On This Day: Aug 7, 1987 - Javed Miandad made 260 vs Eng - 1st to reach 6000 Test runs for Pakistan

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>On this day 1987 Javed Miandad made 260 vs England & became the first to reach 6000 Test runs for Pakistan <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="http://t.co/5RWlyNipKl">pic.twitter.com/5RWlyNipKl</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/statuses/497291108376788995">August 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Snow]

108 more runs than entire Indian team

 

[zakir500]

He is good player of Pakistan.

 

[Abdullah719]

Exactly 30 years ago!

 

[Kroll]

I wish we had a batsman like him now.

 

[Robert]

I watched it. Imran got a ton too.

On an uber-flat Oval wicket, Foster broke down after a handful of overs.

Fast bowler Dilley picked up an injury during the match but bravely carried on at medium pace. He got six wickets for about 150 as I recall.

Botham ended up with the worst ever bowling return by an Englishman. 3-240 I think. This signalled that he was no longer a test class bowler.

Edmonds and Emburey had bowled well in tandem for a couple of years but were unable to stop the deluge of runs. I think Edmonds retired after this match (and Emburey should have too).

England were so bad in those days. I think they won five tests out of fifty in the second half of the eighties.

 

[Hasan123]

Great knock.

 

[enkidu_]

All the +200 scores by Asian batsmen vs/in ENG :