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Nightwatchman top scoring in an innings
Nightwatchman top scoring in an innings in Tests
Nightwatchman top scoring in an innings
Score (Team Total)
Batter
Match
Location
Year
38 (169)
TEFS Tylecote
England v Australia
Melbourne
1882-83
48 (126)
GE Palmer
Australia v England
Lord's
1886
38 (173)
H Carter
Australia v England
Melbourne
1911-12
67 (225)
DT Ring
Australia v West Indies
Adelaide
1951-52
47 (188)
EW Dempster
New Zealand v South Africa
Johannesburg
1953-54
101 (355)
Nasim-ul-Ghani (Javed Burki also scored 101)
Pakistan v England
Lord's
1962
96 (237)
APE Knott
England v New Zealand
Auckland
1970-71
105 (165)
AL Mann
Australia v India
Perth
1977-78
95 (195)
EE Hemmings
England v Australia
Sydney
1982-83
94 (429)
RC Russell
England v Sri Lanka
Lord's
1988
55 (191)
RC Russell
England v West Indies
Bridgetown
1989-90
87 (269)
PL Taylor
Australia v New Zealand
Wellington
1989-90
69 (205)
IA Healy
Australia v England
Sydney
1990-91
51 (213)
WKM Benjamin
West Indies v Australia
Kingston
1994-95
55 (214)
PL Symcox
South Africa v Pakistan
Faisalabad
1997-98
42 (147)
DL Vettori
New Zealand v England
Christchurch
2001-02
49 (226)
AJ Bichel
Australia v England
Sydney
2002-03
Completed Test innings only
JN Gillespie (201*) top-scored in Australia's innings of 581-4 declared against Bangladesh at Chittagong in 2005-06