Best knock by a tailender?

[Zinzan]

Jimmy Anderson's 81
Stuart Broad played some gems back in the day, possibly his 160-odd could be the best. Between that, Gillespie or Agar for me

Given the date and opposition, there's plenty to be cynical about that innings...

 

[Xuhaib]

Broad till his head injury was a proper all rounder

 

[Zinzan]

Broad till his head injury was a proper all rounder

'Proper' All-rounder is stretching it, even if he was slightly better prior to being hit.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Broad till his head injury was a proper all rounder

Proper fairy princess maybe

 

[GIMH]

Given the date and opposition, there's plenty to be cynical about that innings...

Yeah, no. We were 102/7 when he came to the crease. His no-balls were lacking any sort of discretion but Amir was on fire that day, more is the pity really. It was a fine innings from Broad.

 

[Gob]

Kane Williamson's140 at the Gabba

 

[Blenkinsop]

Dale Steyn's 76 against Australia at Melbourne was a match-winning innings against some very hostile fast bowling.

 

[andruid]

Glenn Mcgrath's 61 will always have a special place in my heart. Broke New Zealand's spirit that match, and caused me to become a Test match junkie

 

[The_Bunny]

If your after genuine tail enders (not near all-rounders like Johnson Warne or Vass) then surely Dale Steyn 76 Vs Aus after he came in 8 down 150 behind in the first innings rates a mention, was definitely fairly crushing as an Aussie after the Waca Test.

 

[wpdavid]

Alex Tudor's random ATG innings

Yup, that's the one for me.

ENG vs NZ Cricket Scorecard, 1st Test at Birmingham, July 01 - 03, 1999

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Low scoring game in conditions that were helpful for the bowlers, but his unbeaten 99 after coming in as night-watchman made a difficult 4th innings chase an absolute doddle. I say he was a night-watchman, but the scorecard suggests that maybe he was simply promoted to number 3 after our horror show in the first innings.

 

[wpdavid]

Jack Leach's other crucial innings in 2019 shouldn't be forgotten. And people shouldn't dismiss it as 'only' being against Ireland, given the match situation.

ENG vs IRE Cricket Scorecard, Only Test at London, July 24 - 26, 2019

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[Red]

Saw Dizzy talking about it and saying he was mentally noting all the noted batsman’s highest scores he was passing on his way to 200. “MWaugh at 140 something, tick”. Funny stuff

 

[subshakerz]

If your after genuine tail enders (not near all-rounders like Johnson Warne or Vass) then surely Dale Steyn 76 Vs Aus after he came in 8 down 150 behind in the first innings rates a mention, was definitely fairly crushing as an Aussie after the Waca Test.

Yeah that will surely be near or at the top.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Saw Dizzy talking about it and saying he was mentally noting all the noted batsman’s highest scores he was passing on his way to 200. “MWaugh at 140 something, tick”. Funny stuff

haha dizzy has done this joke into the ground with his tweets every time a new Test batsman joins the "200 club"

 

[wpdavid]

Not the best ever, but Daffy's 2nd innings 88 is worth a mention, and a rare highlight in another dismal tour down under. Back in the good old days when we actually won a dead rubber in these series, which wouldn't have happened without this knock.

AUS vs ENG Cricket Scorecard, 4th Test at Adelaide, January 26 - 30, 1995

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[Flem274*]

Unfortunately it is almost certainly Harbhajan Singh.

India were 15/5 in the 3rd innings. We were going to win.

I hope he has to suffer through NZ biosecurity with his dirty shoes for eternity.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Mind the Windows, Tino

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

In all seriousness, the best knock by a tail-ender is from this man…this innings,

 

[OverratedSanity]

This knock by an obscure cricketer called Ted Alletson in an FC game is pretty cool. As a number 9 coming in at 185-7 in the third innings (only 8 runs ahead overall) , he scored 189 in 90 minutes with 23 fours and 8 sixes. This is basically the only notable performance of in his career since he only averaged 18 with the bat. He also took only 33 wickets in 119 matches so no idea why he was even batting at 9. He may have been picked as a lower middle order batsman, but it's not clear from his profile.

SUSS vs NOTTS Cricket Scorecard at Brighton, May 18 - 20, 1911

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The most explosive innings of all time?

One hundred years ago this week, 27-year-old Ted Alletson played what remains one of the most brutal knocks in any form of cricket

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[andruid]

This knock by an obscure cricketer called Ted Alletson in an FC game is pretty cool. As a number 9 coming in at 185-7 in the third innings (only 8 runs ahead overall) , he scored 189 in 90 minutes with 23 fours and 8 sixes. This is basically the only notable performance of in his career since he only averaged 18 with the bat. He also took only 33 wickets in 119 matches so no idea why he was even batting at 9. He may have been picked as a lower middle order batsman, but it's not clear from his profile.

SUSS vs NOTTS Cricket Scorecard at Brighton, May 18 - 20, 1911

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The most explosive innings of all time?

One hundred years ago this week, 27-year-old Ted Alletson played what remains one of the most brutal knocks in any form of cricket

www.espncricinfo.com

I will hazard a guess. They had to field eleven players and he was always available.