Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke made 329 not out off 468 balls against India at Sydney in January 2012, in the second Test, after Australia had won the first. Australia made 4 for 659 declared and won by an innings and 68 runs.
Sources: Wikipedia: Indian cricket team in Australia in 2011-12 · Cricket Australia: Australia's Test triple centurions
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: rescued the innings. In at 3 for 37, 154 behind. He made 50% of the team's 659. The team won by 68 runs. It was a Boxing Day or New Year Test. 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
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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, 9. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 77.1 and 82.3.