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Title: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: procricket on April 13, 2011, 11:09:28 AM
Just a quick one what the best innings you have seen live


Dave Hussey 100 in 61 balls for Victoria V NSW at Scg was special best i have seen live.
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: Buzz on April 13, 2011, 11:19:23 AM
ooh flintoff smashing a ton at Lords against the Saffers in a loosing cause (remember the broken woodworm bat photo - that innings - Glorious sunshine at lords, everyone SMASHED and Freddie causing a riot)
Moody and Hick demolishing Warickshire in a B&H cup final both were 90odd not out at the end
Michael Vaughan 150 at Sydney against the Aussies at their Peak
Steve Waughs career saving ton in the same game

I am sure there are more...
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: PM7 on April 13, 2011, 11:21:52 AM
If I remember correctly in 1996 I saw Sanath Jayasuria smashing the fastest 100 (at the time) off 57 balls at the Singapore Cricket Club. Hot day on a small ground and Sanath just went mad!
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Post by: procricket on April 13, 2011, 11:22:09 AM
Ponting's innings at Old trafford to save the test was special..
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: mattw on April 13, 2011, 11:22:14 AM
Hick scoring about 100 off 60 odd balls at Kidderminster in a pro40 I think it was. Also Vaughan scoring a century against WI at Headingley.
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: Tumo on April 13, 2011, 11:24:00 AM
Bell+Trott both getting tons against Notts at Trent Bridge. Or Ponting's ton against Eng at TB again in 2009.
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: mattw on April 13, 2011, 11:27:04 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2007/6/13783/html/scorecard.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2007/6/13783/html/scorecard.stm)

that's the one, cracking game
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: Liam-SCCC on April 13, 2011, 11:27:11 AM
Somerset hitting 250-3 against Gloucestershire in the twenty20 cup. Sunny evenin in Taunton and Cameron White hit 116* of not many balls and Justin Langer hit 90 odd inhis first ever twenty20 match.

I witnessed a Marcus Trescothick 120 on Saturday.
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Post by: Canners on April 13, 2011, 11:30:06 AM
This topic makes me feel bad, ive only seen about 3 live games :(
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: procricket on April 13, 2011, 11:35:03 AM
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2007/6/13783/html/scorecard.stm[/url] ([url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2007/6/13783/html/scorecard.stm[/url])

that's the one, cracking game


what a game i bet klusners innings was not bad as well
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: mattw on April 13, 2011, 11:36:35 AM
yeah, was a close one! at Kidderminster the boundaries are a bit shorter, but still you need to go at a fair rate to do that.
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Post by: Red Ink Cricket on April 13, 2011, 11:36:48 AM
saw KPs switch hit live. think it was off murali. may have gone on to score a ton too. memory is a bit hazy. also saw ian blackwells hundred against sussex last game of the pro40 season at hove a few years ago. 111 i think off not many balls. cleared the clock tower with a six. somerset then dismissed them pretty quickly
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: langer17 on April 13, 2011, 11:45:56 AM
I havent been to many first class or international games, so I would have to say Mike Hussey's 195 in last year's first ashes test at the Gabba. I went day 2 and 3 and wasnt going to go after day 2, but I thought I would kick myself if he got 200 and I didnt see it. He ended up getting 195, but still a great knock.
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Post by: Johnny on April 13, 2011, 12:14:32 PM
Saw Allan Border bring up his 200 against England at Headingley in 1993.

Saw all of Strauss' ton against Australia at Old Trafford in 2005.
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Post by: jamespaxton on April 13, 2011, 12:27:21 PM
Butchers 170* or whatever it was in 2001 Ashes.

Also, seen a few good 2020 innings from Lumb/ Harvey etc at Headingley
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Post by: alexrickyponting on April 13, 2011, 12:32:47 PM
I think it's quite a hard task to define any type of "best" innings, but the one that sticks in my mind was Rory Hamilton-Brown's for surrey against Glamorgan in a rain-affected Pro40 game last year.
115 off 69
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2010/08/85604/html/scorecard.stm
Ramps and Davies did'nt do too badly either.
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Post by: Colesy on April 13, 2011, 12:36:20 PM
http://bradleystokecc.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10889315

No professional innings of note, but Steve's 73 was something special. We also won this game needing 6 off the last ball :)

Saying that Gareth's innings here was pretty good http://bradleystokecc.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=11074983 He was just under a run-a-ball for his 50 then decided to go for it :L
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Post by: Outlaw on April 13, 2011, 01:06:17 PM
Alex Hales's 200 + last year at Derby was one of the best I've seen chanceless knock. Class player and an absolute lad definetely one for the future.
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Post by: pumakid on April 13, 2011, 01:08:49 PM
1) Cook and Trott in the 4th ashes test in melbourne- mostly because of the circumstance and ease to crash the aussies to all parts in their own backyard

2) Darren Lehman at Scarborough a few years back. Can't remember who it was against but he destroyed it
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: alexrickyponting on April 13, 2011, 01:33:21 PM
Alex Hales's 200 + last year at Derby was one of the best I've seen chanceless knock. Class player and an absolute lad definetely one for the future.
He went to my school. Really happy with how he's done up at notts :)
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Post by: tommo256 on April 13, 2011, 01:55:59 PM
Graham napier when he teed off big time
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Post by: Byo on April 13, 2011, 01:58:32 PM
Freddie's ton against the Windies at Edge - it was the one when his dad dropped him in the crowd. 
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Post by: Opener on April 13, 2011, 02:09:36 PM
Ijaz Ahmed and Saeed Anwar scoring tons against the Kiwis on day 1 of a test match.
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: mdl_1979 on April 13, 2011, 02:25:26 PM
This one from last summer was pretty special

http://oldhabs.hitscricket.com/scorecard/fixtureID_127724/1st-XI-v-Bushey-CC-12-Jun-2010.aspx

Akash started the final over of our innings on 182, took a single to long on, got back on strike next ball, hit 2 of the next 3 balls for 6 to get 195, then perished going for his double ton off the last ball.  On a day when noone else got more than 54, and no teammate made more than 26, it was very very special.
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Post by: jonpinson on April 13, 2011, 02:59:52 PM
Tendulkar's 170 odd against Worcester about a decade ago. He came into the match under pressure with no form and spent the first 2 hours defending. Not a shot in anger. Just playing himself in. A perfect study in concentration. By the end of the day he was playing as well as I'd ever seen anyone play. Seen nothing like it before or since.
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Post by: ianbuchanan on April 13, 2011, 03:32:13 PM
http://minehead.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=11073076

^^^^^^ By a country mile ;)
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: roco on April 13, 2011, 03:33:43 PM
You retired cocky git ;)

How about this for a team batting performance best thing is I still got blamed for us not winning

http://montgomery.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10555006
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: procricket on April 13, 2011, 03:37:16 PM
Tendulkar's 170 odd against Worcester about a decade ago. He came into the match under pressure with no form and spent the first 2 hours defending. Not a shot in anger. Just playing himself in. A perfect study in concentration. By the end of the day he was playing as well as I'd ever seen anyone play. Seen nothing like it before or since.

That must have been pretty special seeing the master bat all day.
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Post by: SG6-18 on April 13, 2011, 04:42:54 PM
prior century vs glamorgan in last yrs 2020
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: A-Swing-And-A-Miss on April 13, 2011, 05:15:28 PM
This one from last summer was pretty special

[url]http://oldhabs.hitscricket.com/scorecard/fixtureID_127724/1st-XI-v-Bushey-CC-12-Jun-2010.aspx[/url]

Akash started the final over of our innings on 182, took a single to long on, got back on strike next ball, hit 2 of the next 3 balls for 6 to get 195, then perished going for his double ton off the last ball.  On a day when noone else got more than 54, and no teammate made more than 26, it was very very special.


Hang on he got 195 and then almost got a 5 wicket haul? Did you remind him to buy a lottery ticket after the game :p
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: mdl_1979 on April 13, 2011, 05:36:16 PM
Hang on he got 195 and then almost got a 5 wicket haul? Did you remind him to buy a lottery ticket after the game :p

Not entirely unusual for him.  He scored over 1000 runs both of the last 2 season, and took 30-odd wickets in each with his offies.  Quality player, with 3 first class centuries to his name.  We will miss him for the first half of the 2011 season as he is doing exams back home.
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: Nespresco on April 14, 2011, 10:46:19 AM
Somerset hitting 250-3 against Gloucestershire in the twenty20 cup. Sunny evenin in Taunton and Cameron White hit 116* of not many balls and Justin Langer hit 90 odd inhis first ever twenty20 match.
That was an awesome game, Probably the best game I have seen live.

Saw trescothic hit a hundred of 50 odd balls up at clevedon in a friendly couple of seasons ago. Was effortless and classy
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: Liam-SCCC on April 14, 2011, 10:54:12 AM
It was a great game, the highlights are still on YouTube

Also saw one of James hildreths many championship hundreds last year
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Post by: tommo256 on April 14, 2011, 10:58:45 AM
Maybe our club when we scored 401 in a 50 over game, that was quite a sight
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: mattcoll12491 on April 14, 2011, 12:08:04 PM
Maybe our club when we scored 401 in a 50 over game, that was quite a sight

We once had 425 scored against us in 50 overs. Still haunts me to this day.
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: roco on April 14, 2011, 12:14:27 PM
Something like this that happened to a team in our league and they were 32-1 after 10 overs then this happened

http://tandscc.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10682897
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: procricket on April 14, 2011, 12:15:56 PM
 he looks a decent player    :o

that is a top innings indeed
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Post by: uknsaunders on April 14, 2011, 12:17:06 PM
393-9 in 45 overs - us v Wighill CC last year.

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/headingleycricketclub/s/results-reports-12702.html&official=0&fixture_id=219610&archive_id=1693

It's actually 397, as the guy who scored 116 was miscounted and scored 120. We scored 250 in the last 20 overs.
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: roco on April 14, 2011, 12:18:54 PM
He was one of there pro's and can hit a long long ball thing is yes it has short boundaries but is a nightmare of a wicket 14/20 innings last year were around 100 because of the pitch so know one knows what happened that day but 31-1 off 10 then getting 370 odd of the next 34 overs is some going

Plus they declared !!!!!!
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Post by: ianbuchanan on April 14, 2011, 12:19:14 PM
http://minehead.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10652603

428-5
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Post by: tommo256 on April 14, 2011, 12:22:21 PM
http://woolpit.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10879986
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: A-Swing-And-A-Miss on April 15, 2011, 10:12:01 AM
Best innings I have ever seen was this: http://mulbarton.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=11019144

We had put on a decent score of 222 from 40 overs including me coming in at 10 to score a massive innings of 5 before being run out last ball :p

We started well getting 2 wickets very quickly but then a big partnership took us from a likely victory to staring defeat in the face. Although neither of them stayed in to see the victory through their partnership was very impressive especially as it was very VERY hot (I batted for an over and thought I was going to die from overheating...)
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: procricket on April 15, 2011, 10:20:40 AM
Swing

Are they all real name of the players batting second some right multi cultural names there Abdalhafidh Evans
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: A-Swing-And-A-Miss on April 18, 2011, 10:18:43 AM
Swing

Are they all real name of the players batting second some right multi cultural names there Abdalhafidh Evans

Real names from what I know, I believe their team was based up of members of a mosque so that might have something to do with the very multicultural variety of names.
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: Mafito89 on April 18, 2011, 01:51:20 PM
Saw both of Brian Lara's centuries that he scored on his home ground in test cricket. 1 v Australia in 2003, 1 v South Africa in 2005
Ricky Ponting scoring a double and Darren Lehman 150+, Adam Gilchrist 100+*, Matt Hayden 100+ in 2003 V West Indies

Quite a few ODI centuries but can't remember them...
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Post by: Perkins17 on April 18, 2011, 04:55:52 PM
this is by far and away the best innings i have seen but Miller
every 6 went miles ! hit 2 cars !

twycross.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10979102

other than that not seen much in the eay of great batting but do remember flintoff bowling to kallis at edgbaston !
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: Watsontotty on April 18, 2011, 05:02:29 PM
Brian Charles Lara Sydney double hundred back in 1993 i think however i also seen him score a century at the port of spain which was very very special.
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: procricket on April 18, 2011, 05:04:45 PM
sydney what a special place

they ruined the SCG when they scrapped the bank
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: Mafito89 on April 18, 2011, 05:28:46 PM
Brian Charles Lara Sydney double hundred back in 1993 i think however i also seen him score a century at the port of spain which was very very special.

I think the only innings' that could top seeing Lara's double in Sydney or 2 centuries on his home ground in Trinidad would have to be seeing either of the 375, 400*, or 501*.
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Post by: Buzz on April 18, 2011, 06:22:20 PM
I think this was Lara's greatest knock...
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63839.html

I watched this on the TV - it was astonishing
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Post by: Mortimer on April 18, 2011, 06:24:56 PM
Sir Viv Richards' 189 against England, in the 1984 Texaaco Trophy.

scorecard here:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64976.html

His innings was amazing, against everyone else, England bowled well, Richards made them look very, very ordinary. The other amazing fact was that the ninth wicket went down at 166, so he and Holding put on over 100 in an unbroken stand.

Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: Mafito89 on April 18, 2011, 06:26:53 PM
Forgot about that 153* in barbados...

He's really had some brilliant knocks over the years and had a good few left in him when he retired.
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Post by: dan_nichols on April 18, 2011, 08:20:39 PM
Gilchrist missing out on the fastest test hundred ever by one ball at the WACA.
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Post by: Mr Cricket on April 18, 2011, 09:05:32 PM
cant believe that this was back in 2008!

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/320041.html

Chanderpaul's timing of the ball on this day was incredible, i remember a particular shot he gave a whip of the wrists and it sailed miles back over mid wicket. not a famous or iconic innings, but for a real cricket fan a special one to watch in the rain with his team falling around him.
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Post by: SempreSami on April 18, 2011, 11:06:57 PM
Haven't been to many games, so I'll have to go with Chris Gayle flaying Australia at the World Twenty20 in 2009.
Title: Re: What the best innings people have seen live at the ground
Post by: ianbuchanan on April 19, 2011, 10:44:47 AM
Chris Gayle is a great shout in that T20, some mighty blows that day.....!
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Post by: Chaim on April 23, 2011, 11:22:40 PM
Gayle's 90 odd vs India in the 2010 t20wc was a gem
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Post by: PedalsMcgrew on April 24, 2011, 10:15:41 PM
Gordon Greenidge hitting 170 something in a 40 over game at the old county ground in Southampton against Surrey. He smashed two windows in the flats at mid wicket, lost two balls over one of the straight boundaries and hit one over the pavillion, over the road outside and onto the bowling green opposite the ground...

Just utter destruction and confirmed my love of cricket.

Athertons matchsaving 170 odd against the Saffers a few years back with that awesome spell from Allan Donald was pretty special too. Not as exciting but very, very brave....
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Post by: procricket on April 24, 2011, 10:16:40 PM
one of my favourite batters mate there when with Desmond in full flow
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Post by: TommO on April 24, 2011, 10:22:45 PM
Probably both Trotts and Broads tons at lords, when amir tore through England within the first hour of play! This is also the test where all the spot fixing occurred.
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Post by: PedalsMcgrew on April 24, 2011, 10:40:15 PM
one of my favourite batters mate there when with Desmond in full flow

I like to try and mention the Greenidge and Haynes partnership at regular intervals to the younger members of my side in case they think that Jayasuriya invented tee'ing off as an opening batsman. These two boys did it 10 years before and were better at it...and Jayasuriya is a great player.
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Post by: Nespresco on May 01, 2011, 08:32:53 PM
K.P Pietersen 95* off 65 balls

3rd ODI Bristol 2005  Natwest series


Was simply amazing the way he took the Aussi bowlers apart, especially Gillespie who wasn't the same again and arguably set the ball rolling for what was one of the finest English summers in a lifetime