Key Takeaways:
Mike Gatting was a prolific English batsman with 4,409 Test runs and 2,095 ODI runs.
His best innings was a double century (207) against India in 1985.
He played crucial knocks against India, Australia, and Pakistan.
Gatting's highest ODI score was an unbeaten 115 against India in 1984.
It is unfortunate that Mike Gatting is best known for the Shane Warne ball of the century that got him bowled. However he was one of the greats of English batting. He played 79 Test Matches for England and in those Matches he scored 4409 runs at an average of 35.56. He made 10 Test Hundreds and a double hundred as well. Mike Gatting also played in 92 ODIs for England. He has made 2095 runs at an average of 29.51. He has one hundred in ODI Cricket.
What were Mike Gatting's best innings?
Mike Gatting was a key figure in English cricket, known for his aggressive batting. He played 79 Tests and 92 ODIs, scoring 4,409 and 2,095 runs, respectively. His top performances include a career-best 207 against India and a match-winning 115* in ODIs.
Top 5 Best Innings of Mike Gatting
1) 207 vs India (1985)
This is the best batting performance in the career of Mike Gatting. This performance was in India which makes it even more special. He batted for 309 balls in this innings. He had a strike rate of 67 in this innings. Mike Gatting hit 20 fours and 3 sixes meaning he smashed 98 runs in boundaries. He ran for 109 of his runs in Chennai and he had the strike rate of 67. This was the only double hundred of his career. England won this match by 9 wickets.
2) 183* vs India (1988)
Mike Gatting really liked batting against India. This was in 1988 and it was in England. Mike Gatting was batting at number 5 in this innings. He made an unbeaten 183 from 294 balls. He had a good strike rate of 62.24. Mike Gatting hit 20 fours and 2 sixes in this incredible innings meaning he hit 92 runs in boundaries. He was the highest run getter in this innings by some distance as the second highest score was 49. This test match was a draw. Mike Gatting had established himself as one of the best in the world.
3) 160 vs Australia (1985)
It will be hard to find a list featuring an England or Australian player without a performance against each in the Ashes. Mike Gatting also had one of his best against Australia. This was at Old Trafford in Manchester. Australia had batted first and they made 257 in the first innings. Mike Gatting was batting at number 4 in this innings. He batted for 266 balls as he smashed 160 runs. He had a strike rate of 60.15 in this innings. Mike Gatting hit 21 fours in this innings meaning he hit 84 runs in boundaries. Yet again he was the highest run getter as the second highest scorer was Graham Gooch with 74 runs. This test match was a draw.
4) 150* vs Pakistan (1987)
This was in the fourth Innings of the test match. This was against Pakistan where they had bowlers such as Wasim Akram, Imran Khan and Abdul Qadir. Mike Gatting was batting at number 5. He made an unbeaten 150 runs for England out of a team total of 315 In the fourth Innings. He played 302 balls in this innings and at a strike rate of 49.67 he hit 21 fours in the innings. Mike Gatting liked hitting between 20-23 fours in a test hundred or more. This was a drawn test match.
5) 115* vs India (1984)
This is the 3rd performance in this list that is against India. He was the chief tormentor against India whenever England played India. This was his best ODI innings. India had made 214 in 50 overs. Dilip Vengsarkar had made a brilliant 105 runs. While chasing it was Mike Gatting who made a calm Hundred because he knew that he just had to be there till the end. Mike Gatting made 115 not out from 135 Balls. He had a strike rate of 85.19 in this innings. He hit 12 fours in this innings meaning he hit 48 runs in boundaries. He ran for 67 of his runs and England won this match by 4 wickets.
Mike Gatting Stats:
Format | Tests | ODIs |
Matches | 79 | 92 |
Innings | 138 | 88 |
Runs | 4,409 | 2,095 |
Highest Score | 207 | 115* |
Average | 35.5 | 29.5 |
Strike Rate | 45.1 | 70.6 |
100s | 10 | 1 |
50s | 21 | 9 |
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