Allan Border
100*off 269 balls
Allan Border made 100* off 269 balls against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1984. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. His side trailed by 213 when his innings began. He made 33% of the team's 299. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Allan Border · Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in West Indies in 1983–84
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
Match Impact30% weight+17.157
Clutchness22% weight+14.566
Narrative18% weight+11.262
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.161
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.066
Greatness score on your weighting62.1
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, 1. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 62.4 and 62.7.