Allan Border
100*off 253 balls
Allan Border made 100* off 253 balls against England at Adelaide in 1986. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. Batted 4, innings 3 of the match, Test 3 of 5, at home. The match was drawn. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Allan Border
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+9.754
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.060
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.660
Greatness score on your weighting60.2
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 58.8 and 61.8.