Mike Atherton
151off 382 balls
Mike Atherton made 151 off 382 balls against New Zealand at Nottingham in 1990. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. His side trailed by 208 when his innings began. He made 44% of the team's 345. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the hundred didn't save the match. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: New Zealand cricket team in England in 1990
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+12.858
Narrative18% weight+10.659
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.363
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.762
Greatness score on your weighting59.4
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, 0. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 60.2 and 60.4.
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