Your top 3 Test innings

[HeavyBall]

This question may be as common as "Tendulkar vs Lara" one, but still worth discussing.

Mine are:

No.1 - Graham Gooch 154*:

I've seen loads of Tendulkars, Laras and Viv Richards, but NEVER seen such a high quality knock played by the three batsmen above. This by far the best.

No.2 - VVS Laxman 281.

This innings doesn't need an introduction.

No.3 - Lara 153* vs Australia.

Top quality knock, was very lucky to get dropped twice by Stuart Macgill and also got some good help from Walsh at the other end. But still a champion knock.

 

[Shri]

Laxman - 281* Kolkata
Sehwag - 200 odd Galle
Michael Clarke's 100 in the recent SA tour

 

[robelinda]

Gooch 154* 1991
Hughes 100* 1981
Lara 153* 1999

 

[Spark]

That I've seen:

Ponting 156, Old Trafford
Tendulkar 146, Cape Town (I think?)
Clarke 151, Cape Town

Kind of lame but those are the three that immediately stick in my mind that I've seen the bulk of (which, granted, cuts almost all the candidates)

 

[Tricia McMillan]

Recent ones I can think of:

Michael Clarke 329* vs. India
David Warner 123* vs. New Zealand
Jacques Kallis 224 vs. South Africa

 

[Mike5181]

Nathan Astle- 222 vs England
Brian Lara- 153* vs Australia
VVS Laxman-281 vs Australia

 

[JBMAC]

That I've seen

Bradman 187 vs England 1946
O'Neill 181 vs WI 1960
Walters 155 vs England 1965 (On Debut)

If I sat down and thought about it I could probably come up with more but these will do

Honourable Mention Joint one Mackay/Kline last wicket partnership for Aus vs WI 1960/61 Series at Adelaide to save the Test

 

[Black_Warrior]

Jacques Kallis 224 vs. South Africa

Is Kallis playing for England these days ?

 

[weldone]

Is Kallis playing for England these days ?

...would be natural only...

 

[ankitj]

Botham, Gooch, Laxman.

 

[Flem274*]

I haven't played test cricket.

 

[benchmark00]

That 210 I made in Madras would be up there.

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[Prince EWS]

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[Black_Warrior]

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What do you think about the likes of Simon Katich complaining after getting dropped?

 

[Son Of Coco]

It's hard to pick my top 3, however I'd say the best would be the 158* I scored on a wet deck in Barbados in 1985. Facing the might of the Windies in the mid-80's wasn't easy, especially for an 11 year old.

 

[miscer]

34* in the second innings coming in at number 3 out of 5 total in the team with the score 1/1 chasing down 62 a 10 over per side match. My finest hour. Many have criticized that the pitch was a road because it actually was an asphalt road but the bounce was pretty brutal. And also we had a rule where if u caught the ball with one hand after one bounce that was out.

 

[weldone]

Many have criticized that the pitch was a road because it actually was an asphalt road but the bounce was pretty brutal.

 

[Spark]

34* in the second innings coming in at number 3 out of 5 total in the team with the score 1/1 chasing down 62 a 10 over per side match. My finest hour. Many have criticized that the pitch was a road because it actually was an asphalt road but the bounce was pretty brutal. And also we had a rule where if u caught the ball with one hand after one bounce that was out.

 

[Days of Grace]

34* in the second innings coming in at number 3 out of 5 total in the team with the score 1/1 chasing down 62 a 10 over per side match. My finest hour. Many have criticized that the pitch was a road because it actually was an asphalt road but the bounce was pretty brutal. And also we had a rule where if u caught the ball with one hand after one bounce that was out.

This innings registered 16.14 on my ratings calculation, so it's up there, tbh.

 

[honestbharani]

This question may be as common as "Tendulkar vs Lara" one, but still worth discussing.

Mine are:

No.1 - Graham Gooch 154*:

I've seen loads of Tendulkars, Laras and Viv Richards, but NEVER seen such a high quality knock played by the three batsmen above. This by far the best.

No.2 - VVS Laxman 281.

This innings doesn't need an introduction.

No.3 - Lara 153* vs Australia.

Top quality knock, was very lucky to get dropped twice by Stuart Macgill and also got some good help from Walsh at the other end. But still a champion knock.

was never dropped twice.


And lol @ good help from Walsh. He batted out an over or so.