Don Bradman
123off 247 balls
Don Bradman made 123 against England at Melbourne, 1929. England had already won the first four Tests and retained the Ashes, so this was a dead rubber. He made 123 off 247 balls, with Woodfull on 102, and Australia chased down 287 to win by five wickets.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: England in Australia, 1928–29 · Wikipedia: Bradman’s Test centuries
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A dead rubber: the series was already decided. How a ToC is decided
High confidence. We have the full scorecard.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+15.652
Clutchness22% weight+12.155
Narrative18% weight+11.564
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+8.888
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.965
Greatness score on your weighting61.2
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, 11. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 59.9 and 66.7.