Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist made 149 not out against Pakistan at Hobart in November 1999, in his second Test and the second of the series, with Australia 1-0 up. Australia were chasing 369 and were 126 for 5 when he came in. He added 238 with Justin Langer and Australia won.
Sources: Wisden: Test innings of the 1990s, No.4, Adam Gilchrist's 149* · Cricket Australia: Langer recalls his finest Test moment
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: chased it down. Australia won a chase of 369. Series going in: 1-0 to Australia. How a ToC is decided
Sources: wisden.com · cricket.com.au · Wikipedia: Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1999–2000
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.
WatchMatch highlights
Full highlights of the Hobart Testcricket.com.au · 25 min. Opens on YouTube.This covers the whole Test, so it shows other play as well as this innings.
Video by cricket.com.au 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, 2. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 80.5 and 81.9.
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