Most Runs Scored Ever

hey...

does nebody know the largest total scored in test matches and ODIs??

i know i can it in cricinfo or sumthing but if sum1 has it..it'd b much easier

[andrew_nixon]

In Tests: 952/6 dec Sri Lanka against India at Columbo in 97/98

In ODIs: 398/5 Sri Lanka against Kenya at Kandy in 96

In First class matches: 1107 Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne in 26/27

i neva knew sri lanka were that good...who were their players??

and wat is the meaning of 1st class cricket...is it only dometic aussie cricket?

[andrew_nixon]

First class matches are all matches scheduled for 3 or more days of 2 innings that fall into the following categories:

Test matches
Domestic competitions in Test match countries
Matches involving Kenya and a test side or domestic side
Tour matches between Test playing countries and domestic sides
Scotland against Ireland
And any other that a test match countries cricket board or the ICC regards as first class

Matches have been considered first class in the past that if played now would not be considered first class. Also the defintion states that the games have to be played on grass and be 11 a-side, but in the past games played on matting and 12 a side games have been considered first class.

looking at the highest scores, does that suggest that sri lanka is a batting kinda team most of the times, cuz i always reckon their kinda like an allround side, pretty good in everything!! <_<

[andrew_nixon]

In the highest test scores they don't have another in the top 20, that score was more due to Jayusuria wanting to get a high score for himself and the match finished in a very boring draw.

They were quite an attacking team in ODIs and they have 3 in the top 15 scores.

I have to defend my country

Sri Lanka are THAT Good :P

Test Match (952/6)
Actually that was a really dull match..... it was a Dead Pitch.... in 1997

India batted first and got 500++ with Tendulkar,Sidhu and I think Azhar getting 100s

Then SL came and it was something like

Atapattu 24 (his highest test score at the time)
Jayasuriya 340
Mahanama 225
Aravinda 100+
Jayawardena 66 (On debut)
Ranatunge 80+


ODI

it was a World Cup Match Vs Kenya at Kandy in 1996

SL 398 Aravinda 145 and Gurusinghe 80+ w 8 Sixes (equal previous record)

There was nothing dull about that match :P B)


Sri Lanka are NOW a well balance team, but used to be mainly a Batting team...even in 96 when we won the WC it was the batting in the Sub Continent that REALLL won it for us..... and the brilliant fielding at the time! (Roshan Mahanama was one of the best in the world if not the best w Jonty)

Now with Experiance of Vaas and Murali it's an excellent team

Sri Lanka have been a top one day team ever since 95/96 but in Test mactches they're inconsistent... sometimes brilliant sometimes well..........clueless!! :huh:

Anyway hope this wasn't just garbage and was useful reading

Peace
DT

thnx 4 the info...looks like we hav another andrew nixon now :P