Hayden back on top of batting rankings
Not only did Matthew Hayden's world-record score of 380 at Perth last week deny Brian Lara ownership of the record, it also removed him from the No
Lynn McConnell
23-Jun-2005
Not only did Matthew Hayden's world-record score of 380 at Perth last week deny Brian Lara ownership of the record, it also removed him from the No. 1 spot on the PwC Ratings of Test batsmen. It is not Hayden's first appearance at the head of the rankings - he reached the summit a year ago during the short series against Pakistan. He had not been out of the top three since then.
| Top 10 batsmen | ||
| Rank | Batsman | Points |
| 1 | Matthew Hayden (Aus) | 893 |
| 2 | Brian Lara (WI) | 887 |
| 3 | Rahul Dravid (Ind) | 849 |
| 4 | Adam Gilchrist (Aus) | 825 |
| 5 | Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) | 805 |
| 6 | Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) | 804 |
| 6 | Ricky Ponting (Aus) | 804 |
| 8 | Marcus Trescothick (Eng) | 751 |
| 9 | Jacques Kallis (SA) | 746 |
| 10 | Herschelle Gibbs (RSA) | 742 |
But the Perth innings could still not displace Lara from the ranking as the scorer of the highest-rated innings. That is still regarded as his 213 in Kingston in 1999, while VVS Laxman's 281 at Kolkata in 2001 is also ahead of Hayden's innings, as both were scored against strong Australian attacks. The fact that Hayden scored his runs against the weak Zimbabwe bowling downgrades his performance according to the ratings.
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PWC'S TEN TOP-RATED TEST INNINGS
SINCE 1990
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| Rank |
Name
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Runs
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Against
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Venue
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Year
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1
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Brian Lara | 213 | Australia | Kingston | 1998-99 |
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2
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VVS Laxman | 281 | Australia | Kolkata | 2000-01 |
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3
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Graham Gooch | 154* | West Indies | Headingley | 1991 |
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4
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Inzamam-ul-Haq | 329 | New Zealand | Lahore | 2002-03 |
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5
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Matthew Hayden | 380 | Zimbabwe | Perth | 2003-04 |
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6
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Saeed Anwar | 188* | India | Kolkata | 1998-99 |
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7
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Graham Gooch | 333 | India | Lord's | 1990 |
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8
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Brian Lara | 375 | England | St John's | 1993-94 |
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9
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Gordon Greenidge | 226 | Australia | Bridgetown | 1990-91 |
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10
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Stephen Fleming | 274* | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 2003 |
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