Gary Kirsten
Gary Kirsten made 275 against England at Durban in December 1999, in the third Test, with South Africa 1-0 up. South Africa were bowled out for 156 and followed on after England made 366 for 9 declared. He batted for more than 14 hours, the second-longest Test innings, and South Africa made 572 for 7. The match was drawn.
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in South Africa in 1999-2000 · Wisden: Gary Kirsten, more functional than festive
Was it a ton of consequence?
Not enough match data yet to say. We can only judge hundreds where we have the match record, which is mostly from 2006 on. How it works
WatchThis innings
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How the score is builtscore · points
Your weighting
- Match Impact30%Did it decide the course of the game?
- Clutchness22%The weight of pressure in the moment
- Narrative18%The story surrounding the innings
- Conditions & Opposition14%What and who they were up against
- Historical Weight10%How time and experts have judged it
- Perceived Greatness6%The consensus of those who watched
How divisive is it?
Universally great, 3. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 74 and 76.1.
More from Gary Kirsten
Manchester · 1998 · 832nd overall64.6153 v Australia
Sydney · 2002 · 841st overall64.6133 v India
Eden Gardens · 1996 · 1229th overall62.5134 v West Indies
Centurion · 1999 · 1283rd overall62.3180 v Sri Lanka
Durban · 2000 · 1466th overall61.4118 v Pakistan
Faisalabad · 2003 · 1654th overall60.8