Your favourite partnerships

[Xuhaib]

The umpiring was god-awful not to mention Saqlain missing 2 easy runouts in the final moments.
This defeat still hurts after 5 yrs.

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

Cairns and Astle, 4th innings.

 

[Slats4ever]

langer and gilchrist
laxman and dravid

 

[vic_orthdox]

Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra.

Seriously, not that they probably ever put on any massive stands, I used to love it when Slater and Blewett opened together - my two favourite players at the time.

 

[AndrewM]

Parore and Astle, Perth 2001.

 

[Matteh]

Cairns and Astle, 4th innings.

Thorpe and Flintoff in that match is pretty good (for england)...

But, how come Cairns was number number 11 in the 2nd innings?

 

[Tim]

he injured his knee. He basically batted on one leg...

 

[Tim]

If you ask me, the most crucial knock in the match was Hussain's hundred in the 1st innings...England were in serious trouble & had Hussain not scored that century then that probably would have been the 98 runs difference NZ needed to win the match.
It was a bizarre pitch because the 1st 2 days were pretty tricky for the batsmen, but after that it flattened out and things really took off.

 

[Pratters]

Azharuddin and Tendulkar in SA.

I was about to right the same!


My favourite one as well. Brutal, yet classic.

 

[Jono]

Inzy + MoYo (2004 against India)

2004? 2nd test?

 

[Toecrusher]

Azhar and Tendulkar in Cape Town 96 for me too. I think they scored sumthin like 190 in the session after lunch!!

 

[Beleg]

Oops, actually I meant the first ODI at Karachi, chasing 340+. Sorry for not being clear enough.

Yeah, that WI defeat still smarts. The umpiring was godawful.

 

[displaced]

Trescothick and Strauss' 273 run opening stand in the second innings at Durban, 2004.

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004-05/ENG_IN_RSA/SCORECARDS/ENG_RSA_T2_26-30DEC2004.html

Despite a woeful first innings of 139, England posted a huge second innings total of 570-7 declared, and were only denied one of the most improbable victories by failing light on the final day.

 

[Jono]

Oops, actually I meant the first ODI at Karachi, chasing 340+. Sorry for not being clear enough.

Ah okay thought you may have meant their partnership in the 1st test of 2005 or the 2nd test of 2004 which whilst it was their typical 100+ run partnerships it wasn't anything special between them. Their partnership in that Karachi one-dayer though was definitely special.

 

[Mister Wright]

Mine is Hayden & Love for Qld against Tasmania in January 1996

 

[Deja moo]

I was about to right the same!


My favourite one as well. Brutal, yet classic.

Exactly, everything was just so right..the quality of the Saffie attack (Klusener was at his peak too), the hopeless situation India were in, the unexpectedness of the manner in which they set out to dismantle the bowling attack...words arent enough. If match situations are not a consideration, that partnership easily ranks above both the Laxman-Dravid ones personally. Tendulkar + Azza = bellissima!

 

[duffer]

, I used to love it when Slater and Blewett opened together - my two favourite players at the time.

I loved Blewy too, his front foot pulls were spectacular. My favourite Blewett partnership was his massive one with Steve Waugh in SA. He looked a million bucks then.

 

[James90]

Hussey and McGrath - Melbourne '05

 

[howardj]

Seriously, not that they probably ever put on any massive stands, I used to love it when Slater and Blewett opened together - my two favourite players at the time.

Mine too. Top blokes.

 

[sirjeremy11]

Danny Morrison 14* (133) and Nathan Astle 102* (214) - vs England at Eden Park.
106* (166 minutes, 266 balls), 28 January 1997.

Apparently the Pommy Newspapers had already written up that they had won the test.

Suck that they won the second and third...