5 times a No. 11 saved a Test for his team

2 Shayne O'Connor saves New Zealand from embarrassment, Hobart 1997

Shayne O'Connor of New Zealand

In a game that had been heavily interrupted by rain, the 3rd Test of the series at Hobart in 1997 between New Zealand and Australia seemed to be petering towards a draw. On the final day, New Zealand were given a target of 288 in 61 overs and after a good start, they started losing wickets regularly to eventually end up at 222-9.

They were staring at an embarrassing defeat against their regional rivals but number 11 Shayne O'Connor and number 10 Simon Doull averted the disaster as they batted out the remaining overs in the middle of a sustained Australian onslaught.

O'Connor scored no runs but hung in there for 31 deliveries to ensure that New Zealand did not slip to a particularly embarrassing loss at the home of their Trans-Tasman rivals.