Don Bradman
102*off 135 balls
Don Bradman made 102* against England at Lord's, 1938. England made 494 and declared at 242 for 8, setting Australia 315. He came in at 1 for 8 and made 102 not out off 135 balls, half of Australia's 204 for 6. The match was drawn.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: 1938 Ashes · Wikipedia: Bradman’s Test centuries
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. Match drawn. The hundred didn't decide the match. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in England in 1938
High confidence. We have the full scorecard.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+20.167
Clutchness22% weight+17.680
Narrative18% weight+11.262
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+10.978
Historical Weight10% weight+8.484
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.371
Greatness score on your weighting72.4
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, 5. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 71.8 and 74.7.