Do you agree with our choice, or have we missed the mark?

On the verge of being dropped into the Surrey second XI, England's Mark Butcher found his form with an exhilirating 173 not out against Australia in the final Ashes Test.

VVS Laxman's 281 in Calcutta, after India had followed on against Australia, must go down as one of the most destructive innings ever, and triggered an improbable series win.

On the bowling front, Harbhajan Singh became the first Indian to take a Test hat-trick in the same match, and finished with 13 wickets.

For Sri Lanka, left arm fast bowler Chaminda Vaas took 14-192 in the third Test against West Indies in Colombo, condemning the tourists to a ten wicket thrashing.

2001 has provided a feast of cricket and now is your chance to pick your favourite moments.

My vote goes to Truman Burbank for his 254* at Abergavenny. Hitting 16 sixes in an innings and 20 in the match was a world record and an achievement of some note, even if it was only for the Anglesey under fourteens.
Rodney Jack, Malawi

Muttiah Muralitharan: 8/87 against India.
Kishan Nathan, Canada

I think Harbhajan's epic series against Australia is a significant achievement. Murali bowled against a team which had no Tendulkar and Laxman. Murali was belted all over the park by Sachin and Sidhu in previous encounters.

Compared to that, Harbhajan had to face a far superior quality batting line up without the support of Srinath and Kumble. Any one of his five five wicket hauls can be considered as the best bowling performance of the year.
Uthams, USA

Shane Warne's 99 at Perth against New Zealand. He avoided the follow on and saved Australia from their first home series defeat in years.
Daniel Shepherd, NZ

I'm slightly mystified as to how anyone could mention the year's great bowling achievements without mentioning Muttiah Muralitharan. Although he was not on best form against England, he's since regularly destroyed batting sides.

The highlight was his taking 8-87 in the first innings against India at Colombo. According to the Wisden 100 rating, this was the second best first-innings performance ever by a spinner.
Robert Wright, Hungary

Muralitharan all the way. He has taken more wickets this year than any of the current bowlers. His numerous five and ten wicket hauls speaks for itself.
Bala, Australia

The best innings of the year easily came from Mohammed Ashraful of Bangladesh, taking into consideration the fact that Bangladesh are the minnows of Test cricket and he is the youngest centurion ever.
Tarikur Rahman, England

Apart from Laxman, the other innings that stands out is Gilchrist's 152 at Edgbaston. This was an innings of pure brutality. It was astonishing how quickly Gilchrist went from 90 to 150. That would have been totally demoralising to England to realise just how impotent their attack could be against him.
Greg, Australia

Ask Mcgrath! He will agree with me that it has to be Laxman's 281.
Jack, USA

The best ton has to be by Bangladesh youngstar Ashraful, considering the cricket history of Bangladesh.
Monirul Alam Shakil, USA

For me it's Hashan Tillekeratne of Sri Lanka, because he was dropped after 1999 World Cup. When he came back to side he played some magnificent innings. The best was double century was against the West Indies.
Perera, UK

VVS Laxman is by far the best century scorer of 2001. His innings against Australia - the demons of modern day cricket - not only helped India win the series, but also ended the Aussies' Test winning run.
Binu, India

The innings that changes the course of the series and match has to be best and there is no other innings which matches this criteria than VVS Laxman's elegant and indefatigable 281 against the Aussies.
Ravikiran Shinde, US

Mark Butcher's 173 against the Aussies was a once-in-a-lifetime effort, one of the great innings in Test Cricket. Definitely the innings of the year.
John Haskell, England

Without doubt Pakistan's last session miracle to bowl out England in the second Test at Old Trafford to level the series - the most exciting point of the year. Had the ECB not treated the Pakistan side as a sideshow to the Ashes, Pakistan would surely have won a three or five Test series.
Fahd Sirohey, Pakistan

Butcher! Hey! I'm an English cricket fan and that was the only good day of the Ashes!
Dave, England

Definitely Lou Vincent's 104 on debut against the highly-vaunted Aussie pace attack in the final Test at Perth. What a legend! He took them apart and stuck it to them. He laid the foundation for a truly great NZ innings (four centurions) that well and truly showed the Ockers up.
Marty Yates, New Zealand

Brian Lara's 221 is the best. I was watching this magnificient innings from the press box and it was simply marvellous. Brian batted against the two world class bowlers (Murali, Vaas) at their best.
Arun, Sri Lanka

VVS Laxman's 281 against Australia has to the best of the year, and given the circumstances, one of the best in history. Helping India to come back to beat one of the best Test sides ever, having followed on, with an innings of extraordinary guts and stroke play.
Sripathy, India

Laxman's 281 is the hands down winner. It really was an epic and the importance of the innings can be placed in perspective if one realises the desperation of the Aussies to win a series in India - "their final frontier".
Bharat Iyengar, India

I would opt for Laxman's 281 against Australia. Not only was it a magnificant innings but it turned the match and indeed the series, seeing India defeat a team that had previously seemed unbeatable.
Jeff, Australia

I believe Laxman's innings of 281 against Australia was the best. Given the circumstances - a crushing defeat in the first Test in three days, Australia at 16 wins in a row, following on in the first innings, and no Indian batsman in the series (other than Sachin) having made any impact on McGrath and Co., it was remarkable.
Anindya Samajdar, India

Australia have by far the best attack in the world. Any batsman who scores a ton against them, let alone a double ton, deserves the highest accolade. Laxman is the obvious choice.
David Hibbott, Australia

Without doubt the 281 by VVS Laxman. Considering that it was made after the follow on and against Australia to tie the series, it is easily the greatest. Also an honorary mention to Lara's single handed effort in Sri Lanka recently.
Stephen Rutkowski, Australia

It has to be VVS Laxman's innings against the mighty Australian side that gets my vote. Not only did he and Dravid turn that Test around, but also the series. Also, Gilchrist's magnificent 150 odd off 140 balls was brilliant at Edgbaston.
Kevin Mallia, Australia

Brian Lara'a 221 and Laxman's 280 were the best two. I was disappointed not to see Inzamam's century at Old Trafford not included in the list.
Sohaib, Pakistan

Laxman's innings was top class and the best. He brought the series alive and he scored it against the best attack in the world.
Abi, New Zealand

Brian Lara's 221 is 2001's best.
Ashok, India

The best ton of the year has to be Bangladesh youngster Ashraful considering his country's background, cricketing and coaching facilities, lack of experience and lack of appropriate guidance (Bangladesh coach Trevor Chapel seem to only train them in fielding).
Shahedul Alam, England

I would like to opt for Laxman's innings on the basis of his temperament in that innings and regarding the strength of the unstoppable Aussies. So perfect was the timing of his strokes, so tight was his techniques and so secure was his defence. It was like a sapping effort, both of the physique and the mind.
S. Ghose, Bangladesh

For me I think it is Brian Lara because of his 221.It was the best by a West Indian for the whole year.
Taiyeba Bhana, Barbados

Adam Gilchrist's innings at Edgbaston is the highlight of the year for me. The man just seems to get better and better. And I used to think he was just a One Day player!
Craig Neilson, England

Without doubt the best Test innings of have seen this year has been Laxman's annihilation of the Aussies. I have not seen timing of a cricket ball like that since Zaheer Abbas, and the crowd just loved it.
Colin Mason, England

Surely VVS Laxman's 280 against Australia in Calcutta earlier this year is by far the best innings played by anyone so far. By this effort he ensured that India not only squared the series but also went on to win it. Rahul Dravid's effort of 180 in the same innings must rank the second best this year. The two batsmen batted for two days without a single chance.
Dinesh Saralaya, UK

As brilliant as Butchers effort was, it has to be VVS Laxman's 281. When you think of the position of the game when he came in, it brings to mind Headingley 1981.
Ben, UK

For me it's Hasan Tillakaratna of Sri Lanka, because he was dropped after 1999 World Cup. When he came back to side he played some magnificent innings. The best was double century was against the West Indies.
Faisal Hussain, Jordan

VVS Laxman's 281 against Australia has to the best of the year, and given the circumstances, one of the best in history. Helping India to come back to beat one of the best Test sides ever, having followed on, with an innings of extraordinary stroke play and timing is something special.
Bob Willis, England