Graeme Smith
121off 107 balls
Graeme Smith made 121 off 107 balls against Zimbabwe at Cape Town in 2005. South Africa won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. In at 0 for 0, 54 behind. He made 36% of the team's 340. The team won by 21 runs. As an opener he put on 217 for the first wicket, and the second opener was not out until 234. He scored at 113 runs per 100 balls. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: Zimbabwean cricket team in South Africa in 2004–05 · 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
Match Impact30% weight+13.545
Clutchness22% weight+10.347
Narrative18% weight+9.050
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+7.654
Historical Weight10% weight+5.050
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.050
Greatness score on your weighting48.4
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, 1. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 48.8 and 49.3.