Alastair Cook
294off 545 balls
Alastair Cook made 294 off 545 balls against India at Birmingham in 2011. England won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. In at 0 for 0, 224 behind. He made 41% of the team's 710. The team won by 242 runs. As an opener he put on 186 for the first wicket, and the second opener was not out until 710. How a ToC is decided
Sources: 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+22.274
Clutchness22% weight+16.575
Narrative18% weight+13.173
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.757
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.677
Greatness score on your weighting71.4
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, 3. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 69.3 and 71.1.
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W.A.C.A · 2006 · 352nd overall68.8263 v Pakistan
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