Greg Chappell
Greg Chappell made 204 off 296 balls against India at Sydney in 1981. Australia won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: rescued the innings. His side trailed by 201 when his innings began. He made 50% of the team's 406. The match was won by an innings and 4 runs. Also one of the 100 best Test batting performances in Wisden's 2001 list. How a ToC is decided
Called one of the greats: Wisden 100 (2001): rated the No. 52 Test batting performance of all time (Wisden 100, via Rediff)
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Greg Chappell · in.rediff.com · Wikipedia: Indian cricket team in Australia in 1980–81
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
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, 7. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 65.5 and 69.8.
More from Greg Chappell
Brisbane · 1975 · 178th overall71.3144 v England
Sydney · 1975 · 618th overall66.4182* v West Indies
Sydney · 1976 · 816th overall64.7124 v West Indies
Brisbane · 1979 · 878th overall64.4247* v New Zealand
Wellington · 1974 · 920th overall64.1112 v England
Manchester · 1977 · 1065th overall63.4