Allan Border
205off 485 balls
Allan Border made 205 off 485 balls against New Zealand at Adelaide in 1987. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. His side trailed by 485 when his innings began. He made 41% of the team's 496. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Allan Border · Wikipedia: New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1987–88
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+16.856
Clutchness22% weight+12.557
Narrative18% weight+10.659
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+7.654
Historical Weight10% weight+6.969
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.660
Greatness score on your weighting58.0
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, 6. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 56.6 and 60.3.