3 of the 6 fastest tons (in balls) in Tests...

...have been at the WACA.

So much for it's reputation for being a bowlers paradise.

Yep, it's a flat shitheap.

WACA pitches have generally been good with a couple of exceptions which we can all recall - bad bowling can get punished more severely at Perth than most places.

You can see why CA wouldn't want a sporting wicket what with Aus being beaten there twice in the last two years...

Yep. Produced a turgid piece of shit. Inline with most of world cricket today.

This WACA strip is a very pale imitation of the mighty Perth wickets of the 70s, 80s and 90s.

There are very few true test strips in the world.

3 of the top 6

Balls Batsman Match Location Year
56 IVA Richards West Indies v England St John's 1985-86
57 AC Gilchrist Australia v England Perth 2006-07
67 JM Gregory Australia v South Africa Johannesburg 1921-22
69 S Chanderpaul West Indies v Australia Georgetown 2002-03
70 CH Gayle West Indies v Australia Perth 2009-10
71 RC Fredericks West Indies v Australia Perth 1975-76

That's 4 WIndians. Impressive. Remember the Chanderpaul innings, entertaining. Went berserk.

It's a joke that that Frederick's innings doesn't rate in the Wisden Top 100 Test innings.

I'm not sure it was ever known as a "bowlers' paradise" was it? It was just hard and bouncy.

It was certainly a West Indies bowlers paradise for about 20 years.

JGK wrote:It's a joke that that Frederick's innings doesn't rate in the Wisden Top 100 Test innings.

The SRT of WI?

Surprising that none of them are on subi roads.

philcric wrote:Surprising that none of them are on subi roads.