Mike Atherton
125off 430 balls
Mike Atherton made 125 off 430 balls against Pakistan at Karachi in 2000. England won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: rescued the innings. His side trailed by 405 when the innings began. He made 32% of the team's 388. The team won by 6 wickets. It was the decider of a level series. A slow grind at 29 runs per 100 balls. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in Pakistan in 2000–01
Medium confidence. We know the result, which innings it was, the team total and where the series stood, but not the score when the batter came in.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+15.652
Clutchness22% weight+12.155
Narrative18% weight+10.357
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.353
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.559
Greatness score on your weighting56.0
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, 3. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 56 and 57.5.
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