Don Bradman
Don Bradman made 201 against India at Adelaide, 1948. Australia made 674, the highest total of the series. He made 201 off 296 balls, adding 236 for the second wicket with Barnes (112). India made 381 and followed on, and Australia won by an innings and 16 runs, clinching the series.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: India in Australia, 1947–48 · Wikipedia: Bradman’s Test centuries
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A good ton in a comfortable position: the match did not depend on this hundred. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: Indian cricket team in Australia in 1947–48
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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, 12. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 66 and 73.1.