Mike Atherton
103off 279 balls
Mike Atherton made 103 off 279 balls against South Africa at Birmingham in 1998. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A draw: without a ball-by-ball record we cannot say the hundred saved it. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: South African cricket team in England in 1998
Medium confidence. We know the result, which innings it was, the team total and where the series stood, but not the score when the batter came in.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+14.749
Clutchness22% weight+11.452
Narrative18% weight+9.754
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.454
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.456
Greatness score on your weighting53.9
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 54.1 and 55.6.
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Johannesburg · 1995 · 58th overall75.9118 v New Zealand
Christchurch · 1997 · 323rd overall69.2108 v West Indies
The Oval · 2000 · 1855th overall60.2160 v India
Nottingham · 1996 · 1943rd overall59.9151 v New Zealand
Nottingham · 1990 · 2126th overall59.4144 v West Indies
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