Don Bradman
212off 395 balls
Don Bradman made 212 against England at Adelaide, 1937. The series stood at 1–2. Australia made 288, England 330. He came in at 1 for 21 and made 212 off 395 balls in Australia's second innings of 433. Australia won by 148 runs and levelled the series at 2–2.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: 1936–37 Ashes · Wikipedia: Bradman’s Test centuries
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. He scored a big share of the team's runs when it needed them. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in Australia in 1936–37
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How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+21.672
Clutchness22% weight+17.479
Narrative18% weight+13.173
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+9.494
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.778
Greatness score on your weighting75.4
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, 10. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 73.1 and 79.1.