West Indies tour of England 2012

Tino Best registers World Record for Number 11 Batsman

West Indies pace bowler Tino Best smashed 95 on Sunday to record the highest score by a number 11 batsmen in the history of Test cricket on the fourth day of the third and final Test against England at Edgbaston.

West Indies pace bowler Tino Best smashed 95 on Sunday to record the highest score by a number 11 batsmen in the history of Test cricket on the fourth day of the third and final Test against England at Edgbaston.

Best added 143 for the final wicket with wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin, who completed his second Test hundred to remain 107 not out in a West Indies first innings total of 426 in the rain-interrupted match. England have already won the series 2-0.

Best, playing his first test for three years, was finally out when he skied an attempted slog to Andrew Strauss running back from slip off Graham Onions. He hung his head briefly in disappointment.

The Barbadian had, though, registered the first half-century against England by a number 11 in 106 years. Only Australian Fred Spofforth (1885) and South African Bert Vogler (1906) had previously managed a half-century in the final batting position.

It was also the first Test half-century by any number 11 in England for 46 years since John Snow made 59 not out against West Indies at the Oval.