Top cricketers who got stuck on 99 not out in Tests

3. Andrew Hall vs England in 2003

South Africa visited England in 2003 for five Tests and after three games, the series was on an intriguing stage as both teams had won one game apiece. In the fourth Test at Headingley, the Proteas performed excellently and vanquished the hosts by a huge margin of 191 runs. 

In the game, South Africa batted first after winning the game and put 342 runs on the board in the first innings, riding on Gary Kirsten’s 130, Jacques Rudolph’s 55, and Monde Zondeki’s 59. England displayed courage while following the total and scored 307 runs in reply. 

In the second innings, South Africa were reeling on 219-6, but the momentum of the game changed when Andrew Hall played some marvellous strokes and helped his side to cross 350 runs. James Kirtley claimed the wicket of Dewald Pretorius and concluded South Africa’s innings on 365. With Pretorious’s scalp, Hall was stopped from scoring his maiden international hundred as the Protea went back to the dressing room scoring an unbeaten 99.