The Greatest Overs Ever

[Starfighter]

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Chris Pringle to Bruce Reid...

First one I thought of.

 

[Daemon]

This was awesome to watch at the time especially since it came after Morkel had bowled serious heat and sconed him a couple of time (not sure if it was the same innings).

 

[GIMH]

And here is that over from Flintoff to Langer and Ponting

Ponting’s face as he walks is off is as if to say ‘how am I, the best batsman in the world, meant to play that?’

 

[TheJediBrah]

Stuart Broad may have sent down a contender in one of his god-like match winning spells.

His over to Yuvraj Singh maybe

 

[Burgey]

It's Lillee to Richards at the end of Boxing Day 1981. The last over was sublime. Couple of bouncers which did him for pace then an inswinger off the last ball to bowl him. Ridiculous

 

[honestbharani]

His over to Yuvraj Singh maybe

Or Bumrah

 

[Burgey]

This was awesome to watch at the time especially since it came after Morkel had bowled serious heat and sconed him a couple of time (not sure if it was the same innings).

Clarke's God Mode was genuinely as good as anyone's. Only Lara of blokes I've seen could go a gear more crazy than Clarke when he went coco bananas. It just didn't matter who bowled what, he carved it.

He just didn't go to God Mode as often as some others did. And his just-below-God-Mode wasn't enough to get him into the ATG category. So imperious when he was on though. Four double tons in 2012 alone. It's crazy how imperious he could look when he was totally on song compared with his normal way of playing.

The knock he played in SA when Morkel broke his collar bone was someone playing a different sport to like 99% of even international players, although that was more a guts thing tbf.

 

[Kirkut]

Dale Steyn to Sachin Tendulkar at Cape Town. Steyn bowled within himself at 129 to 133 k's but got the ball to swing from middle and leg to outside off stump, forced Sachin to play every ball who got beaten outside off all the time.

 

[Burgey]

I think I saw that spell. It was a crazy contest. I think Tendullkar got through it and made a big ton didn't he?

 

[Daemon]

Yep. 2011 Cape Town.

 

[social]

Peak Marshall and Garner really running in at the WACA towards the end of the day was one occasion when the bowling was otherworldly

Slips were miles back & one of the few times I thought that you cannot play that

Funny thing is that I am sure that Holding came on & cleaned them up

 

[subshakerz]

Dale Steyn to Sachin Tendulkar at Cape Town. Steyn bowled within himself at 129 to 133 k's but got the ball to swing from middle and leg to outside off stump, forced Sachin to play every ball who got beaten outside off all the time.

That was the first over of Day 3 I think. Sachin actually nicked a ball but wasn't given.

Here at 0:47 onwards

 

[Burgey]

One for the first chance average. Hell of a spell.

He probably didn't hear the edge.

 

[Kirkut]

That was the first over of Day 3 I think. Sachin actually nicked a ball but wasn't given.

Here at 0:47 onwards

If you watch the slow motion, the ball actually bounces just before it enters Boucher's gloves, the umpire made a very fluke decision to give that not out, obvious he did not see that.

Not the most picturesque knock but possibly his best test knock considering the difficulty of bowling and conditions.

 

[Chrish]

This is amazing. Never came across it before. Freddy was among the most gifted of all cricketers I saw. He probably underachieved despite already impressive stats..

 

[Burgey]

35 posts in and not a single nom for a spinner.

Good.

 

[tony p]

Lillee v Viv Richards in the miracle match (Gillette Cup) for WA v QLD in the 70's, 4 consecutive bouncers, and bowled him on the last, they defended 77 to win

 

[subshakerz]

Lillee v Viv Richards in the miracle match (Gillette Cup) for WA v QLD in the 70's, 4 consecutive bouncers, and bowled him on the last, they defended 77 to win

 

[Bolo.]

If you watch the slow motion, the ball actually bounces just before it enters Boucher's gloves, the umpire made a very fluke decision to give that not out, obvious he did not see that.

Not the most picturesque knock but possibly his best test knock considering the difficulty of bowling and conditions.

It's a hard innings to judge. It's the only time I've ever seen anyone survive Steyn in that form, which should make it one of the best. So many near edges, which just suggests it was an incredibly lucky one though. The way he was holding his off stump down meant he was making his own luck to a big degree though.