Nervous 290s: 7 times a batsman missed the 300-run mark while in the 290s 

#2 Martin Crowe vs Sri Lanka, 1991 - 299

Martin Crowe

Many great batsmen have come from the beautiful country of New Zealand, a place where cricket stadiums are relatively small, the weather is unpredictable and rugby is a religion. One such batsman was the legendary Martin Crowe, the man who many consider as one of the most technically sound Kiwi batsmen of all time.

The former Kiwi skipper produced his greatest Test knock against Sri Lanka at Basin Reserve, Wellington as he scored a career-best 299 and saved the match for New Zealand.

The hosts were in a hole as Sri Lanka had dismissed them for just 197 in the first innings before scoring a monumental total of 497 to take a giant lead. The match looked heavily tilted in Sri Lanka's favour, but the ever-reliable Crowe produced a truly special innings to deny the Lankan lions victory.

Arjuna Ranatunga dismissed Crowe for 299 as the mercurial Kiwi skipper missed the magical 300-run mark by just 1 run.