Who played the best innings you've seen in a game you played?

Phil (Skid) Marks playing for Nth Sydney got 2nd innings hundred against Bankstown in Grand Final and almost stole the game away from us single handedly

Poidivein Gray PG’s at Bankstown Oval early 86.

I think we were playing Syd Uni and they were chasing. As number 7 was walking in, Mark who took over the Skipper duties as Stephen was in Test Team said to us, “ let’s knock them over and we’ll go to the Races”. Yes the little fella scored a Ton and won the game!
Great innings, Great Lesson, Great Memories !🏏

Without fail, Martin Love.
One of the most patient batsmen I have ever bowled against. His innings of 194 when playing for University in Brisbane against Souths was one of the best and most majestic innings I have ever seen.

The only false shot he played was at 194 and was the one that got him out. He could leave balls over after over and wait for you to miss your line or length and hit you for four through a gap with precision.

The one innings I bowled against that you just had to say, “that was good to watch!”

March 1991 - Mosman v Campbelltown.

Mosman declared 9 for 369 after day one. Midway through the second session, Campbelltown was at about 3 for 120 when Andrew Martyr dismissed Brian Wood, and Michael Bevan came to the crease.

First ball Bevan charged Marts incredibly even before he got into his bowling action, and Marts fired it down leg side, and I remember thinking, “You beauty, here we go, out first ball, stumped.” In an instant, Bevan kicked his right leg out and the ball hit his pad and ventured off to the leg side.

It was the first and last hope of the day I felt from behind the stumps, and I can still see it clearly all these years on.

For the next session and half, Bevan delivered a batting masterclass against a good Mosman attack that included Greg Rowell, Gary Bensley, Dudley Slater, Phil Clune, Andrew Martyr and Scott Jacobson.

It was an unbelievable innings as he smashed us everywhere for 164 not out, and Campbelltown won 6 down.

Charging Rowelly short balls and flat batting them back past him for 4 or 6, incredible batting.

Martin Haywood. 203no at Petersham Oval. Hit 6 sixes off one over with the last one bringing up the double ton. Was awesome being at the non-strikers end watching it first hand.Outrageous.

Against - Michael Bevan at Manly oval around 1996/97 - made 170 odd and never looked like getting out vs Stuey Clark, McGill, etc……I just thought this bloke was a class above!

Played with - Matt Bradley 212 not out in 1999/2000 vs Hawkesbury was special, I don’t think he gave a chance - distinct memory of him batting without a lid and no hat which was a rare site even back then!!!

1.Ricky Ponting's 99 at Devonport Oval Tas v Sri Lanka 1995. Charminda Vaas was impossible to play against his line and length and witnessed class batting against quality spin bowling in Muralitharan.
I remember every run was hard to get as overnight rain lushed up the Kikuyu grass in the outfield and it was a sticky wicket. Think only 3 boundaries were hit.
A magnificent innings to witness 1st hand.
2. Geoff Lovell 130 Syd Uni. v Fairfield absolutely middle everything. Back foot drives through covers was 1st class.

3. Todd Pinnington 180 ish n.o. Nth Hobart v Lindisfarne.Carried his bat right through gutsy and determined.

No doubt it was Adam Gilchrist! He scored over 200 (210 I think) in a 1 day, 50 over game, for the Perth Cricket Club vs Gosnells Cricket Club at Sutherlands Oval, back in the mid to late 90s. The amazing thing about it was the fact that he was out in the 40th over! A display of pure hitting & thankfully the ground was big enough to not lose any balls! Even the mis hits were going long! I had the best seat in the house!

At Mosman I did a fair bit of opening with Jason Gallian in half a year of 3rds and then we both went up to 2nds for the start of the next season - he had bulked up enormously in the off season and had been working very hard. In Round 1 he got 160 at Trumper Park – it was technically perfect and brutal at the same time. I never played with him again and he ended up playing a couple of Tests for England.

Any time Corey Richards scored a hundred it was a pleasure to watch, but his best one that i witnessed was in our one day GF against Randwick 06/07 that stands out, he just tore Randy Petes apart & got us to a target of 270 odd & then we had to withstand Uzzie, Katich etc to win, without his 100, we wouldn’t have won & it set us up to win the 2 day comp also the same year. Saw some great ones from Kev Roberts & plenty of others, but Corey was the best. Special mention to Grant Lanbert who scored 150 against us at Banky one day, very special innings

Les Johns – for Sutherland v Wests at Carringbah.

Gutsiest, Graeme Hughes for Petersham at Pratten Park after he was hit in the ribs on 11 and winced for every ball after that. Turns out he made 111 and had two broken ribs.

Greg Chappell's ton v England, 2nd Test, Lords, 1972. An exquisite innings of grace, guts and technique. Pure class.

Michael Bonner - scoring a 100 for the first ever time in the TRI Grammar Series in 1998. This was the first ever 100 at Northgate, a ground that is now well known in Bris.