Graeme Smith
Graeme Smith made 154 not out off 246 balls against England at Edgbaston in the third Test of 2008, with South Africa 1-0 up. South Africa were chasing 281 and won by five wickets, and Smith was player of the match. They won the series 2-1, their first in England since returning to international cricket.
Sources: Wikipedia: South African cricket team in England in 2008 · ICC: Graeme Smith, the born leader who made South Africa believe
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: chased it down. He made it in a winning chase. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Cricsheet ball-by-ball data
High confidence. We have the full ball-by-ball record: the score when the batter came in, the lead and what the series rode on.
WatchThis innings
Video by England & Wales Cricket Board on YouTube. Watch it there.
How the score is builtscore · points
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, 10. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 77.3 and 83.4.
More from Graeme Smith
Birmingham · 2003 · 217th overall70.5125* v New Zealand
Wellington · 2004 · 291st overall69.6259 v England
Lord's · 2003 · 344th overall68.9108 v Australia
W.A.C.A · 2008 · 439th overall67.9183 v England
Cape Town · 2010 · 537th overall67.0101* v Australia
Cape Town · 2011 · 562nd overall66.9