Mike Atherton
144off 296 balls
Mike Atherton made 144 off 296 balls against West Indies at Georgetown in 1994. England lost the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in West Indies in 1993–94
Medium confidence. We know the result, which innings it was, the team total and where the series stood, but not the score when the batter came in.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+16.555
Clutchness22% weight+12.557
Narrative18% weight+10.458
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.656
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.761
Greatness score on your weighting58.0
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 58 and 59.2.
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Johannesburg · 1995 · 58th overall75.9118 v New Zealand
Christchurch · 1997 · 323rd overall69.2108 v West Indies
The Oval · 2000 · 1855th overall60.2160 v India
Nottingham · 1996 · 1943rd overall59.9151 v New Zealand
Nottingham · 1990 · 2126th overall59.4135 v West Indies
St John's · 1994 · 2776th overall57.4
Johannesburg · 1995 · 58th overall75.9118 v New Zealand
Christchurch · 1997 · 323rd overall69.2108 v West Indies
The Oval · 2000 · 1855th overall60.2160 v India
Nottingham · 1996 · 1943rd overall59.9151 v New Zealand
Nottingham · 1990 · 2126th overall59.4135 v West Indies
St John's · 1994 · 2776th overall57.4