Without a doubt, the best innings from a nightwatchman of all time came in 2006 when Jason Gillespie hit a double century against Bangladesh. Although Bangladesh were not on Australia’s level when it came to test match cricket, Gillespie’s staying power and ability to score runs in foreign conditions was impressive.

James Anderson has become England's regular night-watchman You will often see them jumping around the crease when a wicket goes down near the …

22/07/2017 · A night watchman is a lower-order batsman who comes to the crease instead of a higher-order batsman should a wicket fall close to the end of a day’s play during a three, four or five day cricket match. It is common practice for a batting side to bat in approximate order of quality in terms of the players’ ability to score runs.

13/05/2020 · Night Watchman, Test Cricket. ‘Night-watchman’ is the most paradoxical concept in cricket. The idea is to protect the next recognized batsman for the next day’s play, rather than exposing him in the same evening in rather testing conditions.

11/01/2016 · The night-watchman concept in Test cricket is a paradox. A batsman of far lesser ability is sent to bat in place of a far more accomplished batsman, …

Call it tradition or habit, the use of a nightwatchman is well-entrenched as a tactic in first class and Test cricket. When a wicket falls shortly before the scheduled close of play, and a top-order batsman is listed to bat next, he will more often than not be substituted by a lower-order player, whose sole job will be to prevent further losses before stumps.

Answer (1 of 9): It is actually a Lower order batsman preferably a bowler who knows batting a bit promoted up the order and who can survive a few overs say 5 overs at the end of a day's play in a test match. This is actually done if a wicket falls towards the end of a day's play so that the cru...