Don Bradman
131off 287 balls
Don Bradman made 131 against England at Nottingham, 1930. Australia were set 429 to win. He came in at 1 for 12 and made 131 off 287 balls, but Australia were bowled out for 335 and England won by 93 runs.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: 1930 Ashes · Wikipedia: Bradman’s Test centuries
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. Australia lost the match. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in England in 1930
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How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+21.371
Clutchness22% weight+18.584
Narrative18% weight+11.765
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+10.978
Historical Weight10% weight+8.888
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.474
Greatness score on your weighting75.6
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, 4. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 75.1 and 77.7.