Don Bradman
138off 323 balls
Don Bradman made 138 against England at Nottingham, 1948. England were bowled out for 165. Australia replied with 509, and he made 138 in 290 minutes against a defensive field. Wikipedia describes it as one of his slower innings, and Hassett also made a hundred. Australia won by eight wickets.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: 1948 Ashes · Wikipedia: Bradman’s Test centuries
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A good ton in a comfortable position: the match did not depend on this hundred. How a ToC is decided
High confidence. We have the full scorecard.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+16.254
Clutchness22% weight+12.557
Narrative18% weight+11.966
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+7.979
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.066
Greatness score on your weighting61.7
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 60.7 and 66.1.