What is the greatest innings of all time?

[h_hurricane]

Pant's 89* in Gabba against all odds (not to mention the tiring baby sitting schedule) takes the cake for me.

Colossal in terms of impact.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

The Gooch innings at Headingley takes some topping from an England point of view. Butcher v Aussies at Headingley too was a brilliant one.

 

[Raz0r6ack]

1. VVS Laxman 281 vs Australia 2001
2. Ben Stokes 135* vs Australia 2019

 

[Xuhaib]

Lara 153* vs windies due to my emotional involvement.

Overall I think Laxman 281 for the share shock factor and Gooch 154 for quality of attack and tricky conditions combo.

 

[Furball]

denness a noted Ayrshire man

Furball not a noted Ayrshire man.

 

[Migara]

KJP 153*

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Walsh 0* (5)

 

[Anil]

Would you call Jesus a pervert if he had a crisp packet on his head?

would you?

 

[fredfertang]

3.Stan McCabe 187* vs eng 1932
2.Stan McCabe 189* vs sa 1935
1.Stan McCabe 232 vs eng 1938

Good answer - I approve

 

[Anil]

Ravindra Jadeja 175*, Mohali 2022

thread closed.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

yeah i think even the thread starter might be angry at how this has developed

 

[Kirkut]

If it's all Anglophilia over here, then you must respect your elders at least - Graham Gooch 154*

 

[Kirkut]

Was against Pakistan.

India or Pakistan, doesn't matter, dem Asians!

 

[TheJediBrah]

Stokes at Headlingly was probably the worst Test hundred I've ever seen. Chris Martin could have tonned up against peak 80s WI if he had as much luck as Stokes did that day

 

[trundler]

Yeah, Gooch 154* has to be the best ever innings by an Englishman.

 

[GIMH]

Stokes at Headlingly was probably the worst Test hundred I've ever seen. Chris Martin could have tonned up against peak 80s WI if he had as much luck as Stokes did that day

Ladies and gentleman if you want to know how desperately low brow a piece of bait this is check out the only like as of 14.40 BST

 

[TheJediBrah]

Ladies and gentleman if you want to know how desperately low brow a piece of bait this is check out the only like as of 14.40 BST

It's called playing to your target audience

 

[GIMH]

It's called playing to your target audience

Well I’ll give you that

 

[TheJediBrah]

It's also completely true though. Stokes is an immensely talented cricketer and has played some brilliant innings, a few of which I've seen, but that wasn't one of them. It was ****. He should have been out about a dozen times and about half his runs came from top edged slogs falling into gaps.

His 120 at perth in 2013 was a great innings

 

[Adders]

It was also an innings that cemented Ben Stokes as a game breaker.....has put fear into any opposition and paved the way for the likes of Trent Bridge.

It was and is an iconic innings.