Allan Border
146*off 334 balls
Allan Border made 146* off 334 balls against England at Manchester in 1985. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. His side trailed by 225 when his innings began. He made 43% of the team's 340. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Allan Border · Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in England in 1985
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+18.963
Clutchness22% weight+15.872
Narrative18% weight+10.659
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.060
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.965
Greatness score on your weighting64.5
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, 5. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 62.8 and 65.6.