Harsh Thakor
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Best innings ranked in order of merit in test matches amongst batsmen who averaged under 50
1.Graham Gooch 154 v West Indies at Leeds in 1991.
2.V.V.S.Laxman's 281 at Kolkata v Australia in 2001
3.Gundappa Vishwanath's 97 at Madras v West Indies in 1974-75
4.Kim Hughes 100 n.o v West Indies at Melbourne in 1981-82.
5.Asif Iqbal 146 not out at Oval in 1967
6.Stan Mcabe's 232 at Trent Bridge in 1938
7.Rohan Kanhai 118 v Australia in 1972 at Perth
8.Gordon Greenidge 214 not out at Lords in 1984
9.Neil Harvey 151 n.o v South Africa in 1951.
10.302 by Lawrence Rowe in 1974 at Barbados
11.174 by Derek Randall in 1977 at Melbourne
12.Mohamad Azharuddin's 121 at Lords in 1990
13.Majid Khan 167 at Georgetown in 1977
14.Mark Waugh's 125 not in Durban in 1996-97.
15.Mohinder Amarnath's 80 and 91 at Barbados in 1983.
16.Hanif Mohamad's 337 v West Indies at Barbados
17.Zaheer Abbas's 274 at Edgbaston
18.Colin Cowdrey's 102 v Australia at Melbourne in 1954-55
19.Ted Dexter's 70 v West Indies at Lords in 1963.
20.Ian Chappell's 156 v West Indies at Perth in 1975-76
The innings in order of merit listed above can compare and even surpass the best test match innings by batsmen who averaged over 50.Hard to envisage even Tendulkar,Viv Richards or Lara surpass these efforts listed of Gooch,Laxman,Mcabe,Hughes,Greenidge,Vishy,Asif Iqbal and Kanhai.Gooch and Hughes acheived this against the greatest pace attack ever on notorious tracks.Vishy's and Azhar's knocks were exhibitions of supreme artistry.For sheer dominationGreenidge's knock was the pick where he literally blasted out the bowlers like a steam roller mowing grass.Mark Waugh's was another classic knock in a run chase on a testing wicket.Considering the conditions the innings of Neil Harvey and Mark Waugh in 4th innings run chases ,both in South Africa,were true classics.For sheer marathon efforts Lawrence Rowe's was in my view the best innings.For sheer counter-attack few could have surpassed Ted Dexter's 70 at Lords versus the West Indies.For sheer entertainment or aesthetic value Derek Randall's 174 may have surpassed every innings listed.
1.Graham Gooch 154 v West Indies at Leeds in 1991.
2.V.V.S.Laxman's 281 at Kolkata v Australia in 2001
3.Gundappa Vishwanath's 97 at Madras v West Indies in 1974-75
4.Kim Hughes 100 n.o v West Indies at Melbourne in 1981-82.
5.Asif Iqbal 146 not out at Oval in 1967
6.Stan Mcabe's 232 at Trent Bridge in 1938
7.Rohan Kanhai 118 v Australia in 1972 at Perth
8.Gordon Greenidge 214 not out at Lords in 1984
9.Neil Harvey 151 n.o v South Africa in 1951.
10.302 by Lawrence Rowe in 1974 at Barbados
11.174 by Derek Randall in 1977 at Melbourne
12.Mohamad Azharuddin's 121 at Lords in 1990
13.Majid Khan 167 at Georgetown in 1977
14.Mark Waugh's 125 not in Durban in 1996-97.
15.Mohinder Amarnath's 80 and 91 at Barbados in 1983.
16.Hanif Mohamad's 337 v West Indies at Barbados
17.Zaheer Abbas's 274 at Edgbaston
18.Colin Cowdrey's 102 v Australia at Melbourne in 1954-55
19.Ted Dexter's 70 v West Indies at Lords in 1963.
20.Ian Chappell's 156 v West Indies at Perth in 1975-76
The innings in order of merit listed above can compare and even surpass the best test match innings by batsmen who averaged over 50.Hard to envisage even Tendulkar,Viv Richards or Lara surpass these efforts listed of Gooch,Laxman,Mcabe,Hughes,Greenidge,Vishy,Asif Iqbal and Kanhai.Gooch and Hughes acheived this against the greatest pace attack ever on notorious tracks.Vishy's and Azhar's knocks were exhibitions of supreme artistry.For sheer dominationGreenidge's knock was the pick where he literally blasted out the bowlers like a steam roller mowing grass.Mark Waugh's was another classic knock in a run chase on a testing wicket.Considering the conditions the innings of Neil Harvey and Mark Waugh in 4th innings run chases ,both in South Africa,were true classics.For sheer marathon efforts Lawrence Rowe's was in my view the best innings.For sheer counter-attack few could have surpassed Ted Dexter's 70 at Lords versus the West Indies.For sheer entertainment or aesthetic value Derek Randall's 174 may have surpassed every innings listed.
