Most important/most memorable fifty?

[mr_mister]

And for good measure we should also go the most memorable/best remembered score under 50

 

[morgieb]

This knock from Laxman has to be up there: 1st Test: India v Australia at Mohali, Oct 1-5, 2010 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Also a great knock from Waugh, though it didn't win the match: 3rd Test: West Indies v Australia at Port of Spain, Apr 21-23, 1995 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[OverratedSanity]

Dravid on a minefield vs West Indies in 2006

 

[honestbharani]

Literally was gonna post the same.. The twin 50s at the Sabina Park pitch in 2006 were master pieces... There was a 45 by Lara back in the 1998 series at Barbados too. On a track where India were bowled out for 81 the same day I think.. He looked like he was batting in a batsman's paradise.

 

[Prince EWS]

And for good measure we should also go the most memorable/best remembered score under 50

Rob Quiney's 9, hands down.

 

[mr_mister]

Len Hutton had a 37 worthy enough to make the cut for his cricinfo write-up so that must be up there too

 

[vcs]

Gavaskar 90-odd against Imran's Pakistan sometime in the late '80s is quite famous, isn't it? Bit before my time...

Laxman's 60-odd chasing 155 against the Aussies in 2001 was also a great knock. Dravid's 70-something in the Adelaide game where he made 233 in the first innings. Sachin's 60-odd and 70-odd in Mumbai in 2001 were superb innings also.

And obviously Sehwag's 80-something against England in 2008.

 

[zaremba]

Ben Hollioake's half-century on debut against McGrath and Warne was a memorable one.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Sachin's 60-odd and 70-odd in Mumbai in 2001 were superb innings also.

Oooh, yes. Great innings, those. Very underrated.

Also, VVS 96 at Durban in 2011.

 

[Pothas]

Ashley Giles 2005, yeah sure some other bloke made 150 but love that innings.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

best remembered score under 50

Bradman's final innings duck.

 

[anil1405]

Rob Quiney's 9, hands down.

You mean after Dippenaar's dismissal for one run which ensured South Africa's victory in that famous ODI in 2006?

 

[AndrewB]

In the 1935 WI-Eng Barbados Test, Hammond scored 43 and 29* out of 81-7d and 75-6 as England won by 4 wickets.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Easy choice

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Easy choice

Greatest ever innings by a South African in a knockout game

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Most memorable non fifty Hoggard at Trent Bridge 2005.

Most memorable 50 Flintoff Edgbaston 2005.

 

[wpdavid]

Thorpe's unbeaten 32 in the 4th innings below is a minor classic.

3rd Test: Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), Mar 15-17, 2001 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Without it, we'd have probably failed to reach the 74 needed to secure our only series win in Sri Lanka.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Stephen Boock 2* off 10 balls, Gary Troup 7* off 38 balls for NZ to beat the most fearsome bowling attack of all time by 1 wicket.

1st Test: New Zealand v West Indies at Dunedin, Feb 8-13, 1980 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Zinzan]

This 80 from Chris Cairns 4th Test: England v New Zealand at The Oval, Aug 19-22, 1999 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo would have to be up there in terms of series defining 50s.

With the series at 1-1 heading into the 4th Test at the Oval, NZ were 6-39 in their 2nd innings with an overall lead of about 120 when he came to the crease.

Word on the street is his assault on Tufnell gave the spinner the yips for about 6 months following...

You can watch the Tufnell murder take place from 39:04 of the video...

 

[vcs]

This 80 from Chris Cairns 4th Test: England v New Zealand at The Oval, Aug 19-22, 1999 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo would have to be up there in terms of series defining 50s.

With the series at 1-1 heading into the 4th Test at the Oval, NZ were 6-39 in their 2nd innings with an overall lead of about 120 when he came to the crease.

Word on the street is his assault on Tufnell gave the spinner the yips for about 6 months following...

You can watch the Tufnell murder take place from 39:04 of the video...

Wow, that was some of the cleanest hitting I've ever seen. Beautiful.