Matthew Hayden
Matthew Hayden made 380 off 437 balls against Zimbabwe at the WACA, Perth, in October 2003, passing Brian Lara's Test record of 375. He batted for about 10 hours as Australia made 735 for 6 declared and won by an innings and 175 runs. Lara took the record back six months later.
Sources: Wikipedia: Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003-04 · ICC: Matthew Hayden, an imperious and imposing giant
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. He made 52% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 0 for 0. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04 · 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
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, 16. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 62.6 and 72.2.
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Adelaide · 2001 · 1310th overall62.2132 v Sri Lanka
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