Matthew Hayden
137off 242 balls
Matthew Hayden made 137 off 242 balls against South Africa at Melbourne in 2005. Australia won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. In at 0 for 0, 44 ahead. He made 43% of the team's 321, and no one else came close. The team won by 184 runs. It was a Boxing Day or New Year Test. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: South African cricket team in Australia in 2005–06 · 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.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+18.662
Clutchness22% weight+15.470
Narrative18% weight+10.458
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.050
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.864
Greatness score on your weighting62.5
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, 7. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 59.9 and 64.1.