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Len Hutton

123
v South AfricaJohannesburg1949
Second inningsvs South AfricaGolden era

Len Hutton made 123 against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1949. The match was drawn.

Was it a ton of consequence?

No: a good ton. We don't have the result or the score when he came in. How a ToC is decided

Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Len Hutton · Wikipedia: English cricket team in South Africa in 1948–49

Medium confidence. We rely on match reports. We don't have the score when the batter came in, so the call rests on the result, the innings and the series.

How the score is builtscore · points

Match Impact30% weight+18.060
Clutchness22% weight+15.269
Narrative18% weight+11.564
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+7.878
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.169
Greatness score on your weighting65.9

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
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How divisive is it?

Universally great, 6. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 65.1 and 68.6.

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