300 run partnerships

[Salamuddin]

Just wondering, how many times (during the course of a series
in Australia), has a player from a visiting team been involved in more than one 300 run partnership ?

Laxman is the first example that comes to mind of course but who else ?
Any famous names ?

 

[krkode]

Lara, perhaps?

Then again, that's unlikely. Lara hunts alone. growl.

 

[krkode]

Here is a list of every 300-run partnership in Test cricket:

http://www.cricket.org/db/STATS/TESTS/PARTNERSHIPS/300_RUN_TEST_PARTNERSHIPS.html

As of today, Laxman is the only one to have done so. :wow:

Another interesting thing: Bradman has been involved in five 300+ partnerships. Next in line is Miandad and Laxman with 3 each.

Laxman really knows how to 'partner', eh? :P

 

[Bazza]

No he just knows how to bat against Australia:

v Australia 12 22 1 1334 281 63.52 5 4
overall 50 83 10 3460 281 47.40 18 7

v Australia 14 13 1 484 102 40.33 2 2
overall 58 56 3 1472 102 27.77 2 9

Anyway, my vote for worst 300 partnership ever goes to Wasim Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq! It is the record 8th wicket partnership, but still....

 

[Richard]

Laxman's taste for Australian bowling was revealed at a very, very young age - can't remember if it was under-15 or under-17, but he broke the record for most runs in an international series at that level against an attack including the embryonic Jason Gillespie and Brett Lee.
It was obvious to those who knew that he was going to be a star from about then. Just needed to be left away from that opening slot.

 

[marc71178]

Laxman's taste for Australian bowling was revealed at a very, very young age - can't remember if it was under-15 or under-17, but he broke the record for most runs in an international series at that level against an attack including the embryonic Jason Gillespie and Brett Lee.

Looking at the 2 years between Laxman and Lee I would imagine it would have to have been U17 (or Lee would've been 13 in an U15 series with Laxman 15, which seems less likely to me.)

 

[Richard]

Apparently it was under-19:duh:
Don't know how I got that confused.
The side also included Nicholson and Symonds.

 

[krkode]

Anyway, my vote for worst 300 partnership ever goes to Wasim Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq! It is the record 8th wicket partnership, but still....

That was less of a partnership than of butchery by Wasim Akram. :rolleyes:

 

[marc71178]

Apparently it was under-19:duh:

Makes it even more likely.

I had a suspicion that it was unlikely for Gillespie and Lee to be paired at a low age group as I thought there was reasonable gap between their ages.

 

[Richard]

Well, unless Wisden have made a serious error it's true.

 

[marc71178]

Well, unless Wisden have made a serious error it's true.

It is quite possible that they do make errors, the ages just don't add up.

There's also the glaring error they made in linking up with an inferior website...

 

[Richard]

Put quite simply - dey 'ad no choice.
Wisden were struggling for prosperity, CricInfo were struggling for cash.
Just because of James' superior running of a certain site, with help from various others, doesn't mean you can instantly judge others on that.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Herschelle Gibbs has now been part of four - all opening - and Graeme Smith three.

The pair of Gibbs & Smith now has 3 - more than anyone I *think*

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Herschelle Gibbs has now been part of four - all opening - and Graeme Smith three.

The pair of Gibbs & Smith now has 3 - more than anyone I *think*

Cricinfo commentator seemed to think so too.

 

[Shane Warne]

tv commentators seemed to think so too

 

[Richard]

And just think how many there are to come...