Ricky Ponting
157*off 218 balls
Ricky Ponting made 157* off 218 balls against New Zealand at Hobart in 2001. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. Batted 3, innings 1 of the match. Drawn; Australia 558/8d. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Ricky Ponting · Wikipedia: New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2001–02 · Wikipedia: New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2001–02
Medium confidence. We rely on match reports. We don't have the score when the batter came in, so the call rests on the result, the innings and the series.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+16.856
Clutchness22% weight+13.059
Narrative18% weight+10.860
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.757
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.762
Greatness score on your weighting59.2
Your weighting
- Match Impact30%Did it decide the course of the game?
- Clutchness22%The weight of pressure in the moment
- Narrative18%The story surrounding the innings
- Conditions & Opposition14%What and who they were up against
- Historical Weight10%How time and experts have judged it
- Perceived Greatness6%The consensus of those who watched
How divisive is it?
Universally great, 2. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 59.3 and 60.2.