsten 130 England Leeds 2003 Won 15.37
148 F.M.M. Worrell 191* England Nottingham 1957 Draw 15.37
149 M.A. Butcher 116 South Africa Leeds 1998 Won 15.36
150 S.J. McCabe 187 England Sydney 1932 Lost 15.28
151 M.D. Crowe 188 West Indies Georgetown 1985 Draw 15.26
152 G. Boycott 191 Australia Leeds 1977 Won 15.26
153 R.M. Cowper 307 England Melbourne 1966 Draw 15.25
154 Hon. F.S. Jackson 128 Australia Manchester 1902 Lost 15.24
155 H. Graham 105 England Sydney 1895 Won 15.21
156 A.C. Gilchrist 122 India Mumbai 2001 Won 15.20
157 K.C. Sangakkara 232 South Africa Colombo 2004 Won 15.20
158 Inzamam-ul-Haq 95 South Africa Johannesburg 1995 Lost 15.17
159 D.G. Bradman 244 England The Oval 1934 Won 15.10
160 K.R. Ranjitsinghi 93* Australia Nottingham 1899 Draw 15.09
161 K.C. Sangakkara 192 Australia Hobart 2007 Lost 15.05
162 R.T. Ponting 257 India Melbourne 2003 Won 15.03
163 S.R. Tendulkar 248* Bangladesh Dhaka 2004 Won 15.01
164 D.G. Bradman 226 South Africa Brisbane 1931 Won 15.01